Medical Resources
A curated set of tools, platforms, and diagnostics to help you take control of your health.
This is not about chasing trends or blindly following protocols.
It’s about:
- Measuring what matters
- Understanding root causes
- Making informed decisions
🧪 Supplements
RebelRx Holistic Dispensary
https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/rebelrx
- Practitioner-grade supplements
- Curated protocols
- Transparent sourcing
🧪 Lab Testing Platforms
- Walk-In Lab → https://www.walkinlab.com
- Ulta Lab Tests → https://www.ultalabtests.com
- Function Health → https://www.functionhealth.com
- InsideTracker → https://www.insidetracker.com
🧪 Comprehensive Annual Lab Panel (Baseline)
⚠️ Labs are only as useful as their interpretation.
Focus on trends over time, not single values.
🩸 Basic Health and Organ Function
Why it matters:
Establishes a baseline for organ function, blood health, and general physiology.
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)
- Complete Blood Count (CBC) with differential
- Lipid Panel
- Total cholesterol
- LDL-C
- HDL-C
- Triglycerides
❤️ Cardiometabolic Risk
Why it matters:
Identifies early drivers of heart disease and metabolic dysfunction, often years before symptoms.
- Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) → best single marker for cardiovascular risk
- Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] → genetically driven risk factor
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) → systemic inflammation
- Fasting insulin → early insulin resistance (often missed)
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Fasting glucose
💡 Tip: Triglyceride-to-HDL ratio is a powerful proxy for metabolic health.
🔥 Inflammation and Immune Activity
Why it matters:
Chronic inflammation is a root driver of many diseases, including cardiovascular, metabolic, and autoimmune conditions.
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
- Ferritin → also reflects inflammation, not just iron status
⚡ Thyroid Panel (Comprehensive)
Why it matters:
Evaluates metabolism, energy production, and hormonal balance beyond basic screening.
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
- Free T4
- Free T3
- Reverse T3
- Thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO Ab)
- Thyroglobulin antibodies (Tg Ab)
🧬 Hormonal Panel
Why it matters:
Assesses endocrine function, recovery, stress response, and overall vitality.
Men
- Total testosterone
- Free testosterone
- Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)
- Estradiol (sensitive assay)
- Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)
Women
- Estradiol
- Progesterone
- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Luteinizing hormone (LH)
- Total and free testosterone
- Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)
🧱 Nutrient and Deficiency Markers
Why it matters:
Identifies common deficiencies that impact energy, cognition, and long-term health.
- Vitamin D (25-OH)
- Vitamin B12
- Folate
- Iron panel
- Serum iron
- Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC)
- Transferrin saturation
- Ferritin
- Magnesium (RBC magnesium preferred if available)
🧪 Additional Metabolic Markers
Why it matters:
Provides deeper insight into oxidative stress, detoxification capacity, and metabolic health.
- Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)
- Uric acid
🧠 Advanced / Optional (Case-Dependent)
Why it matters:
Used for deeper investigation when abnormalities are present or optimization is the goal.
Metabolic
- C-peptide
- Advanced lipid panel (LDL-P via NMR)
- Omega-3 Index
Inflammation / Methylation
- Homocysteine
Hormonal / Endocrine
- Cortisol (AM ± PM)
- Prolactin
Autoimmune (if indicated)
- Antinuclear antibody (ANA)
🧭 Tiered Approach
Start simple. Expand based on findings.
Tier 1 (Core – Everyone)
- CBC, CMP, Lipid panel
- Hemoglobin A1c, fasting insulin
- ApoB, hs-CRP
- TSH, Free T4
- Vitamin D
Tier 2 (If abnormalities or optimization focus)
- Lipoprotein(a)
- Free T3
- Iron panel + ferritin
- Vitamin B12, folate
- GGT
Tier 3 (Targeted / case-dependent)
- Hormones (sex hormones, DHEA-S)
- Reverse T3
- C-peptide
- Homocysteine
- Autoimmune markers (e.g., ANA)
📊 At-Home Monitoring
Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs)
- Stelo → https://www.stelo.com/
- Lingo → https://www.hellolingo.com/
Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Omron Evolv Wireless Upper Arm → https://omronhealthcare.com/products/evolv-wireless-upper-arm-blood-pressure-monitor-bp7000
- Omron Iron → https://omronhealthcare.com/products/iron-upper-arm-blood-pressure-monitor-bp5000
- A&D Medical UA-767F → https://medical.andonline.com/product/multi-user-blood-pressure-monitor/
🧠 Education Platforms
- ClinicalTrials.gov → https://clinicaltrials.gov/
- PubMed → https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- Examine → https://examine.com/
⚠️ Notes
Many health platforms are:
- Incentivized
- Oversimplified
- Built for scale, not outcomes
Use tools wisely.
Disclaimer
This content is educational and not medical advice.