The Ideal Nutrition Podcast · Aidan Muir and Torwen Eerkens

Blood Tests We Recommend Getting

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Aidan Muir reveals that intense exercise can falsely elevate your liver function and creatinine blood test results.

Nutrition experts Aidan Muir and Torin Eakins systematically review the most important blood tests for assessing health, covering nutrients like iron and vitamin D, metabolic markers including glucose and cholesterol, and hormone panels for thyroid and sex hormones. They provide practical advice on when to test and how to interpret results, with specific warnings about how exercise can temporarily skew certain readings.

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A practical blood-test checklist that keeps context ahead of panic.

This episode lays out the blood tests Aidan and Torin think are worth asking for, moving from nutrient checks to metabolic markers and hormones. Its value is in the framing: the basics still matter, and any extras should be tied to the person and the problem at hand.

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A blood-test checklist for the next time you want lab work to mean something.

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