Biomarkers in our blood - measuring what matters
From Saving Lives In Slow Motion by Dr Ayan Panja
May 28, 2026 · 17 min · Season 1 · Episode 223
About this episode
This episode discusses various blood tests that provide insights into long-term metabolic health and relevant blood markers.
In this episode I look at blood tests that tell us about what’s going on with our biological processes in terms of our long term metabolic health and the blood markers are relevant. Hba1c control: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4933534/ Fasting insulin: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11118012/ Vitamin D: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10002864/ AST/ALT: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10346959/ Triglycerides and HDL ratio: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11493158/ ApoB: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11219008/ HDL cholesterol: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6077683/ Hs-CRP: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9650935/ Homocysteine: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12564181/ Uric Acid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8624633/ Do Health: https://dohealth.co/what-we-measure#wwm-step-1 Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Dr Ayan Panja
Topics covered
- blood tests
- metabolic health
- biological processes
- health markers
- nutrition
Keywords
- Hba1c
- fasting insulin
- Vitamin D
- AST/ALT
- triglycerides
- ApoB
- HDL cholesterol
- Hs-CRP
- homocysteine
- uric acid
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Do Health
Books & works: Biomarkers in our blood - measuring what matters
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