Function Health: In Depth Blood Testing
Another part of my health journey was diving into a variety of blood test and getting trends on important biomarkers. With $499 annual subscription you can get a ton of data on 100+ biomarkers and add on a ton of other markers to dig in further depending on your interest, health concerns etc.
I added on quite a few additional tests of areas that I wanted to understand better based on my family history.
Annual 100+ Biomarkers
Are you bored with your blood results like me? It’s a boring, static, useless report that is a quick “you’re good” read out. I am interested in trended data, visualized datapoints, learning about each biomarker… Function Health does that in it’s standard, out of the box offering of over 100 biomarkers. To view all tests, go here: https://www.functionhealth.com/whats-included#alltests
My Add-Ons:
Multi-Cancer Detection (Galleri by Grail): I am high risk for breast cancer so this was a no brainer to add on. I tested negative for cancers which can identify cancer years before it’s detected by current technology.
Food Allergies: All good here and no allergies or sensitivities based on their list of foods which is great!
Extended Heart & Metabolic: this runs in my family so I want to do my due diligence
Environmental: This year we have been intentional as a family to remove plastics, pesticides and other environmental yuckiness from our lives. This test will help see if we are making progress. I added on 3 tests and the results surprised me. We are more exposed to forever chemicals more than I expected even with removing plastics and tossing makeup and lotions with bad ingredients in them:
Extended Heavy Metals
Forever Chemicals (PFAS)
Bisphenol A (BPA) Exposure)
Extended Hormone Health: As a woman in my mid 40’s it’s important to understand my hormones and where I am with regards to the “big change” and how I can alleviate symptoms.
PROS of Function Health
The best parts of Function Health, in my opinion are the following:
Health trends: standard blood tests are static and without any actionable insights. Because of the analog report there weren’t trends over time which is helpful in getting ahead or alerting yourself of a potential issue.
Biological Score: I am no biased because of my result, but understanding the health of my cells, genetics and molecular level is a plus.
Quick Results: The data populates pretty quickly and in piecemeal so you don’t wait.
Actionable Insights: The UI offers a ton of drill down education on each biomarker to learn its function in your body. additionally, once your results pour in, the app provides specific food and supplement recommendations based on your own biomarkers.
Great User Interface: It’s well designed, easy to use. Check out what it looks like here: https://www.functionhealth.com/whats-included#your-stack
STANDING OVATION!!!
This made my day… or week! everything I am doing for my health is working!
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Forever Chemicals :(
