Biohacking Foundation Lite Panel - Test of the Month:
This panel includes access to an optional AI-assisted analysis powered by Grok, combining your laboratory results, age and gender with the goals and lifestyle information you choose to provide in your Biohacking Profile.
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Fasting Required: Yes 10-12 hours
Lab: Quest Diagnostics
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 2-3 days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Description: Biohacking is the practice of using science, data, and self-experimentation to optimize physical and mental performance, health, and longevity. The following tests help establish a baseline of your metabolic and cardiovascular health using highly actionable biomarkers.
Tests included:
Lipids: This is a group of simple blood tests that reveal important information about the types, amount and distribution of the various types of fats (lipids) in the bloodstream. Includes Total Cholesterol, HDL (good) Cholesterol, LDL (bad) Cholesterol, Risk Ratio (good to total), and Triglycerides. A standard lipid panel is a powerful biohacking tool because it is cheap, widely available, and packed with hidden proxy data. You can extract massive amounts of actionable data about your metabolic flexibility, carbohydrate tolerance, and cellular safety by looking at a standard lipid panel through a biohacking lens.
Complete Blood Count (CBC's) Differential and Platelets: It is a blood test that checks hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), and platelets. Used as a broad screening test to check for such disorders as anemia, infection, and many other diseases. Changing levels of red or white blood cells can indicate disease or infection and are very helpful in a health screening. A Complete Blood Count (CBC) is the most common blood test in the world, yet it is a goldmine for biohackers. While standard medicine uses a CBC to screen for severe diseases like anemia or leukemia, a biohacker analyzes the subtle shifts in these numbers to audit mitochondrial oxygenation, chronic stress levels, and low-grade immune activation.
Fluids and Electrolytes: Electrolytes are minerals in your body that have an electric charge. They are in your blood, urine and body fluids. Maintaining the right balance of electrolytes helps your body's blood chemistry, muscle action and other processes. Checking electrolytes—specifically sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate—is essential for biohacking because it serves as the ultimate diagnostic for cellular hydration, neural firing speed, and mitochondrial energy production.
TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is produced in the pituitary gland and stimulates the production of thyroid hormones. Checking TSH (Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone) is a cornerstone biohacking practice because it serves as the master thermostat for your metabolic rate, mitochondrial energy production, and cognitive processing speed.
Liver: Includes several blood tests measuring specific proteins and liver enzymes in the blood. This combination of blood tests is designed to give you a complete picture of the state of your liver and help detect liver disease and measure potential liver damage. Running a standard liver panel is a premier way to biohack your health because the liver acts as the master metabolic traffic controller and primary detoxification engine of the entire body. Standard medicine uses a liver panel to diagnose advanced organ disease, such as cirrhosis or hepatitis. Longevity-focused biohackers analyze these exact same enzymes to evaluate visceral fat accumulation, metabolic flexibility, cellular stress, and supplement safety. Includes: Albumin, Alkaline Phosphatase, Alanine Transaminase (ALT or SGPT), Aspartate Transaminase (AST or SGOT), Total Bilirubin, Total Protein, LDH, Total Globulin, Albumin/Globulin Ration and GGT.
Kidney: Running a standard renal (kidney) panel is a vital biohacking practice because the kidneys serve as the body's master filtration infrastructure, blood pressure regulator, and fluid-balance technician. Standard medicine runs a renal panel to check for catastrophic organ failure. Longevity-focused biohackers analyze these exact same numbers to audit biological aging rates, safely titrate heavy supplement/protein loads, and prevent microscopic vascular damage. It includes Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, BUN/Creatinine Ratio, eGFR, and Uric Acid.
Glucose: Checking fasting glucose is an essential entry-level practice for biohacking because it serves as a daily or weekly report card for your metabolic flexibility, carbohydrate tolerance, and cellular aging rate. Fasting glucose measures the concentration of sugar molecules floating in your bloodstream after an 8-to-12-hour fast. While standard medicine uses it to diagnose type 2 diabetes, a biohacker analyzes it to ensure their body can efficiently clear glucose from the blood and smoothly switch between burning carbs and burning fat.
Mineral and Bone: Checking Total Iron, Calcium, and Phosphorus provides a deep window into your cellular energy capacity, structural integrity, and skeletal safety. While standard medicine checks these minerals to diagnose profound acute deficiencies or advanced bone disease, biohackers track them to prevent tissue calcification, optimize the safety of a heavy supplement stack, and maximize mitochondrial oxygenation.
Blood Glucose Control: Checking HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c) is one of the most powerful longevity practices in biohacking because it serves as a 90-day time machine for your metabolic health and cellular aging rate. While a standard fasting glucose test is a volatile snapshot that changes based on how poorly you slept the night before, HbA1c measures the exact percentage of your red blood cells that have become permanently coated in sugar. In biohacking, tracking this marker allows you to measure and control glycation, insulin resistance, and brain health.
Inflammation: Checking hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein) serves as a real-time "dashboard light" for low-grade, systemic inflammation. In the context of biohacking, where the goal is to optimize biological systems and extend lifespan, tracking hs-CRP acts as a precise metric to measure biological aging and fine-tune lifestyle habits.
Vitamin D, 25 Hydroxy: Checking Vitamin D 25-hydroxy is arguably the most foundational test in biohacking because it serves as the ultimate "software patch" for your genome. Though traditionally categorized as a vitamin, Vitamin D actually functions as a potent secosteroid pre-hormone. It directly binds to Vitamin D Receptors (VDR) found in nearly every tissue in your body, regulating the expression of hundreds of primary target genes.
