Aliquot #41: Q&A and Interview Mashup: Blood Tests, Biomarkers, and Lab Work
Aliquot #41: Q&A and Interview Mashup: Blood Tests, Biomarkers, and Lab Work
“If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.” - William Thompson
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“If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.” - William Thompson
Getting regular checkups and undergoing blood tests are fundamental to maintaining good health. Keeping a record of health data can help us understand the impact of our changing lifestyle habits on our health. This episode of the Aliquot features FoundMyFitness guests with expertise in fields including lipid metabolism, Alzheimer's disease, and micronutrient biochemistry sharing their recommendations regarding blood tests that a person should consider adding to their yearly checkup.
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Introduction
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Self-experimentation with the ketogenic diet and the biomarkers to measure daily (Tim Ferriss discussion)
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Longevity markers that are clinically available (Valter Longo discussion)
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Vitamin D and COVID-19 (Roger Seheult discussion)
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Getting a particle-focused lipid LDL panel performed requires a medical diagnosis and prescription (Ronald Krauss discussion)
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The MEND protocol and its successor, the ReCODE protocol for Alzheimer’s disease (Dale Bredesen discussion)
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How specific micronutrient inadequacies may promote immune dysregulation (Rhonda Patrick discussion)
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