With so many diets and fasting plans to choose from, blood work can be an essential tool for tracking your progress.

I recently had comprehensive labs done and recorded a video explaining key patterns and trends among important metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers linked to healthy aging and longevity.

Analyzing blood work through this framework provides valuable insight into how your body responds to nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle changes. Understanding what’s happening inside your body not only helps you make informed choices, but it also makes doctor visits more efficient. (With doctors being busier than ever, this allows you to ask targeted questions that matter most to you.) 

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01:00 Don’t look at cancer biomarkers unless you have active cancer.

02:00 Metabolic health: glucose, insulin, hemoglobin A1C, triglycerides, liver enzymes.

06:00 Triglycerides under 49 mg/dl and HDL under 81 mg/dl.

06:18 Liver function tests: ALT, AST, GGT

09:00 vLDL fasted under 10 is optimal.

09:58 LDL and ApoB to A1 ratio.

10:50 Earn your high HDL.

11:34 Inflammation: WBC, C-reactive protein, changes in neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio.

12:52 Ferritin is an acute phase reactant.

13:45 Blood viscosity: hemoglobin, hematocrit, RBC and RGW

15:35 Fibrinogen can be reduced with lifestyle changes.

18:05 Bilirubin over 2 mg/dl may indicate a genetic issue with detox.