Metabolic Assessment Form

This self-assessment form is important to fill out before your first appointment with Dr. Olkkola. This helps establish areas that need attention and set a baseline from which to improve.

Take another self-assessment upon completion of a program at BeingWell Institute to highlight your progress!

Bloodwork: A Deeper Study

This quick read will help you better understand the way Dr. Olkkola analyzes your bloodwork.

As it happens, there’s so much more to see than “high”, “low”, & “normal-range” markers. Dr. Olkkola can analyze bloodwork on a level that determines true health & wellness rather than just what’s within a standard range.

Omega-3 Index: Understanding & Testing

Omega Fatty Acids are not all equally created. DHA, EPA, ABCDEFG - what does it all mean? How do I know what my ratios are?

Below, you’ll find some very useful links to clarify & help you take action.

The first link will bring you to an article that nicely differentiates between the different Omega Fatty Acids, the second will discuss the importance of your Omega-3 Index, and the third will direct you to a site that sells at-home, accurate tests to help you determine your current ratios.

Knowing what YOUR current Omega ratios are is an invaluable piece of information in determining important lifestyle changes.

Note: Dr. Olkkola has no affiliation with the company selling these at-home tests, but he’s concluded they’re the best on the market at the moment.

Ketogenic Lifestyle: Lose Fat, Regulate Insulin

Nearly everyone’s heard of the “Keto Diet” these days. While fad, in-vogue diets sell books & promote many-a-discussion, Dr. Olkkola supports a shift to a Ketogenic lifestyle rather than a temporary change in what you eat.

The word “diet” typically implies a terminus, where previous, bad habits will return, and that’s not what BeingWell Institute is about.

A Ketogenic lifestyle is one that will help patients easily lose weight, look better, feel better, and just as importantly - reduce major peaks & valleys in their insulin levels.

A high-fat, low-carb lifestyle isn’t merely the latest-&-greatest, but rather, it’s what our ancestors ate to very healthfully exist.

Below are links to a handful of introductory videos and articles that will nicely present you the fundamentals of insulin management through a Ketogenic lifestyle.