Blood work decoding
Through this blood decoding service, your health and performance is my top priority. By decoding your lab work, I can make suggestions for the changes that can be made in the diet and training to help you improve your health and/or to take your training to that next level. Supplements may be advised but I take a food first approach when decoding blood work.
Blood work is an effective and measurable way to improve athletic performance and to assess potential health limiters, as it relates to your training and diet. Through blood testing, you learn what's happening inside your body and how it can be helping or hurting your performance. TEST DON'T GUESS. While blood testing is often used for confirming a current disease or medical issue, blood testing can be valuable to coaches and athletes to predict a potential problem before it becomes a performance or health limiter or to immediately identify a nutritional deficiency before it negatively affects training.
Without a blood test, you are simply guessing your way through the grocery store shelves and supplement aisles, wasting time and money. Blood testing provides information on how you can eat better, fuel smarter and supplement wisely to improve energy levels, health and performance.
I advocate routine blood testing, as well as immediate blood testing when you are feeling unusually off from your normal self. The earlier a blood test is taken and analyzed, the quicker you can make changes to your diet and training to return you to good health. Many times, athletes don't experience symptoms until health becomes severely compromised and performance declines. Through early and routine blood testing, overtraining, injuries and health issues may be prevented.
Every blood test is different and every athlete is different. I suggest that athletes routinely check specific biomarkers that are commonly compromised through intense or high volume training or due to extreme dietary changes.
Athletes are most susceptible to vitamin and mineral deficiencies (ex. anemia), stress, hormone issues, inflammation and endocrine disorders. It is important that every blood analysis be compared to past results, as your "normal" range may not be the same as a reference range. I suggest blood testing twice per year - once in early season and once in peak season (every 6 months).
Understanding that your diet plays a significant role in your training, analyzing your blood work with a Board Certified Sport Dietitian is a scientific way to improve your performance. Although it's not as fun as training, blood testing and decoding provides you with a unique and quick opportunity to understand what exactly is going on within your body and to determine how your diet and training is helping or hurting your health and athletic development.
How does this service work?
First you need to get blood work completed.
Options:
1) Meet with your doctor to request that specific biomarkers be tested (suggest to use Athlete Blood Test as a reference for recommended biomarkers) or purchase through Athlete Blood Test or another athlete-centered company.
2) Book the consultation option below and after completing a detailed nutrition questionnaire sent via email, Marni will make suggestions for recommended biomarkers. This service includes a 15-25% off discount to Athlete Blood Test.
It is your responsibility to make an appointment to get your blood drawn. The cost of lab work is not included in this service.Purchase the Trimarni Blood Work Decoding service. Once purchased, you will receive a detailed nutrition questionnaire within 24-hours of purchase.
When you receive your blood work results, scan or email your labs to Marni and schedule a consultation to discuss.
You receive
1 x 60-minute consultation (via phone or Facetime, Skype, Google Meets, Zoom) to discuss labs results, dietary changes, adjustments to training and supplement recommendations (if applicable).Additional information/handouts will be provided via email within 24-hours of your consultation to recap the diet, training and supplement recommendations discussed during the consultation.
This service is not designed to diagnose health conditions. This is a service providing you with a nutrition and/or training intervention based on your labs in order to improve your health and performance as an athlete. If Marni detects a health condition from your labs that can not be improved with dietary and/or training adjustments, she will recommend to follow-up with your doctor for further testing.
Optional: Additional follow-up*
*Follow-up option:
1 x 30 minute follow-up session 12-16 weeks after initial consult to reassess labs, along with any necessary changes in the diet, supplement usage and training.
