Slow thyroid: symptoms and blood values
A slow thyroid causes fatigue, feeling cold and weight gain. How to spot the symptoms and how to test for it.
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Testosterone and ageing: measuring the age-related decline
Testosterone drops gradually over the years. How to measure the decline, spot the symptoms and weigh age against lifesty...
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Free T4 and T3: your thyroid hormones explained
Free T4 and T3 are the hormones that drive your metabolism. How to read them, and how they complement your TSH.
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Healthy ageing as an athlete: the blood values for longevity
Which blood values count as you age and want to stay fit? A guide on hormones, heart, muscle retention and the markers t...
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TSH levels explained: what is normal, high or low?
TSH is the first value to check your thyroid. How to read a normal, high or low TSH and what it means for you.
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Your thyroid and metabolism: TSH, T4 and your performance
Your thyroid steers your metabolism, energy and recovery. How to read TSH, free T4 and T3, and how to spot when your val...
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Track performance, recovery and hormones with 36 biomarkers
The InsideTracker panel measures 36 biomarkers for performance, recovery and hormones. Every result reviewed by a BIG-re...
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What poor sleep does to your hormones and blood sugar
A week of poor sleep lowers your testosterone, raises your cortisol and worsens your insulin sensitivity. Here is how it...
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Stopping TRT: which blood values to follow then
Stopping TRT is not a switch you flip. Your axis has to restart. Which values show whether your body is taking over?
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Estradiol on TRT: why managing oestrogen matters just as much
Oestrogen is not a female hormone to crush. On TRT your estradiol co-determines how your libido, mood and bones perform.
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Oestrogen in men: the balance with testosterone and your blood values
Oestrogen is not a female thing. In men it co-steers libido, bones and joints. How to read its balance with testosterone...
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Testing testosterone: how, where and what your blood values say
Want to get your testosterone tested? The right timing, the preparation and which panel fits you, plus what your blood v...
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