Metabolic Health – Home
£120.00
Your overall metabolic health affects your energy levels, weight management, heart function and even your lifespan. Many issues, like high cholesterol, insulin resistance or chronic inflammation, develop silently.
This test helps to uncover potential risks early. With these valuable insights, you can take action before problems develop.
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Why have a Metabolic Health blood test?
Your overall metabolic health affects your energy levels, weight management, heart function and even your lifespan.
Many issues, like high cholesterol, insulin resistance or chronic inflammation, develop silently. This test helps to uncover potential risks early. With these valuable insights, you can take action before problems develop.
Why have a Metabolic Health blood test?
Your overall metabolic health affects your energy levels, weight management, heart function and even your lifespan.
Many issues, like high cholesterol, insulin resistance or chronic inflammation, develop silently. This test helps to uncover potential risks early. With these valuable insights, you can take action before problems develop.
Who is this test for?
This test can be particularly helpful if you:
- Have a family history of heart disease or diabetes
- Are monitoring your blood sugar or cholesterol levels
- Want a deeper understanding of your metabolic health
- Are focused on weight management or fitness or health goals
- Prefer a preventative approach to your long-term well being
Who is this test for?
This test can be particularly helpful if you:
- Have a family history of heart disease or diabetes
- Are monitoring your blood sugar or cholesterol levels
- Want a deeper understanding of your metabolic health
- Are focused on weight management or fitness or health goals
- Prefer a preventative approach to your long-term well being
What does it test?
This comprehensive panel assesses key metabolic and cardiovascular markers and provides an overview of your cholesterol profile and heart health.
Cholesterol & lipids
- Total cholesterol
- LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein cholesterol; often called bad cholesterol)
- HDL cholesterol (high density lipoprotein cholesterol; often called good cholesterol)
- Triglycerides
- Cholesterol ratios
Advanced lipid markers
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoprotein B
- ApoB / ApoA-I ratio
These markers provide deeper insights into inherited risks and how cholesterol behaves in your body.
Inflammation & cardiovascular risk
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) - a marker of low levels of inflammation, which is linked to overall heart health
What this means for you
This detailed panel helps build a personalised risk profile. This means you can take early action to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and metabolic conditions (e.g. metabolic syndrome) through informed lifestyle changes and appropriate follow-up with a healthcare professional.
What does it test?
This comprehensive panel assesses key metabolic and cardiovascular markers and provides an overview of your cholesterol profile and heart health.
Cholesterol & lipids
- Total cholesterol
- LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein cholesterol; often called bad cholesterol)
- HDL cholesterol (high density lipoprotein cholesterol; often called good cholesterol)
- Triglycerides
- Cholesterol ratios
Advanced lipid markers
- Apolipoprotein A-I
- Apolipoprotein B
- ApoB / ApoA-I ratio
These markers provide deeper insights into inherited risks and how cholesterol behaves in your body.
Inflammation & cardiovascular risk
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) - a marker of low levels of inflammation, which is linked to overall heart health
What this means for you
This detailed panel helps build a personalised risk profile. This means you can take early action to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and metabolic conditions (e.g. metabolic syndrome) through informed lifestyle changes and appropriate follow-up with a healthcare professional.
Why it matters?
- Spot potential risks early
Identify cardiovascular and metabolic changes before symptoms develop.
- Support personalised lifestyle choices
Use your results to guide diet, exercise and evidence-based interventions.
- Track progress over time
Monitor improvements with clear, objective data.
Understanding your numbers helps you make informed decisions about your long-term health.
Why it matters?
- Spot potential risks early
Identify cardiovascular and metabolic changes before symptoms develop.
- Support personalised lifestyle choices
Use your results to guide diet, exercise and evidence-based interventions.
- Track progress over time
Monitor improvements with clear, objective data.
Understanding your numbers helps you make informed decisions about your long-term health.
What this test checks
Total cholesterol refers to the amount of all types of cholesterol in your blood.
This includes HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol and LDL or ‘bad’ cholesterol. Cholesterol is used to build cells and make hormones. However, high levels of LDL cholesterol can cause fatty deposits to build up on the insides of your arteries and lead to cardiovascular disease.
LDL stands for low-density lipoprotein.
The LDL protein attaches to cholesterol to transport it to cells around your body. LDL cholesterol is commonly called ‘bad’ cholesterol. This is because it is more likely to build up along the insides of your arteries, causing them to narrow.
In general, higher levels of LDL cholesterol mean you are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
HDL stands for high-density lipoprotein.
HDL cholesterol is commonly called ‘good’ cholesterol. This is because the protein HDL helps remove excess cholesterol from your body by transporting it to your liver, where it is broken down.
In general, higher levels of HDL cholesterol mean you are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
This ratio refers to the amount of HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol you have in your blood relative to the total amount of cholesterol in your blood. It is an important factor in calculating your risk of developing cardiovascular disease because it considers how much of your total cholesterol is good cholesterol.
This ratio refers to the amount of HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol you have in your blood relative to the total amount of cholesterol in your blood.
It is an important factor in calculating your risk of developing cardiovascular disease because it considers how much of your total cholesterol is good cholesterol.
Triglycerides refer to a type of fat that your body uses as an energy source.
High levels of triglycerides in your blood can cause fatty deposits to build up on the insides of your arteries and lead to cardiovascular disease.
Apolipoproteins bind to fats to help transport them around the body. High levels of apolipoprotein A-1 mean you also have high levels of HDL or ‘good’ cholesterol. This means you are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
HDL helps remove excess cholesterol from your body. Your apolipoprotein A-1 level reflects how effective HDL in your body is at removing excess cholesterol.
Apolipoproteins bind to fats to transport them around the body. High levels of apolipoprotein B mean you also have high levels of LDL or ’bad’ cholesterol. This means you are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
Levels of LDL cholesterol can be approximated by measuring your total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides. However, measuring apolipoprotein B provides a more accurate measurement of your LDL cholesterol because for every particle of apolipoprotein B, there is always one particle of LDL cholesterol.
Apolipoprotein B levels provide a more accurate measurement of how much ‘bad’ or LDL cholesterol is in your body. Apolipoprotein A-I levels provide more information about how your ‘good’ or HDL cholesterol is contributing to your cardiovascular health.
The apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio, therefore, is a good measure of your risk of developing cardiovascular disease — a high ratio means you are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.
C-reactive protein is made by your liver in response to inflammation in your body.
Raised C-reactive protein levels show that you have a health condition that is causing inflammation. A high-sensitivity C-reactive protein blood test can detect lower amounts of C-reactive protein than a standard C-reactive protein blood test.
This is useful for detecting low levels of inflammation, which increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
How the test works
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1. Simple At Home TestingCollect your sample at home using the clear instructions included in your kit. The process is designed to be quick, private, and easy to follow.
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2. Easy ReturnActivate your kit before sending it back. Place your sample in the prepaid packaging provided and drop it off at your local post office. For best results, post your kit before noon on the same day you collect your sample.
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3. Fast, Clear ResultsOnce your sample reaches our trusted lab partner, testing begins right away. We aim to deliver your easy-to-understand results by email within 3 working days.