Longevity Blood Testing: 8 Biomarkers to Get Checked

People who live long, healthy lives have these 9 things in common—'I call them the Power Nine,' longevity researcher says

This means keeping watch for the earliest signs of trouble. In my patients, I monitor several biomarkers related to metabolism, keeping a watchful eye for things like elevated uric acid, elevated homocysteine, chronic inflammation, and even mildly elevated ALT liver enzymes. Lipoproteins, which we will discuss in detail in the next chapter, are als

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There are several factors that are common among people who successfully make positive lifestyle changes:* They strive for these markers. The healthiest bodies are the ones that show “normal” or healthy levels of six key indicators. Mostly, you want to get to “6 Normals + 2”™, which is a barometer for health markers that indicate health success, usi

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Most people have relatively small concentrations of this particle, but some individuals can have as much as one hundred times more than others. The variation is largely genetic, and an estimated 20 to 30 percent of the US population has levels high enough that they are at increased risk; also, people of African descent tend to have higher levels of

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When I look at a patient’s blood panel for the first time, my eyes immediately dart to two numbers: apoB and Lp(a). I look at the other numbers, too, but these two tell me the most when it comes to predicting their risk of ASCVD. ApoB not only tells me the concentration of LDL particles (which, you’ll recall, is more predictive of disease than the

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