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Health : How to assess - Lab Works

Jessica Scilipoti

Aim for the optimal range and not the normal range

Complete Blood Count (CBC)
Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP)

Liver Tests
Kidney Tests
Electrolytes
Proteins
Calcium

Inflammation

C-reactive protein (hsCRP, under 1.0 mg/L)
Homocysteine (less than 7 μmol/L)

Eventually:
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
ANA Antinuclear Antibody Test

Thyroid hormones

TSH, total T3, free T3, reverse T3, free T4
TPO antibodies and thyroglobulin antibodies

Nutrient levels

Iron
Ferritin
Iodine
Magnesium (RBC blood test)
Vitamin D (25-hydroxy, 60 to 80 ng/mL)
Vitamin B6, B12 (eventually methylmalonic acid test)

Sex hormone

Oestrogen, progesterone, DHEA-S, and testosterone

Lipid

Cholesterol total
Cholesterol HDL
Cholesterol LDL
Triglycerides
Fatty acids profile: (Omega3 Index, Omega6-Omega3 Ratio, ARA/EPA Ratio, Trans Fat Index)

Sugar

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c, less than 5,4%)
Fasting Insulin (less than 25 μmol/L)
Fasting glycemia (from 3.9 to 5.2 mmol/L)
HOMA-IR (Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance)

If needed, go further

Stress hormone (cortisol)

24-hour adrenal stress

Gut health

Dysbiosis:
  Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)
  Small Intestinal fungal overgrowth (SIFO)
Candida and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
Leaky gut:
Lipopolysaccharides level (LPS)
Actomyosin IgA
Occludin/Zonulin IgG, IgA, IgM

Stool test
Parasites, Yeast, Bacteria, Mold and Fungus (Candida)
Beneficial bacteria (Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Enterococcus)
(For example, in Europ: https://biomes.world/ or https://www.mybioma.com )

DNA test

Genetic and nutritional analysis that allows to optimize dietary habits. (For example, in Switzerland: Nutripass® from Gene Predictis)

Allergies and food sensitivities

Immunoglobulin E total (IgE)
IgE Foods
Food Panel, IgG, IgA

Toxic load

Glyphosate urine test
Heavy Metals Panel
Intravenous DMPS test (Dirmaval)

Infectious diseases (IgM and IgG)

Viruses: CMV, Epstein-Barr, Hepatitis C, Herpes (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
Parasite: Toxoplasma
Bacteria: Chlamydia, Borrelia

Kidney function

Creatinine blood test

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