Hello and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's midweek segment called Ask a Nutritionist.

My name is Brandy Burrow. I'm a licensed and registered dietitian here at nutritional

weight and wellness. And today I will be talking about a question,

a conversation that comes up a lot when I'm working one-on-one with clients. A lot of clients come

to me and they're wondering, what kind of labs should I ask for at my annual physical? Or I've got a

wellness checkup coming up and I just want to make sure that I

get the most out of my visit. Are there any lab tests that you would recommend that I request?

So if you have ever gotten your labs back after that physical or annual exam and thought,

okay, I see all these numbers. There's a bunch of

acronyms, but what does it really mean? You're not alone. That can be pretty overwhelming to look

at those lab results and make sense out of it. So today I'm going to walk you through

what are some basic lab tests that I like to see from an annual physical and a few extra

tests that you can ask for that gives us a little more insight into your metabolic health

and your heart health and a few extra add-ons that I might suggest based on personal health goals

or symptoms that we're trying to get a little more insight on,

dig a little deeper and understand maybe the root cause of why you feel the way you feel.

And finally, we will talk a little bit about how to prepare for your lab tests

so that you get the most accurate results.

So this is an episode that you might want to save,

maybe relisten to before your annual exam,

so that you feel as prepared as possible,

and you get the most out of that visit.

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