Body Composition Analysis with Relish Health
Promoting good health and longevity is the goal of Relish Health, and research has shown that body composition is one of the best indicators to measure how well you are doing. Your weight is made up of muscle, fat, and water. Excess fat in relation to lean body mass, even if you are an “ideal weight,” can greatly increase your risks to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and more. Instead of tracking how heavy you are, Relish Health uses body composition analysis to detect health risks and allow for earlier intervention and prevention of illness. Understanding your body composition allows your health plan to be tailored to your needs, often focusing on losing body fat and gaining muscle while retaining the proper amount of body water in specific areas of your body. Body composition analysis is the key to tracking and maintaining effective muscle mass and strategic weight loss.
Relish Health uses an InBody570 bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) machine to complete body composition analysis in the office. BIA is a non-invasive, safe measurement of fluid and body mass that can be a critical assessment tool for your current state of health. By standing and holding onto electrodes, the machine determines the resistance to the flow of the current through the body. In about 45 seconds, the InBody machine provides very accurate measurements of your:
Intracellular Water (ICW): Increases in ICW indicate improved nutrition status and improved overall health
Extracellular Water (ECW): Increases in ECW indicates toxicity, inflammation, acidity, infection, and/or mineral imbalance.
Fat Mass: Excess levels of visceral fat are associated with all major degenerative diseases. Additionally, fat stores toxins, converts healthy hormones to toxic hormones and triggers insulin resistance.
Lean Body Mass (LBM): Optimum levels are associated with healthy aging, vitality, and better resilience against stressors.
Periodic BIA measurements allows Relish Health to track your progress as you improve your health. Improving your BIA measurement, or maintaining a healthy BIA measurement, can help keep your body function properly for healthy aging. Your BIA results can help guide Relish Health in creating a personalized dietary plan, including nutritional supplements when appropriate, and exercise to help you maintain optimal health and wellbeing for a lifetime.