What do your blood markers tell you about your health?
In Laura’s most recent episode of the Wildr Wellness Podcast, she dives into the insights you can gather from blood testing with Sarah Vickers.
Listen here and see all ranges + notes below!
Blood Glucose
Insulin
Hormone release to move sugar from blood stream into muscles and liver (key into lock)
We want it under <40, or more specifically 15-30 (medical range is 15-80).
(Fasting) Glucose
Under 5 nmol/l
HbA1C
How much damage to cells from sugar over last 3/12 – chronic glycemic exposure. Glycated hameoglobin – glucose binding therefore affected by levels of iron/B12
Ideally 28-30 (medical range 20-40)
Liver
Bilirubin
Low - indicates gall bladder not doing it job well enough.
High - it’s being overweorked and tryin to clear sludge.
We want 9-15 (medical range 0-20)
ALP Liver Enzyme
Dependant on zinc status
30 – 150
AST Liver enzyme (external)
10 – 50
ALT Liver enzyme (internal)
<30
GGT Liver enzyme (internal)
Often low with low magnesium or low glutathione
Glutathione is master antioxidant so low GGT indicates ability to produce glutathione is fatigued (has been overworked due to high antioxidant demand).
10 – 35
Albumin
Want it around 45
Total protein
Helpful for seeing how body utilising protein
64 – 83
Globulin
Low indicates depleted immune system function
High can indicate inflammatory response
25 - 41 (want 28)
-> When have high albumin to low globulin ratio = low stomach acid.
Cholesterol
Generally high cholesterol indicates liver not clearing efficiently. When stressed or have high cortisol = liver makes more
4.5-5.5
Triglycerides
Very high or very low - can’t digest fat. Trigs are fat molecules running around in blood stream
Ideally 0.7 or <1
LDL - Low density lipoprotein
<3.5
HDL - High density lipoprotein
Ratio is important here we want 1:2, HDL:LDL
Iron + B12
Vit B12
If B12 above range RED FLAG body not utilising it
If low question: Zn, HCl prod, red meat, Vit D, digestion
Minimum 350 - 350 - 600
Ferritin - plasma iron storage protein.
High indicates inflammed system. Body putting iron into storage - protective mechanism. If the body is inflamed - tends to hold onto iron.
Serum iron
Low - check for heavy bleeding, parasitic load
Full Blood Count - Haematology
Haemoglobin (red blood cells)
When elevated - enquire as to why does the body producing extra red blood cells? Trying to ‘do its job’ more or under pressure
Aiming for 135 for women, 145-150 men
WBC - White blood cells (immune cells)
Give us a good inflammatory immune picture 4 – 8
Neutrophils
First line - Little guys with bows and arrows 60% to total WBC. Should be lots of them. Target bacteria and viruses
1.9 – 7.5
Lymphocytes
Second line of defense - guns. Create more damage, and working a little harder. 20% of total WBC.
If there’s a high number of these in ratio to neutrophils - fighting viral load. Fight something for a long period of time.
1.0 – 4.0
Monocytes
Macrohage - pacman. Clear up dead cells. If the body has been fighting adnthese are hanging around d- have been Under 8% total WBC
0.2 - 1.0
Eosinophils
Helicoptor dropping bomb. 0%. Creates a lot of collateral damage.
Tend to be food intolerance.
0.0 – 0.5
Basophils
Big boys. 0%
Tend more Parasitic and pathogenic.
0.0 – 0.2
Thyroid
T4
Inactive form of thyroid hormone (also know as thyroxine)
Converts into active form T3 in the liver, gallbladder and gut
14-16
T3
Active form of thyroid hormone
TSH
If thyroid underactive, pituitary tells the thyroid to work harder to increase production so TSH will be high
1-2 (medical range 0.5-4)