Kathy Payn discusses how proactively optimizing health through biomarker monitoring can benefit individuals and communities. Taking steps to improve biomarkers over time through lifestyle changes allows one to take personal responsibility for their health. Various options exist for biomarker testing through gyms, websites, or local labs, with packages ranging from $50-1000 depending on biomarkers tested and included consultations. While insurance may not cover services, health savings accounts can be used. Proactively optimizing biomarkers through lifestyle improvements can reduce future healthcare costs and increase personal wealth, helping individuals and reducing the community healthcare burden.

1. Kathy Payn
Aug 25, 2016
Proactively Optimizing Your Health Using Biomarkers: White Paper
The greatest wealth is health. Taking steps to improve health makes sense both personally and for the1
community as a whole. The high cost of managing medical conditions is a concern for all. One way to take
personal responsibility is to proactively monitor your body chemistry (or biomarkers) and optimize results over
time by making lifestyle improvements. Athletes have been monitoring their biomarkers to enhance performance
for some time and this same service is readily available to the general public. Several packaged options exist via
gyms/fitness professionals, the web and your neighborhood "fast lab". A doctor's order is not typically required.
Packaged options include a limited or vast number of biomarkers, such as nutrient status, inflammation,
glucose and lipids, hormones, kidney and adrenal function, gastrointestinal performance, thyroid health, metabolic
information, red and white blood cell health, as well as food sensitivity. Optimal biomarker results do not
necessarily fit within prescribed "normal" ranges (as typically found on a blood analyses report from the doctor's
office), as age, activity level and other factors have influence. This is why some options include recommendations,
nutrition counseling and/or training support, which are strongly recommended.
The service typically requires visiting a blood/urine/hair collection facility such as Lab Corp, Quest
Diagnostics or neighborhood "fast lab" to gather samples. Some providers also offer "white glove" service, where a
sample collector comes to the customer at their home or office.
Services are not typically covered by health insurance. However, the use of tax free health savings accounts
can be used. Packaged options typically range from $50-$1,000 depending on the number of biomarkers tested
and whether consultations and tracking software are included. Being proactive is typically much less expensive in
the long run than paying for future medical specialists/hospitals/prescriptions and can bolster personal wealth .2
Gyms, such as Lifetime Fitness, provide these services via their fitness professionals. These professionals
consult with clients about the different options which Lifetime highlights on their website (www.lifetimefitness.com)
as "Lab Tests and Assessments". Lifetime includes nutrition and fitness consultations along with the biomarker
results. Two online options, www.wellnessfx.com and www.insidetracker.com, offer multiple testing options with
recommendations and consultations. Neighborhood "fast labs", Any Lab Test Now and ARC Point, offer several
testing options, however steer clear of providing recommendations. Using a "fast lab" in conjunction with a health
professional is recommended.
Proactively move toward optimal heath by monitoring biomarkers and making improvements in lifestyle. At
the same time, increase your own bottom line and help your neighbors with their tax bill by reducing your share
of health care costs. It's as simple as going to the gym, getting online or visiting your neighborhood "fast lab".
Famous quote by Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro.1
An example according to a study in 2005 by the Economics and Human Biology, decreasing BMI (Body Mass Index) by 5.82
points resulted in an increase in personal wealth by $4,085 annually. If decreased by 10 points, the wealth increase was up to
$12,720 annually.
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