I got my health report ...

I got my health screening report yesterday. Overall not too bad, but some indicators are trending in the wrong direction.

I noticed my focus shift instinctively to the negative things - visceral fat and “bad” cholesterol (LDL). I thought a lot about them. In fact, I’ve been thinking a lot about visceral fat for a week! 😅 (‘Cos I could see the % when I stood on the machine in the clinic last week.)

This morning, I re-read my report. I read it slowly, including the other indicators that are in the good, healthy, normal range. Many were terms that I barely recognised. Seeing them, I wondered how the body keeps so many indicators in check and balance. Or rather, keeps a complex and fascinating web of so many biological processes in balance, and the indicators simply reflect that.

Coming to this awareness, I felt awed and thankful to my body for doing so much work in the background. I felt grateful.

Back to those poor indicators. I am glad that while they have been trending negatively, they are not wild. It’s easy to feel disheartened; after all I have been living a generally healthy lifestyle (e.g. exercise regularly, eat a diet high on vegetables and fish). But I remind myself, if I did not do those things, things could likely be worse. So, not in vain.

And of course, I can do better! More intentionally eating the colours each day, cutting down on low quality carbs, and most of all, building better sleep habits. Can be done one. And let the body work the rest of the magic. If there’s one thing, my body is working a lot harder than me, so no reason for me to complain! :)