In-Home Blood Work Simplified

Symptoms Can Be Deceiving until the Blood Steps in to Clarify

By Bentley Murdock

As a disease symptom reversal specialist, I’m constantly searching for new, unique, and custom approaches when looking at the same dis-ease symptoms humans have been tackling for centuries. (Some of these diseases, however, have only been around a handful of years, which then begs a few essential questions such as “Uhhh…Where did they come from?!” =:o)

As a nutritional phlebotomist, the majority of the mysteries associated with these and other symptoms become incredibly clear. The blood indicates with surprising accuracy what’s actually going on inside of each of our bodies during the day-to-day comings and goings of the good, the bad, the ugly, and everything in between. And I’m not just talking about what we eat and drink. The blood can tell us if a certain organ is struggling, whether our hormone levels are regulating properly, if we have been exposed to toxins and carcinogenic chemicals, and whether we have healthy levels of each vitamin, mineral, and amino-acid present in our bodies at any given moment.

With literally hundreds of specific blood tests from which to choose, here are the top five which I feel are most important for anyone and everyone to know, regardless of how healthy you think you might be:

• CMP

The comprehensive metabolic panel (also known as the chemistry 14 panel or screen), has fourteen focal points which address the majority of the most important vitamins and minerals in the body, such as sodium, glucose (blood sugar levels indicating necessary diabetes prevention/reversal efforts), calcium (bone health), and protein (musculature). It also shows how the liver and kidneys are functioning and reveals whether or not deterioration enzymes are present, indicating elevated stress or damage in a particular organ.

• Lipid Profile or Panel

This panel covers all of the different sources of cholesterol including the good HDL (omegas, essential fatty acid, plantsourced fat) and the no-good LDL (animal-sourced, hydrogenated, synthetic, trans fat, and saturated fat levels). These results show us everything we need to know about the circulatory system, heart function, and oxygenation of the organs and extremities of the body. Knowing how the blood flows (or doesn’t flow) guides us in preventing and/or reversing heart disease, Alzheimer’s, stroke, heart attack, dementia, and other diseases and disorders.

• Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Test

The energy vitamin (which is actually a living, good bacteria/ microorganism primarily found in the feces of animals and insects) has everything to do with how alive we feel on the inside and in general. It increases energy without a crash afterwards and assists in the populating of the gut with healthful gut bacteria. In addition to sustaining great energy levels, it also facilitates proper digestion, hormone synthesis, and auto-regulation and aids in the building and sustaining of all protein and musculature components in the body. (The most reliable source we’ve found is the Garden of Life brand sublingual spray options.) The body needs around 2500 mcgs per week, ideally from a naturally occurring methylcobalamin plant source.

• Iron

The iron panel informs us how the blood is doing and is directly related to heart function, energy levels, stamina, endurance, mental clarity, and focus. On the symptoms front, fatigue, apathy, lethargy, depression, and anxiety can all be indicators of iron-deficiency (aka anemia). Iron supplementation requires an initial starting point from a blood panel because iron is one of the few minerals that must be carefully regulated. If the body receives too much iron, it begins to bog down the normal and healthy functions of the body just as it does with excess protein. Always refer to your blood panel when adjusting iron supplementation.

• Vitamin D (25 Hydroxy)

The sunshine hormone, of which most people don’t get nearly enough, absolutely needs to be part of a healthful daily supplementation regimen. Few of us receive the amount of sunshine our bodies want and need. As a result,

the body’s ability to assimilate calcium, magnesium, and zinc (which all work together with vitamin D as a powerhouse quartet) begins to suffer greatly. All bone health, connective tissue reparation, hormone synthesis, and thyroid function hinges massively on an abundance of real sunshine paired with a clean and reliable vitamin D supplement (such as plant-sourced Garden of Life brand options).

With the panel results from just these five tests, I can sit down with any client and have a fairly clear idea of which lifestyle, eating, exercise, and supplementation habits she/he is currently sustaining as well as which chronic disease, sickness, and illness symptoms are likely a part of that person’s everyday life.

Some of the more specialized services I offer to my private clients are in-home phlebotomy and nutritional supplementation consulting services. As a Utah State certified phlebotomist, I visit with clients in their own homes and small businesses, gathering painless blood samples, and with the lab results from those panels, I then go over all nutritional change and supplementation options in detail with each client.

If you’re interested in any of these or other disease reversal or disease prevention coaching services, feel free to reach out to me directly by texting or calling (805) 215-0110 or sending an email to Bentley@MyAliveAndWell.com.

Anemia? B12? Deficiency? Bone Health? Vitamin-D? Cholesterol? HDL? Energy? Glucose? Fatigue? Triglycerides? LDL? Diabetes?

About the Author

Bentley Murdock is a wholistic lifestyle wellness specialist and #1 best-selling author. His primary areas of focus are disease symptom reversal, disease prevention, and sustainable wholistic healing methods. As Director of Wellness with Alive & Well HealthCARE, he leads local and remote clients (on personal, familial, and corporate levels) to take full ownership and responsibility for the future healing and wellness they desire. For more info, call 866-396-8742 or email Aloha@HealisticVitality.com. St. George Health & Wellness Magazine | November/December 2021 29