What labs should I do annually?

Annual lab tests like cholesterol, glucose, and thyroid panels help monitor your health and detect potential issues early.

“Your Labs Are Normal” — But You Still Don’t Feel Right?

You go to your doctor. You get blood work done. A week later, you’re told: “Everything’s normal.”

But you don’t feel normal.

That’s because standard labs are built to detect disease — not optimize performance or well-being.

At YFS (Your Form Sux), we use labs differently: to spot trends, find the root of dysfunction, and build a strategy around what your body actually needs.

🔬 Core Labs We Recommend At Least Once a Year

✅ 1. Complete Blood Count (CBC)

Immune health, oxygen transport, and overall vitality.

  • White blood cells
  • Red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit
  • Platelets

✅ 2. Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)

Organ function, detox capacity, electrolyte balance.

  • Liver enzymes
  • Kidney markers
  • Electrolytes
  • Glucose

✅ 3. Fasting Insulin + Glucose

  • Fasting glucose
  • Fasting insulin
  • HOMA-IR

✅ 4. Lipid Panel — With Context

  • HDL, LDL, Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol
  • We also assess lifestyle, inflammation, and trends

✅ 5. Full Thyroid Panel

  • TSH, Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3
  • Anti-TPO + Anti-TG antibodies

✅ 6. Vitamin D (25-OH D)

Immune health, mood, hormone balance, inflammation.

✅ 7. High-Sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP)

A marker of chronic, low-grade inflammation.

✅ 8. Ferritin

Low ferritin = low energy, poor performance, and fatigue even with “normal” iron.

✅ 9. B12 and Folate

For energy, cognition, red blood cell production, and detox.

✅ 10. Optional Functional Panels

  • DUTCH or salivary cortisol
  • GI-MAP stool testing
  • Micronutrient panels
  • Hormone mapping

👀 What We Look For That Most Doctors Don’t

  • Trends over time
  • Optimal ranges, not just “normal” ones
  • Systemic patterns and functional relationships
  • Context from movement, nutrition, and stress

🧠 After the Lab Work: The YFS Process

  • We explain your results clearly
  • Show how your systems connect
  • Design training + recovery plans using the data
  • Retest when needed to measure actual change

Want real answers? Book a functional lab review at YFS and get the clarity your symptoms have been asking for.

Book a Consultation

Related Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *