Labstories
Labstories exists to help you understand your labs and optimize your health. Because of the direct-to-consumer lab movement, there are now thousands of health conscious people who have their results, but don't what they mean or how to make them better!
If that's you, welcome to Labstories, where we help you understand your labs and optimize your health.
This podcast will tell stories about the CBC, CMP, A1c, testosterone, estrogen, cortisol, urinalysis, adrenal hormones, and much more!
In each episode we bring a lab to life with a story, clarify the most common abnormalities, teach you what matters, what doesn't, and show you how to move from the red to the black.
I'm your host Dr. Tom Schexnaildre. Let's go!
Episodes
17 episodes
Cholesterol: LDL, HDL, Triglycerides, Statins, & HEALTH OPTIMIZATION!
FREE Weight Loss Guide!Join me as I use a WW2 / D-day story to explain the cholesterol transport system then define all the players (Lipoproteins, apolipoproteins, cholesterol synthesis...
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Glucose: How to Identify & REVERSE Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes!
Glucose Reference: https://labstories.kit.com/d2ec591e5eWeight Loss Guide: https://labstories.kit.com/d1a7599ef2<...
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18:40
Magnesium: The Master Mineral!
Magnesium is the most important mineral in the body. In this episode, I don't just repeat everything I've ever asked Grok on X, but give you a more complete chemical understanding of magnesium. Here's to understanding your labs and optimizing y...
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17:20
Metabolic Panels Primer
The second most commonly ordered tests in healthcare are metabolic panels. These are either basic (7 tests) or comprehensive (12 tests) and give an overview of electrolytes, kidneys, liver, and glucose. They are smoke signals in di...
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Hemoglobin A1c: What it is and HOW TO LOWER YOURS!
The hemoglobin A1c (I consider) the MOST IMPORTANT metabolic health test. In this episode of labstories, I'll tell you what it is, what it means, and how to improve yours (AND reverse diabetes, improve blood pressure, lipids, obesity, etc!)...
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Labstories Ep. 12: Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) Explained by a DOCTOR in 4 Minutes!
Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) Explained by a Doctor in 4 Minutes! MCV is the average amount of space a red blood cell occupies. Red blood cells are made by the bone marrow using a standard recipe. They aren't clones, but are usually about t...
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Labstories Ep. 11: Red Blood Cells Explained! The 7 CBC Measures, Hemoglobin & Diagnosing Anemia (Treat yourself!)
Red Blood Cells are the most numerous cells in the body, with around 25 trillion floating around at any given time. They carry oxygen. They are measured on the complete blood count in 7 ways: Red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV, M...
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Labstories Ep. 10: Hemoglobin Explained by A Doctor!
Hemoglobin! Learn what hemoglobin is, what causes low hemoglobin, what causes anemia, what the symptoms of anemia are, how to fix anemia, as well as some good nutrition and supplement recommendations! Hemoglobin has 3 parts: Iron: heme, globins...
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Labstories Ep. 9: Hematocrit Explained! Anemia, Sleep Apnea, & TRT (Doctor Explains!)
Hematocrit is a red blood cell test. It tells you how much of the blood volume is occupied by red blood cells. Blood has 2 main components: cells and plasma. There are 3 ways to measure hematocrit conceptually, by measuring the height of red bl...
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Labstories Ep. 8: Folate & Folic Acid Explained! Supplements, Foods, Pregnancy & Treatment
Folate (Vitamin B9) is a class of water-soluble B vitamins. Folic acid is the inactive, oxidized, supplement form of Folate. Tetrahydrofolates are the active forms. Our bodies must convert Folic Acid to the Tetrahydrofolates to be used. Folates...
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Labstories Ep. 7 Red Cell Distribution Width: MORE Than Anemia! Does RDW Predict DEATH & Disease?
Red Cell Distribution Width!! Learn what RDW is, why it may be abnormal, and what you can do to fix it. RDW has been traditionally used to differentiate the causes of anemia, but a new study has shown it to be PREDICTIVE of death, cardiovascula...
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Labstories Ep. 6: Ferritin. How to FIX High and Low Ferritin!
Ferritin is the body's iron storage protein produced by the liver. It is more than just a static iron warehouse, though. It's a dynamic iron buffer that responds to changes in the body. That helps keep you alive, but makes the diagnosis of high...
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Labstories Ep. 5: Platelet Brothers Plumbing! Platelets explained using a crazy story...
What are platelets? What do they do? In this episode of Labstories, I'm going to use a really fun city emergency story to teach you all about platelets! These are audio tracks from the corresponding YouTube video, which you can find linked belo...
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Labstories Ep. 4: White Blood Cell Police Force! Leukocytes Explained with a Police Story!
What are white blood cells? What do they do? What causes them to be high or low? What can you do to fix them? In this episode of Labstories, I'm using a really fun police force analogy to teach you about neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eos...
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9:24
Labstories Ep. 3: B12 and Folate! Testing, Deficiencies & Supplements!
B12 and Folate are members of the B vitamin family. They both play roles in methylation, and as a result, overlap in testing and treatment. B12 has a separate role in neurologic function. Understand them once and for all in this episode of Labs...
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Labstories Ep. 2: Iron Deficiency Anemia & Chronic Disease MAFIA!
In this episode I show you how to diagnose and CURE iron deficiency anemia & anemia of chronic disease! They are the biggest causes of anemia worldwide, and I make them easy to understand using neighborhood and mafia stories. I talk about f...
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