Ask for Copies of Your Blood Tests
If you are keen to learn more about your blood tests and how to monitor your improvements in your health, then it is important to keep records of your blood test results, Create a hard copy folder of your health tests including your scans, blood tests and reports, As you collect your records you will be able to monitor if following information also changes over the years:
1. The name of the test conducted. Has the name of the test changed? Is a different lab now conducting your tests and can this also effect your score?
2. How the test is scored (is a different scoring method being used that may effect your previous score?)
3. Have the norms changed over the last few years ( eg the insulin norm was previously < 5, now the norm is <10,) Not understanding norms can result in blood tests being very close to out of range without you being aware of your health being effected)
1. The name of the test conducted. Has the name of the test changed? Is a different lab now conducting your tests and can this also effect your score?
2. How the test is scored (is a different scoring method being used that may effect your previous score?)
3. Have the norms changed over the last few years ( eg the insulin norm was previously < 5, now the norm is <10,) Not understanding norms can result in blood tests being very close to out of range without you being aware of your health being effected)
Understanding Your Blood Tests
If you are exercising and changing your diet in an attempt to improve your metabolic health, then it is important that you learn what your baseline metabolic health scores and pathology tests mean.
During your initial consult Brodie will ask you to bring your latest blood tests in so an excel spread sheet can be created for you to start to enter your scores in each time you have a blood test.
It is important to learn about your blood tests in context to each other.
For example, how do your iron levels and "iron studies" relate to your liver function test.
Understanding how the body operates like a machine is basic physiology.
Learning about physiological items in isolation, such as cholesterol scores on their own is NOT how the body operates.
Addressing one score , such as cholesterol with one medication is not going to amend the " cause of the problem"
Learning about the cause of the problem, addressing the cause and understanding how all your pathology scores relate to each other is the key to life long learning in health and sustainability to positive health changes
During your initial consult Brodie will ask you to bring your latest blood tests in so an excel spread sheet can be created for you to start to enter your scores in each time you have a blood test.
It is important to learn about your blood tests in context to each other.
For example, how do your iron levels and "iron studies" relate to your liver function test.
Understanding how the body operates like a machine is basic physiology.
Learning about physiological items in isolation, such as cholesterol scores on their own is NOT how the body operates.
Addressing one score , such as cholesterol with one medication is not going to amend the " cause of the problem"
Learning about the cause of the problem, addressing the cause and understanding how all your pathology scores relate to each other is the key to life long learning in health and sustainability to positive health changes
Resources and Websites to Help Your Understand Blood Tests
The following websites and resources may assist you with learning more about understanding and monitoring your blood tests:
Confused About Labwork? Here Are 3 Useful Options To Consider
Blood Testing Lab Understanding Blood Tests: A Comprehensive Guide - FasterCapital
How to read your blood test result - YouTube
Confused About Labwork? Here Are 3 Useful Options To Consider
Blood Testing Lab Understanding Blood Tests: A Comprehensive Guide - FasterCapital
How to read your blood test result - YouTube
