Anti-ageing is ultra important for most women. But how do you know if you are on the right track? To discover how to improve our health, Rescu. trialled Bioimpedance Analysis. In a matter of minutes, this test shows how your diet, lifestyle and genetic make-up effect how quickly your body ages.What is Bioelectrical impedance analysis?
Bioimpedance Analysis is a completely non-invasive tool for measuring your bioimpedance, or your internal body composition. From the findings, you are provided with a full health assessment and the dietary and lifestyle tools you need to improve your general wellbeing, age healthily, increase vitality, and address any specific health concerns.
It is a completely safe, painless and scientifically validated test that was developed to monitor patients in a hospital setting during rehabilitation; and has since been used in several missions to space to monitor changes to astronauts’ muscle tissue and cellular health.
Bioimpedance Analysis can provide information on the following:
- How much fat and muscle your body consists of
- The ideal fat to muscle ratio and weight for your frame
- Hydration levels (both inside and outside the cells)
- The quality of your muscle tissue
- Your cellular age
- Your level of risk for metabolic disease
You will benefit from this anti-ageing test if you want to:
- Manage your weight effectively
- Increase muscle tone and fitness
- Improve your energy levels and minimise fatigue
- Age healthily (and slowly!)
- Learn how to support your body nutritionally
- Gain insight into your body beyond what the mirror tells you
How it works:
Generally conducted by qualified naturopaths, this anti-ageing test involves connecting leads to your hands and feet, which pass a low voltage electric current through your body to discover feedback on your body’s ratio of muscle to fat, the quality of your lean muscle mass, your metabolic rate, cellular age, hydration levels, and more.
Rescu. Road-test
For our road-test, we visited the Alkaline Clinic in Potts Point, Sydney. Our naturopath, Erin Gall, was extremely helpful as we discussed our diet and exercise habits. Our biggest fear was that our cellular age would be older than our current age (31). We were also nervous about the electrical current part, but didn’t feel anything during the test.
The test results were almost instant. The verdict on our printed report (that you get to keep) was that our cellular age was 27. To improve our body’s anti-ageing potential, we needed to improve our muscle mass. We could also afford to gain 2kg (hopefully all muscle!). Our overall health was 90% so we need to focus a bit more on improving our health (less chocolate, more fruit and vegetables and healthy raw food), but the good news was that our cellular fluid balance was excellent and our cells were very hydrated, which boosts our chances of looking younger. We can’t wait to go back to the clinic in six months and see if our new obsession with lifting weights has taken more years off our age!!
Bioelectrical impedance analysis at the Alkaline Clinic includes a test with a naturopathic consultation and analysis of findings. It costs $140 for 60 minutes. A follow up test costs $60 for 20 minutes.
The Alkaline Clinic is located at:
Shop 7, 91 Macleay Street
Potts Point NSW
For an appointment call (02) 9332 2500, or go to their website for more information.
