Would you like to know what actions you can take to avoid many preventable diseases? Can you recall your most recent blood glucose number or blood pressure numbers? Beyond Your Numbers, gives you a plan to create your "best you". It describes the role specific lab tests play in your current health and reveals a unique lab test that can indicate if you might be vulnerable to preventable diseases. It decodes Nutrition Facts labels, lists what foods have various types of vitamins and minerals and why each type is important. It includes food combinations to reduce digestive distress, a portion size guide that could be measured by hand rather than on a scale and a type of 'nourishment' not found on the plate. Several healthy recipes are given and more.