Discover articles on blood values, health and prevention. Clear, well-sourced explanations that help you understand your blood test and your results better.
Which blood values matter for men, when to test them, and how to read your result. A practical guide from hormones to prostate, heart and metabolism.
Taking creatine and your creatinine came back raised? That is often arithmetic, not kidney damage. What happens, and whi...
Magnesium against muscle cramps: the evidence is weaker than the ads suggest. What research shows, when a deficiency pla...
A high LDH value is usually not alarming. LDH sits in almost all your cells, so many causes are harmless. What the value...
Zinc is sold as a testosterone booster. The research shows something more precise: zinc restores testosterone in deficie...
Men with urinary symptoms have erectile problems more often, independent of age and blood sugar. Sometimes the prostate...
Androstenedione is a testosterone precursor from your adrenals and testicles. What the value means, when it is raised, a...
Rhabdomyolysis is a serious form of muscle breakdown. The best-known sign is dark urine after extreme exertion. How to s...
A high CK value after sport is often muscle damage from training. When it fits sport, and when a high CK is a reason to...
An enlarged prostate is benign and affects more than half of men over fifty. Here is how to recognise the symptoms, why...
The average man spends a few hundred euros a year on supplements. Which ones actually do something, and which blood valu...
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone that matters in men too. What prolactin is, when it is too high, what can raise it, and...
Which blood values move with your training, and which say something about recovery? An overview of CK, LDH, ferritin and...
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