An advanced blood panel should include measurements for hematocrit, hemoglobin, MCH, MCHC, MCV, MPV, platelet count, RBC count, RDW, white blood cell count differentials (basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils), advanced lipids (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, HDL large, LDL medium, LDL particle number, LDL pattern, LDL peak size, LDL small lipoprotein fractionation, non-HDL cholesterol), liver enzymes (ALT, AST), albumin, ALP, BUN, BUN/creatinine ratio, calcium, CO2, chloride, creatinine, eGFR, globulin, glucose, potassium, sodium, total bilirubin, total protein, SHBG, free and total testosterone, Apo B, cortisol, FSH, estradiol (male), ferritin, HbA1c, hs-CRP, homocysteine, insulin, Lp(a), LH, magnesium, TSH, uric acid, Vitamin D, Zinc, B12, folate, iron, iron % saturation, TIBC, omega-3 (EPA+DPA+DHA, total), omega-6 (arachidonic acid, linoleic acid, total), arachidonic acid/EPA ratio, omega-6/omega-3 ratio, IGF-1, ABO group and Rh factor, amylase, DHEA-Sulfate (male), GGT, lead, leptin, lipase, prolactin, rheumatoid factor, free T4, free T3, urine albumin/creatinine ratio, urine albumin (microalbumin), PSA (male), and progesterone (female). — Whalespan
An advanced blood panel should include measurements for hematocrit, hemoglobin, MCH, MCHC, MCV, MPV, platelet count, RBC count, RDW, white blood cell count differentials (basophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils), advanced lipids (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, HDL large, LDL medium, LDL particle number, LDL pattern, LDL peak size, LDL small lipoprotein fractionation, non-HDL cholesterol), liver enzymes (ALT, AST), albumin, ALP, BUN, BUN/creatinine ratio, calcium, CO2, chloride, creatinine, eGFR, globulin, glucose, potassium, sodium, total bilirubin, total protein, SHBG, free and total testosterone, Apo B, cortisol, FSH, estradiol (male), ferritin, HbA1c, hs-CRP, homocysteine, insulin, Lp(a), LH, magnesium, TSH, uric acid, Vitamin D, Zinc, B12, folate, iron, iron % saturation, TIBC, omega-3 (EPA+DPA+DHA, total), omega-6 (arachidonic acid, linoleic acid, total), arachidonic acid/EPA ratio, omega-6/omega-3 ratio, IGF-1, ABO group and Rh factor, amylase, DHEA-Sulfate (male), GGT, lead, leptin, lipase, prolactin, rheumatoid factor, free T4, free T3, urine albumin/creatinine ratio, urine albumin (microalbumin), PSA (male), and progesterone (female).
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The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
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