The creator, a longevity doctor, explains why standard bloodwork is insufficient for preventive health. He then presents a list of five specific, advanced blood tests (ApoB, fasting insulin, hs-CRP, Lp(a), and a full thyroid panel) that everyone over 35 should demand. For each test, he details what it measures, why it's a better predictor of future disease than standard markers, and provides the optimal ranges, concluding with a call to action to follow for more proactive health advice.
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“Your bloodwork is normal.”
If you’ve heard this and accepted it without asking what was tested, you may be looking at a partial picture.
The standard annual physical panel was built for a different era of medicine. It catches active disease. It does not predict future disease. The markers that actually tell you what’s coming are almost never on it unless you ask.
The 5 in this Reel are the high-yield ones to add.
ApoB (better predictor than LDL). Fasting insulin (catches insulin resistance years before A1C). hs-CRP (inflammation, single best longevity biomarker). Lp(a) (1 in 5 people carry an elevated level without knowing). Full thyroid panel (TSH alone misses most subclinical dysfunction).
Total cost: about $250. Total predictive value: more than 20 years of standard panels.
The reason these aren’t on the default isn’t that they aren’t useful. It’s that the standard panel is what insurance reimburses, and primary care visits aren’t structured around preventive deep workups. You have to ask.
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Transcript
If your doctor tells you that your blood work looks normal, don't accept that unless you've had these five tests. The standard annual physical and lab work was designed to catch disease, not prevent it. Most of what predicts future disease is not on it. I'm doctor Voss, longevity doctor with an MD from Cornell. And these are the tests that should be on every adult's panel after thirty five. One, ApoB, the actual count of plaque causing particles in your blood. It predicts heart attack yes far better than LDL. You want this at least under 80 and ideally under 60. Two, fasting insulin. Shows abnormalities five to ten years before your glucose does. If yours is above eight, you have insulin resistance, regardless of what your A1C says. Three, high sensitivity CRP, your inflammation marker, Predicts cardiovascular events, cancer, and dementia risk. You want it under one. Four, LP little a. Genetic, unmodifiable, and a major hidden driver of early heart attacks. One in five people carries it and doesn't even know it. If yours is high, the entire risk equation changes. Five, a full thyroid panel, including reverse tier three and thyroid antibodies. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is one of the most common causes of fatigue, weight gain, and brain fog. And the basic TSH alone misses most of it. These five worst less than tier combined, and tells you more than twenty years of standard panel. Follow if you want medicine that actually finds early risk.
