If you want to assess your own metabolic baseline before any protocol, the key markers are: fasting insulin and fasting glucose (calculate HOMA-IR: glucose multiplied by insulin divided by 405, target below 2), high-sensitivity CRP (below 1), ferritin (50 to 100), free T3, and the triglyceride-to-HDL ratio (below 2)
Vitamin and Nutritional Testing Vitamin B12 Test Folate Serum Test Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy Total Test Vitamin D and B12 Panel UltaNutrient Core Nutrient Screening Panel Ulta Lab Tests also lists combined nutrient panels that include vitamin D, vitamin B12, folate, magnesium, and related nutritional biomarkers
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