Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)

Since 1970 there have been over 2000 studies that have utilized the BIA.  It measures two values, electrical reactance and electrical resistance.  With these two values, as well as height, weight and sex several parameters of body composition can be estimated.

Your body composition is a measurement of your body fat, and your body cell mass, which is a measurement of all metabolically active tissue (your muscles and organs).  You never want to see your body cell mass decrease.

Total body water tells us the amount of water presently in your body.  This will let us know if you are well hydrated or not.  You should replace your total body water every ten days.  Your total body water is then evaluated as intracellular and extracellular water.  These values tell us your cellular water balance.  The more water you have inside your cells the healthier you are.  The first sign of decrease health is a shift of intracellular water to extracellular water.

Your basal metabolic rate will also be calculated.  This is the amount of calories you burn per day to sustain life, or your metabolism.

The phase angle was the best measurement for prognosis of survival for people with HIV, cancer, liver disease, and kidney failure.  The higher the phase angle the better the survival rate.  This is an accurate measurement of your resiliency or your cell health.  This allows us to monitor the progress of your treatment.

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