Dr. Andy Galpin

It's on every blood test you've ever gotten done. Almost nobody has ever seen their albumin out of normal, but it will still tell you everything that's going on in your body. So it's the one I pick because people go, oh, look, my albumin is normal. And I'll be able to tell them actually it's not. Like really consistently.

It's on every blood test you've ever gotten done. Almost nobody has ever seen their albumin out of normal, but it will still tell you everything that's going on in your body. So it's the one I pick because people go, oh, look, my albumin is normal. And I'll be able to tell them actually it's not. Like really consistently.

Because albumin is what's called an acute phase reactant, which means it's going to change in response to dehydration and inflammation. But it does it the opposite. So if you are dehydrated, albumin is going to go down. But if you're inflamed, it goes up. So guess what?

Because albumin is what's called an acute phase reactant, which means it's going to change in response to dehydration and inflammation. But it does it the opposite. So if you are dehydrated, albumin is going to go down. But if you're inflamed, it goes up. So guess what?

Because albumin is what's called an acute phase reactant, which means it's going to change in response to dehydration and inflammation. But it does it the opposite. So if you are dehydrated, albumin is going to go down. But if you're inflamed, it goes up. So guess what?

If you're slightly dehydrated and slightly inflamed, albumin will be smack in the middle.

If you're slightly dehydrated and slightly inflamed, albumin will be smack in the middle.

If you're slightly dehydrated and slightly inflamed, albumin will be smack in the middle.

This is what I'm saying. You can't just look at the numbers and go, oh, everything's fine. Because it's not. I can look directly at your albumin. It can be perfectly right within that reference range. That's not a normal population group, by the way. It's not a healthy group of people. You're not in the population database that we create reference ranges from, right? You're way above it.

This is what I'm saying. You can't just look at the numbers and go, oh, everything's fine. Because it's not. I can look directly at your albumin. It can be perfectly right within that reference range. That's not a normal population group, by the way. It's not a healthy group of people. You're not in the population database that we create reference ranges from, right? You're way above it.

This is what I'm saying. You can't just look at the numbers and go, oh, everything's fine. Because it's not. I can look directly at your albumin. It can be perfectly right within that reference range. That's not a normal population group, by the way. It's not a healthy group of people. You're not in the population database that we create reference ranges from, right? You're way above it.

But nonetheless, you'll still be right in the middle. And then this is exactly what happens when people go, oh, I got my labs done and I looked pretty good.

But nonetheless, you'll still be right in the middle. And then this is exactly what happens when people go, oh, I got my labs done and I looked pretty good.

But nonetheless, you'll still be right in the middle. And then this is exactly what happens when people go, oh, I got my labs done and I looked pretty good.

You have to then, in this particular case, look at things like sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, a ton of other things that are all still going to be the way, by the way, within the reference range. But if sodium is trending a little bit low, still within the green, potassium is a little bit high, carbon dioxide is a little below, you can start to see these patterns are going

You have to then, in this particular case, look at things like sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, a ton of other things that are all still going to be the way, by the way, within the reference range. But if sodium is trending a little bit low, still within the green, potassium is a little bit high, carbon dioxide is a little below, you can start to see these patterns are going

You have to then, in this particular case, look at things like sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, a ton of other things that are all still going to be the way, by the way, within the reference range. But if sodium is trending a little bit low, still within the green, potassium is a little bit high, carbon dioxide is a little below, you can start to see these patterns are going

You're actually A, B, C, D, E, and F. Plus we ask you some questions and you're talking about how sometimes you get a little bit constipated. Oh, and then on the afternoons, you feel like you're getting a little additional brain fog. We tracked your hydration markers and you're slightly dehydrated.

You're actually A, B, C, D, E, and F. Plus we ask you some questions and you're talking about how sometimes you get a little bit constipated. Oh, and then on the afternoons, you feel like you're getting a little additional brain fog. We tracked your hydration markers and you're slightly dehydrated.

You're actually A, B, C, D, E, and F. Plus we ask you some questions and you're talking about how sometimes you get a little bit constipated. Oh, and then on the afternoons, you feel like you're getting a little additional brain fog. We tracked your hydration markers and you're slightly dehydrated.