Heart disease, stroke, and metabolic conditions like diabetes remain the leading causes of illness and death in the U.S. Yet many of these risks are identifiable years before symptoms appear, if you are testing for the right markers. A standard annual physical typically checks total cholesterol and calls it done. That misses most of the picture.
Your assessment begins with a detailed review of:
Medical history and lifestyle factors
Family history of heart disease, diabetes, or stroke
Genetic testing to evaluate inherited predispositions
Advanced lab testing, including Lp(a), ApoB, and fasting insulin. These are not part of a standard lipid panel, and they catch risk that total cholesterol alone will miss, including in patients who look metabolically healthy on paper.
Based on your results, we determine whether additional diagnostic testing is appropriate to gain deeper insight into your cardiovascular health.
When indicated, we may recommend:
With this information, we build a plan that may include lifestyle and nutrition changes, exercise prescriptions, supplement or medication support, and ongoing monitoring to confirm the plan is actually working, not just assumed to be.
There is currently roughly a thirteen-year gap between the average American’s lifespan and their healthspan, the years spent free of chronic illness. Cardiometabolic risk is one of the biggest drivers of that gap, and one of the most preventable.
Take control of your well-being with personalized care guided by advanced blood testing. Book an appointment with D5 Health and get the answers you need—faster, easier, and all in one place.
