RC65: Bloodwork 101: A NO BS Guide to Getting and Reading Your Labs with Rich Ahlers
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Rich Ahlers is a passionate Lifestyle Educator & Speaker with over two decades of professional experience spanning healthcare, health tech, nutrition, mind-body medicine, and functional and integrative practices.
He's back in this episode, to discuss the importance and science of blood work, the key metrics to look out for when getting labs done, and dispels some of the common health myths when it comes to cholesterol, triglycerides, biomarkers, and other old science!
Overall, this episode provides a no-BS guide to everything you need to interpret and take meaningful action on your blood work lab results so that you can move towards better health.
In this episode, we discuss the following...
- (04:43) What is Blood Work and Why it Matters
- (09:55) The Key Metrics to Monitor in Blood Work
- (15:16) The Process and Options of Getting Blood Work Done
- (17:48) What to do When You Get Your Lab Results Back
- (23:55) How Stress Impacts Our Health and Biomarkers
- (33:34) Misconceptions about Cholesterol and What the New Science Actually Says
- (42:11) The Optimal HDL Triglyceride Ratio for Heart Health
- (43:20) Why We Need to Request an NMR Test for LDL cholesterol
- (47:04) The Role of Healthy Fats and Avoiding Oxidized Oils
- (54:54) The Difference of Being "in Range" Versus at an Optimal Level When Reading Labs
- (01:03:29) Final Thoughts and Other Biomarkers That Matter
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