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Biomarkers
of
Wellness
1. Body Mass Index (BMI)
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BMI = Weight (in kg)
Height2 (in meters)
 Lbs/ inches2 x 703
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A BMI of
<25
25 – 29.9
>30
= desirable
= overweight
= obese
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2. Waist/Hip Ratio
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Waist/Hip Ratio
Ideal: <.80 Woman and <.95 Man
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Adipose Tissue is the largest endocrine
gland in the body and produce:
• Inflammatory chemicals
• Estrogen
• Cortisol
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3. Blood Pressure & Resting Pulse
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Blood Pressure
Systolic less than or equal to 110mm-Good
Diastolic equal to or less than 70mm-Good
Greater than 130/85mm is Mildly Hypertensive
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Resting Pulse
55-60 Athlete
60-70 Good
70-80 Average
>80 Poor
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Medications??
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4. Bioimpedance Analysis
•Phase angle
•Intracellular Water
•Body Fat
5. Sugar Biomarkers
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Fasting Glucose
80-100 mg/dl
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HbA1C- Glycosylated Hemoglobin
Normal range is 4-5.9 %. In poorly controlled diabetes, its 8.0% or
above, and in well controlled patients it's less than 7.0%
The predictive value of HbA1C for total mortality was stronger than
that documented for cholesterol concentration, body mass index and
blood pressure.”
Khaw, K-T, et al, BMJ, 2001, Vol 322: 1-6
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Fasting Insulin
Increased insulin production causes insulin resistance
Sign of Insulin Resistance with levels over 15 uU/ml
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6. Lipid Biomarkers
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Lipids, fractionated lipids
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Total Cholesterol-under 200
Triglycerides-under 150, preferably under 100
HDL-over 50 (male) and over 60 (female)
LDL-under 130
Trig/HDL ratio- under 2.0
Chol/HDL ratio- under 3.0
Inflammatory C-reactive protein
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7. Core Flexibility
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Newtown 1st law of Physics
An object in motion….
Use it or…
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Computerized Inclinometry and Core Flexibility Testing
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Increased spinal motion (proprioception):
 Decreases Sympathetic tone (stress response)
 Increases cognition (learning)
 Increases visceral function
 Increased muscle tone and posture
8. Posture
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Somatic Retraction, Increased Sagittal Balance, Anterior
Weight Bearing occurs as C7 moves anterior to the sacral
base
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Every inch of increase10 fold increase in posterior cervical muscle
activity (hello tight traps!!)
Resistance to compression: R= N2 + 1
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Positive Sagittal Balance reduces blood flow to the brain
and senses by 30%
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“All measures of health status show significantly poorer
scores as C7 plumb line increase”
Spine 2005:30(18):2023-9
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Digital Postural Evaluation (posture pro)
9. Systems Evaluation
Medical Symptoms Questionnaire (MSQ)
- Identifies symptoms in most
body systems
- Quantifies patient’s level of
symptoms
- Provides a simple metric to track
patient improvement
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10. Chiropractic Biomarkers
 X-ray
 EMG
 Thermography
 HRV
 Inclinometry
 Muscle
testing
 Palpation
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#1 Biomarker of Aging
“. . . no decline with age is as
dramatic or potentially more
significant than the decline in
lean body mass.”
J Nutr 127:990S-991S (1997)
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“What Gets MeasuredGets Managed”