Bee Improved

10/13/2026

🐝 KNOW YOUR NUMBERS. UNDERSTAND YOUR HEALTH. 🌿

Have you ever looked at your lab results and wondered what all those abbreviations actually mean? You're not alone! 💛

At Bee Improved Health Coaching, I believe understanding your lab work can be an important step toward becoming more informed and proactive about your health.

Here’s a breakdown of some common lab tests and what they can help evaluate:

❤️ HEART & CHOLESTEROL HEALTH

🩸 HDL & LDL: Types of cholesterol-carrying particles that help assess cardiovascular risk.
🧬 ApoB: Measures a protein found on potentially artery-clogging particles and can help assess cardiovascular risk.
💓 Lipoprotein(a) — Lp(a): An inherited risk factor for heart disease.
🔬 Triglycerides: A type of fat in your blood that can provide insight into metabolic and cardiovascular health.

🔥 INFLAMMATION

• hs-CRP: Measures low levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation that can help assess cardiovascular risk.

🍎 METABOLIC HEALTH

• HbA1c: Estimates average blood sugar over approximately 2–3 months.
• C-peptide: Helps evaluate how much insulin your pancreas produces.
• Fasting glucose: Measures your blood sugar at the time of testing.
• Albumin: A protein that can provide information about nutritional status, liver function, and other health conditions.

🦋 THYROID HEALTH

• TSH, Free T3 & Free T4: Help evaluate thyroid function.
• TPOAb & TgAb: Antibodies that can help identify autoimmune thyroid conditions.

⚖️ HORMONAL HEALTH

• Total & Free Testosterone: Help evaluate testosterone levels.
• Estradiol: An estrogen hormone important in both men and women.
• SHBG: A protein that binds s*x hormones and affects how much is available to tissues.
• FSH & LH: Hormones involved in reproductive function.
• DHEA-S: Helps assess adrenal androgen production.

🥦 NUTRITIONAL STATUS

• Vitamin D: Important for bone health, muscle function, and immune function.
• Ferritin, Iron & Iron Saturation: Help evaluate iron stores and iron availability.
• Vitamin B12 & Folate: Essential for red blood cell production, DNA synthesis, and nervous system function.
• Total Protein: Measures the combined amount of albumin and globulins in the blood.

🩸 BLOOD HEALTH — CBC

• Hemoglobin & Hematocrit: Help assess red blood cells and possible anemia or dehydration.
• RBC & WBC: Measure red blood cells and white blood cells.
• MCV, MCH, MCHC & RDW: Provide information about red blood cell size and hemoglobin content.

🧪 LIVER HEALTH

• ALT & AST: Enzymes that can indicate liver cell injury.
• ALP & GGT: Help evaluate liver and bile duct health.
• Bilirubin: A breakdown product that can provide information about liver function and red blood cell turnover.

💧 KIDNEY HEALTH

• Creatinine, BUN & eGFR: Help evaluate kidney function and filtration.

💪 OTHER IMPORTANT MARKERS

• Cortisol: Helps assess adrenal hormone activity, depending on the timing and type of test.
• PSA: Used to help evaluate prostate health.
• IGF-1: Provides information about growth hormone activity.
• Magnesium and other nutrient tests: May be useful when evaluating specific symptoms, dietary patterns, or potential deficiencies.

🐝 A LITTLE REMINDER FROM BEE IMPROVED:

Lab work is one piece of the bigger health picture. Your symptoms, medical history, medications, nutrition, sleep, stress, physical activity, and family history all matter, too.

Not everyone needs every test, and more testing isn't always better. Results should be interpreted alongside your individual health history with a qualified healthcare professional. A result outside the reference range doesn't automatically mean something is wrong, and a result within range doesn't rule out every health concern.

💛 My goal is to help you become more informed, ask better questions, and feel empowered to participate in your health journey.

Knowledge Today. Better Health Tomorrow. 🌿

🐝 Bee Improved Health & Wellness Coaching

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💬 Which of these lab markers would you like to understand better? Drop your questions in the comments!

10/11/2026

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09/25/2026

Clean find Friday!!

Just Ice Tea

There's a story behind this business. He sold his original tea (Honest Tea) to a big company and that big company ended his tea and closed the farms. He then started Just Ice Tea or Justice Tea and reopened those farms saving those farmers jobs.

Such a great story!

They have these motivational quotes under the cap. This one hits home as a Seabee Veteran 🐝🪖 🚢

The quote encourages stepping out of your comfort zone and taking risks rather than choosing permanent safety and stagnation.

Choose now!! If not for you, choose you for your kids, grandkids, and the rest of your loved ones

09/23/2026

Exactly 💯 💪🐝

09/22/2026

WOW!!! 🐝 look at the difference!!! When you go to the root cause you make everything better and not just treat the symptoms. For example if you have anxiety or depression, your iron or omega-3 levels may be low. So instead of taking SSRIs which may cause a whole bunch more problems, you take what your body actually needs. 🐝

A 12 year old boy walks into my office having already seen a psychiatrist, an allergist, a lung doctor, maybe a GI doctor. Seven different drugs by age 12. Kicked out of kindergarten for being disruptive. Diagnosed with ADHD and put on stimulant medication for years.

Nobody connected the dots. He also had asthma, headaches, stomachaches, insomnia. Each doctor treated their one piece and ignored the rest.

I did a full workup instead of writing another prescription. His gut microbiome was a mess. Leaky gut. Elevated gluten antibodies. Reacting to dairy. Fungal overgrowth. Low zinc, low magnesium, low B6, low folate, low omega 3s. Lead toxicity.

He ate only processed food. Never a vegetable in his life.

So we removed the gluten, dairy, sugar and processed food. Rebuilt his microbiome with probiotics. Treated the fungal overgrowth. Chelated the lead. Corrected the nutrient deficiencies with magnesium, zinc, fish oil.

Two months later his mother brought him back. No more symptoms. No more meds. No more behavioral issues.

And his handwriting went from illegible to perfect penmanship. Same kid, same brain, two months apart.

That handwriting change is what made me write The UltraMind Solution. A brain that chaotic and disorganized became coherent and synchronized once we fixed what was happening in his body. The writing on the page was just a reflection of what was happening in his gut.

ADHD is not a brain problem. It's a systemic problem that shows up in the brain. If your kid's brain isn't working right, don't just look north of the neck. Look at what's happening south of the border first.

09/21/2026

I thought Zarbees was a good brand 😳 that's how you create sick kids! 😞 🐝

09/19/2026

Great information 👍 🐝

09/18/2026

Wow! 😲 shocking! Check this out 👀
Know what you're eating, it's your health! 🐝

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09/16/2026

I saw this nice display of healthier options at Walmart 👍