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Complete iron status beyond basic bloodwork
Comprehensive iron testing measures serum iron, ferritin (iron storage), TIBC (total iron binding capacity), transferrin saturation, reticulocyte count, and soluble transferrin receptor to reveal the complete picture of your iron status, absorption capacity, and red blood cell production.
Iron deficiency is the single most common nutritional deficiency worldwide, affecting nearly 2 billion people. Menstruating women lose 30-40mg of iron monthly through blood loss, and standard testing catastrophically underdiagnoses deficiency by using lab reference ranges (ferritin >12) that are far below functional optimal levels (50-70+).
Standard bloodwork checks hemoglobin and calls you normal while your ferritin sits at 15, your hair falls out, you can barely climb stairs, and your thyroid converts T4 to reverse T3 instead of active T3 because iron is required for that enzyme. Ferritin below 50 causes symptoms in most women. Below 70, athletic performance tanks. Yet conventional medicine waits until you're at 12 to call it a problem. Gabriel uses functional ranges, investigates why your iron is low (heavy periods, celiac disease, low stomach acid, vegetarian diet), and guides repletion with forms that work without causing constipation.
A fasting blood draw at a local lab, ideally in the morning (iron levels are highest in the morning). Avoid iron supplements for 24 hours before testing to get an accurate baseline. Results arrive in 2-3 business days with serum iron, ferritin, TIBC, and transferrin saturation. Upload to Gabriel for functional interpretation and personalized iron repletion protocols.
Conventional practitioners read these results through a disease-focused lens — looking for what's broken. Gabriel reads them through a holistic lens — looking for what's out of balance and how to restore it. We see optimal ranges, not just "normal" ranges. We connect findings across all your diagnostics to reveal patterns that siloed specialists miss.
Tell Gabriel your symptoms and health goals. Get personalized diagnostic recommendations backed by evidence, not guesswork.