What is Inside Tracker? Well if you use my definition it would be, a fabulous company who has analyzed my blood and told me more things about me than any doctor ever has. Oh and they tell you how to "fix" yourself using food not pills.
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If you would like to read the recaps of my first and second results you can.
When I purchased the test in May I opted to buy the two pack of the Ultimate Plan. It saves you a little money buying two at once. I was planning on having a test done in May, then stick to the eating suggestions and then be retested in September. Well, that didn't happen. Life got in the way. I did eat the recommended foods during June. It was just July-October that fell short. I did try to make sure I took a vitamin D supplement. I also tried to have fish at least once a week. Tried is the key word.
Here are my results:
Vitamin D went up, a tiny bit, but hey it did go up. I did take a supplement, however I wasn't in the sun as much as I should have been. In-between test 1 and 2, I was making sure I was outside by my pool almost everyday. I didn't do that this time. After looking at these results, I'm going to be going back out in the sun again. I sit outside for about 15-20 without sunscreen.
I did something right here!
I think the reason the last test was so bad was because right before they took my blood they freaked me out. The lady at the sign in desk was like "I have never seen someone get this much blood drawn." And she went on and on and seriously freaked me out. This time I knew it was going to be 9 tubes of blood I wasn't nervous. Turns out it was only 8.
This is one of the biomarkers I was most interested in seeing how I did. It went up a little!! I am eating more salmon and pumpkin seeds. In fact I've been roasting my own pumpkin seeds. I buy raw shelled seeds. I do get the bags of pumpkin seeds in the shell, but they are too salty for me.
My cholesterol went down a little.
My total Iron Group is good. This is where I get lost. My Iron and TS are high, Hemoglobin and TIBC are low, and Ferritin is optimal, my Iron Group level is optimized. So I guess it's a good thing I'm in the good area!
I have been reading how magnesium can help with hormonal imbalances. I have been trying to make sure I do get magnesium from my food. I drink VegaOne meal replacement shake, almost everyday. I add chia and raw cacao powder. I also eat pumpkin seeds and I've been back to eating oatmeal. Life may have gotten in the way and kinda sucked for me, but I didn't always just eat junk the last couple of months.
My Testosterone: Cortisol Ratio has gone up! I am 10 units from being in the optimized zone!
Why yes that does say my inner age is younger than my chronological age! I've gotten younger since my last test. Which is very surprising considering all the stress and panic attacks and all the worrying the has happened in the last several months.
The only down side to my focus foods are that I don't like eel or halibut and I'm allergic to macadamia nuts. But I will eat beef and coconut!!!
This is a new feature that Inside Tracker offers. It helps you with your goals. Everyday around 9:00am I get emails (because I set up daily emails you can set it up as you wish) giving me tips.
I didn't post all of my test results here, only the ones that changed or the ones I was watching closely. There are a total 29 biomarkers tested with the Ultimate Plan.
Overall I'm happy with my progress. I of course will be retested soon. And I will be purchasing the Ultimate Plan again. Honestly I think it's worth every penny. In the mean time, I need to start eating from my recommended food list. SO that being said, if I publicly put it out there, I can't go back on it. SO starting November 9, 2015 I Megan will eat from my food list! There it's on internet now :)
Now more than ever I really need to feel good. I am signed up for a half marathon on November 29 and December 6. A 5k on December 12 and another half marathon on December 19. No I'm not ready, but I won't give up and cancel any of the races.
If you have any questions about Inside Tracker or how the process is done, you can always ask me. They don't pay me to say great things about them. They are just really that great!!! email me at itainteasybeingmegan@gmail.com
Have you ever had your blood tested with Inside Tracker?
That's fascinating. When I saw the recommended foods I was wondering about allergies. My son has a nut allergy so we have no nuts in the house and I grimace every time I read something that says eat nuts ... just because ... well I can't really do it.
ReplyDeleteOn the focus foods list and the goal food list I can't seem to remove nuts. However there is an entire area where they give you more food options. When you are on that screen you tell it your food preferences. I told it I don't like shellfish, pork and nuts and seeds.
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