HEART AND SOUL ANNUAL HEALTH CHALLENGE


Spring *Know your Numbers


A Basic Metabolic Panel is a group of blood tests that provide information on your metabolism, and is used to evaluate your blood acid/base balance, kidney function and blood sugar levels.


Ranges considered to be normal are: • BUN: 7 to 20 mg/dL • CO2 (carbon dioxide): 20 to 29 mmol/L • Creatinine: 0.8 to 1.4 mg/dL • Glucose: 64 to 128 mg/dL • Serum chloride: 101 to 111 mmol/L • Serum potassium: 3.7 to 5.2 mEq/L • Serum sodium: 136 to 144 mEq/L


Other important numbers: • Blood pressure 120/80 • Total cholesterol 200 mg/dL or lower • HDL (“good” cholesterol) of 50 mg/dL or higher (women) or 40 mg/dL (men)


• LDL 100 mg/dL or lower • normal fasting blood sugar less than 100 mg/dL


*The Incredible Egg Health Facts about Eggs


• High Quality Protein – helps build antibodies and repair muscles


• Choline - enhances brain development and memory • Lutein and zeaxanthin – promotes eye health • Iron – transports oxygen in the blood; essential for energy


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