Buy the InsideTracker 35-biomarker blood test

InsideTracker is well known as a biomarker analysis platform. If you search for InsideTracker in the Netherlands, you usually want the same 35 blood values measured without shipping a sample to the United States.

This blood test is that InsideTracker alternative: the same panel of 35 values, drawn at a certified Dutch lab and returned digitally in your account. For athletes, the measurement brings your hormones, your metabolism, your iron status and your recovery markers together in one overview.

This way you work with data instead of assumptions, which fits an approach where you want to understand and optimise your body.

This InsideTracker blood test may suit athletes and active people who want a broad baseline. It can be relevant for:

• Athletes who want to combine their training data with objective blood values
• People who want an InsideTracker alternative in the Netherlands without shipping abroad
• People who want insight into their iron status and recovery markers
• People who want to look at several systems at once, from hormones to metabolism
• People who prefer one biomarker analysis over several separate panels

This biomarker analysis measures 35 blood values, grouped by area:

• Hormones: Testosterone, Free Testosterone, SHBG, Estradiol, Progesterone, DHEA-S and Cortisol.
• Metabolism: Fasting Glucose, Fasting Insulin and HbA1c.
• Heart and vessels: Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, Triglycerides and ApoB.
• Iron and minerals: Ferritin, Iron, Transferrin, Transferrin Saturation, Magnesium, Calcium, Sodium and Potassium.
• Liver: ALT, AST, GGT and Albumin.
• Recovery and inflammation: CRP and Creatine Kinase (CK).
• Thyroid, vitamins and blood count: TSH, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Folate and a complete blood count with differential.

The results can show you how your values across these areas compare to the reference ranges. Because the biomarker analysis covers many systems, you can see how your hormones, your iron status and your recovery markers relate to each other.

For athletes, markers such as your ferritin, your creatine kinase and your CRP can be interesting to follow around heavy training. If you want to look even broader, our Whoop blood test measures 43 blood values instead of 35. Keep in mind that a single value is not a diagnosis: your results only gain meaning in combination with your situation and your history.

For this InsideTracker blood test, a staff member draws a small tube of blood at a certified location. You do not ship a sample abroad; the draw simply takes place in the Netherlands. You can choose from 650+ collection sites, so there is almost always a location near you.

You need little for this: the barcode from your ZorgDomein email on your phone and a valid ID. Without a BSN there is no barcode: you then print your referral form through the link in the email and bring it to the draw location. The draw itself usually takes only a few minutes.

A broad biomarker analysis can be useful at different moments. Some athletes choose to test:

• When they want a broad baseline before a new training block
• When they want to follow their iron status and recovery markers
• When they feel tired or flat and want to look at several systems at once
• When they want to follow the effect of a change in training or nutrition
• When they prefer one extensive panel over several separate tests

What the results mean depends on your personal situation. Each value is compared to a reference range, but a value outside that range does not automatically mean something is wrong.

With a broad panel, a doctor often looks at how the values relate to each other, rather than at one value on its own. Always discuss any deviating values with your GP, so you know what the results may mean for you personally.

You receive your results digitally in your account, usually within a few working days. For each value, you can see whether it falls within the reference range. You can then share your results with your own GP.

Every blood test result includes a professional assessment from a BIG-registered doctor. For treatment decisions, discuss your results with your GP.