We start off this episode by crunching off the latest numbers regarding the health of Americans. 44% of Americans are obese. 70% of Americans are overweight and 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. 1 in 4 young people or 25% of young people is metabolically unhealthy. These are grim statistics.  We go through five markers that show if you are metabolically healthy or not. These are from the World Health Organization. It doesn’t matter if you are small or have a great swimsuit body.  The five markers of metabolic health are blood pressure, blood sugar measured through the A1C test, fasting blood glucose, waist circumference, and triglycerides. Listen in to learn about the parameters of each of these five markers and find out if you are metabolically healthy or not. If you are above the limits for three of these markers, then you are metabolically unhealthy even if you are small in size.  Key Takeaways The latest statistics on the health of Americans (04:17) Why weight on the scale is not the only marker of health (06:19) Blood pressure readings taken over time are one of the markers of metabolic health (07:36) Blood sugar levels measured over three months through the A1C test  need to be below 5.7 (10:22) Fasting blood glucose should be less than 100 (12:17) Waist circumference for a man measured at the belly button should be less than 40 inches and less than 34 inches for a woman (13:09) To be metabolically healthy, Triglycerides need to be less than 150 (16:11) Improving your metabolic health by cutting out processed food and eating real food (25:24) ---------------------------------------------  Additional Resources: https://coderedlifestyle.com/ The "Code Red Revolution" book on Amazon Get your FREE copy of the On-The-Go Guide for Code Red approved food here: http://bit.ly/on-the-go-guide  You can find out more about Cristy and the topic covered in this episode by checking out her website here. Lies My Doctor Told Me By Ken D. Berry --------------------------------------------- Lose your first, next, or last 10 pounds with absolutely NO pills, powders, shakes, or exercise required.  Click here to take the 10-pound takedown challenge! Be sure to grab your copy of my book, The Code Red Revolution here.  Connect with Cristy: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn YouTube --------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify Stitcher, YouTube or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts. If you haven't already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!