What blood tests to ask your physician for

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Your doctor orders a lipid panel. Total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides. Maybe fasting glucose if you're lucky.

The results come back "normal." Your doctor says you're fine.

But you don't feel fine. You're tired, carrying extra weight around your midsection, dealing with brain fog. You know something's wrong.

Here's the problem: standard lab panels miss 90% of cardiovascular dysfunction.

They don't measure inflammation. They don't measure oxidative stress. They don't measure insulin resistance or arteria...

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