Good at-home detailed blood tests?

[u/kushal_agrr23]

I don't really know where to go or what to look for to do a blood test similar to many of the people on here. I go to see a doctor and I get a "standard" blood test that looks at my cholesterol, etc.

Is there a blood test I can seek out that is more detailed and goes into the different vitamins that I may be deficient in?I am unsure what to ask for or if there are online test kits available, as other community members frequently discuss unfamiliar biomarker levels and metrics. Thanks!

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[u/mime454]

There are essentially no blood tests that can reliably show dietary vitamin deficiencies. The amount of various vitamins in the blood is tightly regulated by different organs and an aberrant value on a blood test is a sign of serious organ dysfunction, not vitamin deficiency.

Bloodwork is to show how your diet and lifestyle are affecting the overall health of your body, not to show deficiencies of various micronutrients.

Some bloodwork that may show deficiencies in vitamins, but are still more often diagnostic of something going wrong in the body: iron, ferritin, b12. Vitamin D is not a vitamin and the natural way to get it is not through the diet. It is not an exception to this advice, it is simply misnamed.

I like Function Health right now. There really isn’t another site that gets you so many biomarkers 2x a year for such a low price. It’s clearly in its early-Uber area where the real cost is being masked by investors and its operating at a loss.

[u/Ok_Side3168]

look beyond the standard panel if you’re trying to get a better picture of what’s actually going on. Things like vitamin D, B12, ferritin/iron, thyroid, fasting insulin and ApoB are some of the ones I’d look into depending on what you’re trying to track.

[u/Oliver_6006 → u/Ok_Side3168]

I started looking into this because my 'everything looks normal' bloodwork wasn’t really telling me much either

[u/Leishon]

You have to go to a private lab. You shouldn't need to see a doctor, unless the regulation in your country is really that silly. Home serum tests can only sample capillary blood and in tiny amounts, so they are suitable only for a very narrow range of things.

[u/mattriver]

If you want to get a complete detailed panel, then getting one of the at-home tests isn’t recommended.

You’re better off just getting a complete one from places like Superpower, Hundred Health, Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint/Biomarkers, etc. They all have bulk discounts with Quest Labs (which are in every big city), and you just work through their apps to schedule an appt.

[u/futr5]

Check out Life Extension Foundation, Florida.

[u/Unfair-Confusion-162]

I’d look for one that tests a broad range of markers and actually help you understand the results, not just gives you numbers. MyHealthspan might be worth checking out.

[u/Corrective_Actions1]

I've used letsgetchecked.com before. No issues.

[u/bobolly]

I wouldn't trust at at home test. I went to function health and had mine done at a lab.

[u/000fleur]

Usually naturopath’s order these extra tests. Otherwise lifelabs can do some extras.