Recommended Lab Tests for Longevity
List of carefully selected blood lab tests that provide the most value and work great with longevity-tools.
Show biomarker list for:
Blood Health and Anemias
- Complete Blood Count (RBC, WBC...)
- Get the fullest Complete Blood Count your lab offers
- Must include RDW, MCV, MCH, LYM, MONO Abs., NEU Abs.
- Serum iron
- Transferrin
- Transferrin saturation
- Iron-binding capacity
- Ferritin
- Vitamin B12
- Folate
- Homocysteine
Lipids
- ApoB
- Replaces outdated biomarkers like LDL, VLDL, and non-HDL.
- ApoA-1
- Total Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- HDL
- Lp(a)
- It is sufficient to perform this test just once in a lifetime.
Kidney function
- Creatinine
- Cystatin C
- UREA / BUN
- Labs in North America use BUN, while the rest of the world uses Urea
- One can be calculated from the other
- Uric acid
Minerals
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Calcium
Magnesium is excluded as its serum levels don't reflect body status.
Each country have different lab panels. So individual biomarkers are listed instead of panel names.
About the site author
My personal mission is to extend human lifespan by collectively adding 1 million years to people's lives.
Zsolt SzaboSoftware Engineer, Biohacker, and Consultant for Longevity Clinics.
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