In this eighteenth episode, Alexis Shields explains that blood biomarkers may be obtained directly and the results used to reduce chance of future disease occurrence, as well as remedy any subclinical symptoms.

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She provides a tour of some of the common biomarkers. Along the way she describes her virtual functional medicine practice.
Topics we discussed in this episode

Terms naturopathic, homeopathic, allopathic and functional medicine
Urine biomarkers, DUTCH test
Triglyceride to HDL ratio correlates with cardiovascular disease, heart disease, and diabetes
Thyroid testing and Reverse T3
Thyroid and low mineral status
Hashimoto's disease and hypothyroidism
Hematology testing
Machine learning tool for looking at blood work
Iron vs ferritin
Iron levels
Cholesterol testing
High-resolution lipid analysis
LDL, nor total cholesterol has much predictive power
Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) and Lipoprotein(a)
Cholesterol and immunity
Adrenal testing
Sodium and potassium levels and adrenal dysfunction
Cortisol testing
Urine testing of pH is really tricky
Dietary cholesterol has minimal impact on blood cholesterol levels
Electrolytes and diet
Body acidity and disease
Insulin resistance
Physiological insulin resistance
Glucose and melatonin
Blood tests and supplements with COVID-19 in mind

Show links

DrAlexisShields.com (Website)
Stop Flushing Terabytes of Data Down the Toilet – (EP11: Daniel Maggs, bisu)
Nordic Labs (Website)
TG:HDL – Heart Disease Risk Calculator (Online Tool)
KSM-66 Ashwagandha Extract (Website)
Rhodiola Rosea (Website)
Hormesis (Wikipedia Entry)
Lymphocytes Definition (Article)
Leukocytes Definition (Article)
Neutrophils Definition (Article)
BloodSmart.ai (Website)
C-Reactive Protein (Article)
LIPOPRINT LDL Subfractions Test (Website)
NMR Lipid Profile (Article)
DUTCH Test (Website)
Anion Gap (Wikipedia Entry)
HOMA-IR Calculator (Web Page)