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Dr. Michalos: 17 Blood Tests to Keep you Healthy & Informed

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These are the tests that Dr. Michalos suggests are essential to understanding your health status that Dr. Michalos spoke about with John Catsimatidis on Cats Roundtable.

  1. CBC : Complete Blood Count
  2. Lipid Panel: Cardiac risk assessment
  3. apoB: Cardio health and stroke risk
  4. Fasting Glucose: Diabetes
  5. Hemoglobin A1c: Sugar levels past 90 days
  6. Insulin Levels: Sugar levels increase with infection
  7. Creatine Levels: Protein levels indicate kidney function
  8. ESR: General inflammation
  9. Homocysteine: Cardiac indicator, inflammation marker
  10. Uric Acid: Gout indicator, inflammation marker
  11. Vitamin D: Hormone levels & precursor to serotonin
  12. Folate: Makers of red blood cells
  13. Thyroid Test: Arrhythmia and depression indicator
  14. PSA: Prostate Specific Antigen
  15. Testosterone
  16. Liver Test: Detoxification, contagion of proteins
  17. Female Hormones: Estrogen, Progesterone



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