249. Bloodwork Review: April 2024

Paul Saladino MD podcast

Paul Saladino, MD

Medicine, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 13 April 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

This week, Paul shares his most recent set of bloodwork in totality. He shares what he decides to order and why, and what bloodwork you may consider getting yourself. He also unpacks the importance of cortisol to DHEA sulphate radio and his cholesterol results.

00:00:00 Podcast begins

00:01:40 Traditional bloodwork

00:05:40 MTHFR polymorphism: Does Paul take supplements?

00:10:10 Glucose & creatine

00:14:10 Electrolytes & insulin

00:23:10 Thyroid panel

00:26:18 Cortisol to DHEA sulphate ratio

00:32:20 Cholesterol panel

00:46:10 Hormones & Other results

00:50:20 Iron panel

00:52:40 What bloodwork should you get?

References:

July 2022 Bloodwork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuD9lWHMup8&t=669s

August 2022 Bloodwork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1br0cDkYv3Y

December 2022 Bloodwork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQE3mrwaE8c

March 2023 Bloodwork: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vonHW14TTdg

DEXA scan reveals “side effects” of red meat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZgRoz60ugnc

Cortisol, DHEA sulphate, their ratio, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Vietnam Experience Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20498139/

Cholesterol, coconuts, and diet on Polynesian atolls: a natural experiment: the Pukapuka and Tokelau island studies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7270479/

Cardiovascular risk factors in a Melanesian population apparently free from stroke and ischaemic heart disease: the Kitava study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8077891/

The effect of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on cognition in patients with Alzheimer's dementia: a prospective withdrawal and rechallenge pilot study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22921881/

Lipid profile of term infants on exclusive breastfeeding and mixed feeding: a comparative study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17327867/

Total cholesterol and all-cause mortality by sex and age: a prospective cohort study among 12.8 million adults: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-38461-y

Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is Predominantly Associated With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events in Patients With Evidence of Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Western Denmark Heart Registry: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36621817/

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0:00.0	I've heard from some of you in the past that even asking your doctor for a fasting insulin,
0:04.6	which is perhaps the single most important test that I think everyone should be getting,
0:08.0	is denied and I just don't understand that.
0:10.0	On this week's podcast, I wanted to share my most recent set of blood work. I've done blood work four times in the
0:14.8	last two years and I haven't done it about a year. Usually I try and do blood work every six months
0:18.8	but I missed one so I've got a comprehensive set of blood work for you guys here. I'm going to walk you through it,
0:23.4	tell you what I ordered, why order it,
0:24.8	how to interpret it, and how you can get your own blood work,
0:27.3	so you're not dependent on your doctor,
0:28.5	all these kind of things.
0:29.2	So I like showing my blood work.
0:31.8	I think it's an opening of the kimono.
0:33.2	Its proof is in the pudding. You get to see how healthy I am with an animal-based diet.
0:37.8	A lot of the questions people have, a lot of the criticisms people have eating this way are answered
0:41.9	with labs to show that I'm healthy
0:44.0	that I'm doing great with this diet so enjoy this podcast showing my most recent
0:48.1	set of blood work. All right guys time to share my most recent set of blood work. I share this with you every time I get blood work.
0:56.9	It's not meant to be overwhelming in technicalities. It's just meant to be a guide of the kind of stuff that I look for.
1:02.8	When I get my blood work, I'm getting pretty darn comprehensive blood work
1:07.4	for myself.
1:08.0	I don't think you need all of these things, but I do think that basically everything
1:11.7	I'm getting in this set of blood work is valuable and helps me
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