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Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

Top 5 Lab Tests For Heart, Brain, Fat Burning and Longevity

Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

Dr. Jockers

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8850 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Dr. Jockers breaks down the five most important lab tests that reveal how well your heart, brain, metabolism, and longevity systems are functioning. You'll learn why standard lab work often misses early warning signs. These markers help identify risk long before symptoms appear.

 

You'll see how fasting insulin, hemoglobin A1C, and the triglyceride to HDL ratio expose whether your body is stuck in sugar burning or efficiently using fat for fuel. Dr. Jockers explains what optimal ranges actually mean. These labs paint a clear picture of metabolic health.

 

Homocysteine and C-reactive protein reflect inflammation, cardiovascular stress, and brain aging. Dr. Jockers explains how elevated levels connect to long-term disease risk. These markers offer critical insight into overall longevity.

 

In This Episode: 

00:00 Understanding Hemoglobin A1C

00:24 Introduction to Top Lab Tests

03:18 Top 5 Lab Tests for Health and Longevity

04:21 Fasting Insulin Levels: The Superhero Hormone

06:43 Hemoglobin A1C: Blood Sugar Regulation

08:36 Triglycerides to HDL Ratio: Metabolic Health

12:03 Homocysteine: The Inflammatory Amino Acid

15:18 C-Reactive Protein: Inflammation Marker

18:10 Diet and Lifestyle for Optimal Health

21:04 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

 

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"A healthy fasting insulin level should be under 6. Elevated insulin means you're storing fat, not burning it." 

~ Dr. Jockers

 

 

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0:00.0

So when you're looking at a hemoglobin A1C, you always want to make sure it's under five and a half percent,

0:07.2

5.5 percent, ideally less than 5.2 percent. And what's really good is when it's less than 5 percent.

0:14.8

So roughly, let's say, four and a half to five percent. Roughly in that range, that's a sign of

0:19.2

very good metabolic health, very good blood sugar regulation.

0:24.0

Welcome back to the podcast. Today's episode is on the top five lab tests for your heart, your brain, for fat burning and for longevity. I break down. These are the labs you want to get. So anytime you're getting your blood, John, make sure you have these labs. You can add them on. So even if your doctor is not running them, to ask them to add these on. These are things that we check all the time at Dr.jokers.com. We've got an amazing health coaching team, a wonderful naturopath, Dr. Yvonne, as well as health coach Tara that work with people all over the world with a wide variety of health conditions

0:57.0

and they're running these. a wonderful natural path, Dr. Yvonne, as well as health coach Tara, that work with people

0:54.4

all over the world with a wide variety of health conditions. And they're running these labs

0:58.7

every single day to look at and test the health of your heart, your brain, your fat burning

1:06.5

and metabolism, and your longevity. And again, these are easy tests that you can run. We're going to go through

1:12.0

that in detail in this episode. Be sure to leave us a five-star review wherever you're listening to

1:16.9

this episode. If you're getting value from my podcast, take a moment, leave me a five-star review.

1:21.6

That's my one ask. And of course, share this with anybody you know and that you care about.

1:26.4

That has an interest in

1:27.7

understanding more about heart health, brain, fat burning, longevity. Share this episode with them.

1:33.8

And without further ado, let's go into the episode. Thank you for being a part of our podcast

1:37.7

community. And God bless you. I have great news. You can regrow your hair. You see, scientists in Switzerland have made a stark

1:45.6

discovery. Hair loss doesn't have anything to do with age. In fact, it has to do with your hair

1:51.6

follicles getting turned off. And now they've found out how to turn them back on. You see,

1:57.0

your hair cycles through three main phases, growth, transition, and shedding.

2:02.9

And here's the problem.

2:04.1

Some people's hair just doesn't grow back after shedding.

2:07.9

The follicles get stuck before they can return to the growing phase.

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