Learn to hack our body like a scientist through body composition testing! Stop guessing and start creating awareness on how your body is operating from the inside. In this episode, Heather walks us through 3 different metabolic tests: DEXA, a 3D Infrared Laser Scan and a Resting Metabolic Rate assessment. [0:30] DEXA Scan: Lower powered x-ray that measures full body snapshot lean mass, body fat, visceral fat and bone health [2:10] Visceral fat (the “unhealthy fat) can be caused by a sedentary lifestyle, high abundance of calories, too much sugar and many more factors. Too much visceral fat can lead to a predisposition to secondary illness like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, prostate and colon cancer. [3:45] DEXA also measures cumulative bone density from your skull to your toes categorized by region and area (not the clinical measurement for bone density) [5:00] Why excess cardio could be compromising your bone health. [7:13] Visual description of DEXA for AUDIO listeners [8:10] Ho...