Largo Chiropractor | Largo chiropractic care | FL | Blood Testing For Optimal Health

For instance, if you have a history of heart disease in your family, you would probably want to take preventive measures to ensure that you are doing the right things with your health. You might want to order a CRP-HS, fibrinogen or a homocysteine test. Also, the PLAC test, an assessment for stroke and heart attack risk, might be something you want the Dr. to order. However, unless you have had a heart attack or stroke, your insurance will not pay for these tests. Therefore, if you want to make your health a priority, you may want to step outside the “insurance box” and do the test yourself and pay out of pocket. Don’t you feel that your health is worth it? You will never be as healthy as you can be if you wait for your insurance to take care of everything!

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 Opti-Chem and Urinalysis:

Measures: Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, Uric acid*, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Calcium, Phosphorous* Magnesium*, Total protein, Albumin, Globulin, Bilirubin, Alkaline phosphatase, GGT*, LDH*, SGOT, SGPT, Iron*, CBC differential, Cholesterol Panel, Thyroid Panel*(total T4, TSH, T3, T3 Uptake and FTI) and Urinalysis.

* These are tests we do that are not normally found on insurance based blood work.

Additional tests to add to Opti-Chem Profile:

1. Vitamin D – Optimal levels are helpful in preventing many cancers such as breast, prostate, and colon. Also good for diabetes, blood pressure, osteoporosis, bone and muscle pain, and many other chronic diseases.
2. C-Reactive Protein , high sensitivity - very important marker for heart disease.
3. Homocysteine – another important marker for heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
4. Ferritin – Iron storage, important not to have too high a level or too low. Good to know this number along with Iron.
5. Fibrinogen – another heart marker, clotting in arteries, do not want a number that is too high.
6. Fasting Insulin – goes along with glucose and Hemoglobin A1C. Important number to know for preventing diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
7. Hemoglobin A1C – this is a reflection of a 3 month blood glucose level. Important number to know for preventing diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
8. Leptin – a good number to know for a weight loss program, especially if you have a hard time losing weight.
9. Rheumatoid Factor – a marker for this disease.
10. Sed Rate - Inflammatory marker.
    

Additional Blood Tests Available:

1. Thyroid Panel (TSH, free T4, and T3)
2. Thyroid Panel (same as opti-chem)
3. Lipid Panel (same as opti-chem)
4. Hormone Panel – Female – Pregnenolone, DHEA, Progesterone, estradiol, total estrogens, total testosterone.
5. Hormone Panel – Male – Pregnenolone, DHEA, Progesterone, total estrogens, total testosterone.
6. PSA Serum – Prostate Specific Antigen.
7. PLAC Test – Risk assessment for heart attack and stroke.
8. NMR LipoProfile – Provides number and size of several HDL, LDL, and VLDL subclasses of lipid particles – the true picture of cholesterol.
9. Blood Draw

 Saliva Testing:

1. Adrenal Function ( done 4 times daily) – assesses stress levels via cortisol
2. Hormone Profile – 2 Female – assesses hormones and am/pm cortisol levels
3. Hormone Profile – 3 Female – assesses hormones and 4 cortisol levels
4. Hormone Profile – 2 Male – blood spot