Your health history is unique to you and gives important information about your life.  It helps guide toward the programs that may be most suited to you and also helps to predict risk of future health issues, given that most diseases run in families.

Physical activity and exercise can improve your health and lower your risk of chronic diseases and cancers.  Increased physical activity can improve your strength, stamina, and metabolism.

Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. Combined with physical activity, your diet can help you to reach and maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of chronic diseases and cancers, and promote your overall health.

Sleep plays an important role in your physical and psychological health. For example, ongoing sleep deficiency is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke, as well as mood disorders.

Stress is important to assess because of its role in numerous diseases, weight, and mental health. This self-report test compares your perceptions of stress in your life over the past month to what typical Americans indicate as their perceived stress.

People vary in their tendency to persevere in the face of adversity, and to bounce back when trouble strikes. Assessing these tendencies helps you and your health care team strategize for overcoming difficulties in persisting toward your goals.

Examining your core personality traits and styles helps you and your health care team anticipate where strengths and challenges may lie in improving your lifestyle and health habits.

These tests help you understand how your body’s organs are functioning, including your kidneys, liver, pancreas, thyroid, bones, and more. You will also learn about your blood counts, blood sugar levels, cholesterol, and vitamin levels.

A body composition analysis provides information such as your body fat percentage, muscle mass, and body water levels.  The analysis is noninvasive and done within 90 seconds.  Your previous measurements can be used to track progress toward your goals.

RMR is a measurement of your metabolism, or energy use, while at rest over the course of a day. The RMR equals the number of calories that your body burns when performing just basic functions such as breathing and circulating blood in your body.

AMR is the total number of calories that your body burns while exercising or performing physical activity. Knowing your AMR, target heart rate zones, and ratio of burned fats/carbohydrates during exercise is essential for designing a plan to help you meet your goals, whether those are to lose weight, stay fit or gain healthy weight.

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death during exercise. An Electrocardiogram (ECG) records the electrical activity of your heart. This can provide information on the heart’s function and structure, which may be useful for screening or diagnosing potential underlying conditions.

Your coronary calcium score is determined through a non-invasive CT scan that measures the amount of calcified plaque within your heart’s (coronary) blood vessels. This can be used to determine your risk of developing a future heart attack.

Would you like to know your risk of developing future diseases? Researchers at UAB are developing tests to identify your risk for developing certain conditions, and our providers can walk through your results with you to determine the best preventive measures for you.

Would you like to know the best medications that will work for your specific genetic makeup? Researchers at UAB are developing tests to identify the best ways for us to treat conditions in an individualized, innovative way. Ask your provider about having pharmacogenomics testing during your FLOW evaluation.