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Understand your health, one marker at a time

Each article explains one test, marker or habit: what it is, why it matters and what changes it.

ApoB
Markers·Cardiovascular

ApoB: the cholesterol number you may never have been tested for

It counts how many particles can lodge in your artery walls. Why many cardiologists now prefer it to LDL.

HbA1c
Markers·Metabolic

HbA1c: your average blood sugar over three months

One number that sums up your blood sugar over the last two to three months, and the thresholds the NHS uses.

HRV
Markers·Wearables

HRV: why you should compare yourself with yourself

Your watch measures something different from a hospital Holter monitor. How to read your number properly.