Blood work review

Research

know what they mean

Here is a review of each test in the COVID severity risk evaluation

  1. Vitamin D – increases antimicrobial peptides and improves activity of neutrophils
  2. RBC Magnesium – activation of vitamin D, reduces required amount of Vitamin D to be take. Range 4.2−6.8 mg/dL
  3. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio NLR – Neutrophils go up with bacterial infection and lymphocytes go down with viral exposure.  Absolute cloud should be below 1.5.  Anything above 55% neutrophils is indicative of a chronic, likely bacterial, infection
  4. Red Blood Cell distribution width (RDW) – IF RDW is wide you likely have plaques and inflamed carotid arteries.  Above 16 or 17 RDW could be a sign of anemia, but between 12.5 and 16 is a sign of inflammation
  5. C-Reactive Protein – Marker of inflammation – should be .6 or below
  6. Fibrinogen – Marker as to how well you body can repair itself.  Should be between 150 and 285. Repair will outpace wear and tear at this level.  Above 285 and you are deteriorating faster than you can repair.  Fibrinogen is also a clotting factor.  High Fibrinogen can be indicative of a cytokine storm.  Precytokine storm levels are also indicative of several chronic diseases including heart attack and cancer
  7. Ferritin – Iron transport protein that becomes elevate in COVID-19 and other serious illnesses. Iron catalyzes growth of bacterial pathogens. Blood cells under attack by pathogen, body hides iron in the ferritin protein there by resulting in anemia (low iron) and high ferritin. NOTE:  Iron is a powerful oxidant stressor and will radically increase oxidized species, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species.  Solution for high ferritin it to donate blood. Ferritin over 100 donate blood periodically.
  8. Fasting Insulin – Insulin resistance foundational contributor to most chronic diseases and will increase your risk of comlications and death from SARS-CoV-2 infection.  Less useful but easier test is fasting glucose.
  9. Uric Acid – Multifactor inflammatory marker that also helps protect against hypoxia.
  10. Homocysteine – vascular toxin associated with heart disease that is influenced by vitamin B levels.  Should not be above 9 regardless of lab reference level as per Framingham Study.
  11. SED Rate – How fast your red blood cells settle in a test tube.  Indicates how well you electrical system is working in your body and in particular how your digestive system is working and making minerals bioavailable.  Zero is best and lower the better.  Higher the SED rate the worse you are as this mean the batteries of your red blood cells are discharged.  You will feel tired.