Lab Panels

The following table contrasts the laboratories performed as part of a basic primary care physician examination as recommended by the US Preventative Task Force. Although labs like the CRP (C-reactive protein) have been shown to correlate well with the development and severity of an underlying systemic inflammatory process and subsequent blood vessel blockages (atherosclerosis), it is not typically performed in the annual exam lab panel. The same findings are noted with radiographic tests such as carotid artery thickening which is a marker for elevated risk of PAD (peripheral artery disease).

The premise of Optimal Health offers to take our client across the spectrum from overt disease to the area of no disease manifestation to the ideal state of "Optimal Health" by the optimization of health by maximal preventative measures, lab optimization and alternative health interventions such as stress management and therapeutic massage.