Journal
Your body, in
plain language.
Short, useful pieces from the doctors who read your results — what a marker means, when it matters, and what to do about it.
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Hormones
The five hormones that shape your mood, sleep
A plain-English tour of cortisol, thyroid, insulin, estrogen and testosterone — and how they talk to each other.
8 min read
Heart health
ApoB vs. LDL: the heart marker your checkup might miss
Why do more cardiologists look past basic cholesterol totals to count the specific particles that actually matter.
5 min read
Guides
What to eat (and skip) before your blood test
Fasting, coffee, supplements and workouts — a simple checklist so your results reflect the real you.
4 min read
Biomarkers
Vitamin D: how much is actually enough in winter?
Supplementing blind is common and mostly harmless — but testing first tells you the dose, and whether you need one at all.
5 min read
Perspective
Why we test before symptoms ever show up
Most chronic conditions announce themselves in bloodwork years before they announce themselves in how you feel.
6 min read
Sleep
What a good night's sleep does to your bloodwork
Two weeks of short nights move glucose, cortisol and testosterone enough to change how a panel reads.
7 min read
Hormones
Reading a thyroid panel without panicking
TSH slightly out of range is common, frequently temporary, and rarely a reason to start medication that week.
6 min read
Nutrition
Optimizing protein, muscle, and ageing well naturally
Muscle is the organ most people forget to protect — and the one that predicts how the next thirty years go.
5 min read
Guides
How often should you actually retest?
A simple schedule: annually if things are steady, twelve weeks after any change worth measuring.
4 min read
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