I am at the end of the second week of my journey to become a Better Me with the American Heart Association Go Red BetterU program, and though I don’t see any changes externally I definitely feel a change internally. And truly isn’t that the point? To become better I have to change my mindset, my habits, my instincts. But before I can begin to do any of that I need to understand what I am working with. That’s why I went to the hospital and had my heart screened. It’s one of the tasks for week two of the Go Red BetterU program. The idea is for me to fully understand my numbers. HDl, LDL, Triglycerides, blood pressure, weight, body mass index and the like. Now I gotta tell you. I did well in science in school, but I’m no doctor. (I don’t even play one on TV!) I’m as in the dark as most people when it comes to knowing and understanding what is good and what is bad when it comes to my biology. Which is why it was incredibly important for me to go to the hospital and have professionals not only test me, but provide me with an evaluation that I can review, along with suggestions for improvements, so I can be BETTER. And that’s just what I received in the mail this week. [Read more...]