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Lower your levels to the healthy range to reduce your risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and more.
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How can you reduce triglycerides?

Stephanie Eckelkamp
🕗 9 MIN READ
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How does cortisol affect metabolic health?

Hallie Levine
🕗 7 MIN READ
This blood test determines whether your body can use and store glucose normally, a key indicator of metabolic health or dysfunction. Here’s what you need to know and how one doctor uses the test in her practice.
Metabolic Markers

What is the oral glucose tolerance test, and who should get one?

Ajai Raj
🕗 8 MIN READ
Long considered a waste product that drives muscle soreness, researchers now think lactate is a versatile fuel source with promising clinical applications.
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What is lactate, and how does it impact metabolic health?

Monique Brouillette
🕗 7 MIN READ
Our blood sugar level between meals is one of the most common metabolic health metrics. Here’s why and what you should aim for.
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What is fasting glucose and why does it matter?

The Levels Team
🕗 4 MIN READ
High triglycerides wreak havoc on your metabolism. These simple lifestyle changes can protect you.
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The 2023 Levels Guide to triglycerides

The Levels Team
🕗 10 MIN READ
Traditionally considered problematic only along with gout or kidney stones, uric acid is now thought to play a key role in metabolic health.
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The 2023 Levels Guide to uric acid

The Levels Team
🕗 7 MIN READ
ApoB reveals more about heart health than traditional cholesterol tests—but most people haven’t heard of it. Here’s why that's changing.
Metabolic Markers

Why ApoB may be a better cholesterol marker

The Levels Team
🕗 8 MIN READ
Unlike other blood sugar tests, HbA1c reflects your average glucose levels over time. Here's why it's a useful marker for minding blood sugar.
Metabolic Markers

What is HbA1c, and why does it matter?

The Levels Team
🕗 7 MIN READ
This blood test helps reveal inflammation, a key driver of metabolic dysfunction and other conditions. Here’s how to understand your results.
Metabolic Markers

What is hsCRP, and why does it matter?

The Levels Team
🕗 6 MIN READ
Insulin is the key hormone for maintaining stable glucose, yet it’s rarely tested. Here’s why and what you should look for when tested.
Metabolic Markers

What are normal levels of insulin and why don’t we test it more?

The Levels Team
🕗 8 MIN READ
The "normal" ranges for cholesterol and other blood tests are far from optimal. We asked eight leading metabolic health experts what you should really aim for.
Metabolic Markers

The 2024 Levels Guide to understanding your cholesterol panel and blood tests

The Levels Team
🕗 29 MIN READ

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