Jan 9, 2009

RealAge.com

So do you REALLY wanna know how good condition your body is in? I'm not talking about whether you look good in a swimsuit or can do 50 push ups in a minute. I am talking about your overall well-being and whether or not you are living well on a day to day basis. Do you want to know the truth?

Then go to RealAge.com.

These 2 doctors are the ones that came to fame on Oprah (yes, I admit I do watch her show a lot!) but their main aim is not to preach or lecture or dictate health rules. They want to empower you to take good care of yourself and give you a hell of a lot of information here on how to do it. From diet to exercise, illness and preventative medicine, all the way to explanations of how your body works so you can understand exactly what it's doing when it goes wrong.

The best part is when you sign up for FREE they take you through a thorough health questionnaire which can give you an indication of what your "real" age is- not the number of years you've been on this earth, but the youth of your body based on the way you treat it.

There are some technical questions like what your blood pressure level is or what your cholesterol levels are, but on the drop down lists you can choose "I don't know" so you don't need to abandon the test just because you have the numbers on hand. Next time you go to your doctor ask for your numbers and then you can always go back and update the test so it can give you a more accurate assessment.

But once you've done that you can log on to the site a few hours later and it'll give you an overview of your health and suggest how to make change and improvements that will help you to improve your health. And it's all for free!

Oh and by the way, my real age? 33.7 years old. And as I'm turning 35 next week, I'm pleased with that result!