
What is Body Composition?
Measuring fat, muscle, water, and cellular health gives us a powerful picture of what's truly happening inside your body.
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Fat — Minimizing excess body fat helps regulate inflammation, lower insulin resistance, and support long-term muscle health.
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Muscle — Building and maintaining muscle mass as we age promotes strength, metabolic function, and healthy longevity — even during weight loss.
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Cellular Health — Understanding how well your cells are functioning is a critical and often overlooked marker of how you are truly aging.
For these reasons, Shield of Life uses the SECA Body Composition Scale — the gold standard in clinical body composition measurement. While MRI and DEXA scans are considered the benchmark, they are rarely covered by insurance. The SECA delivers 97% of the accuracy of a DEXA scan at a fraction of the cost and inconvenience

