The majority of at-home health tests involve drawing small blood, saliva, or urine samples because blood can offer the broadest assortment of markers, and dried blood spot testing, which is used by many labs, involves breaking a finger and putting blood on paper for drying.
The process of using rapid COVID tests is simple and involves swabbing the front of your nose and putting the swab into a buffer before placing it on the test. While most tests are performed using a nasal swab, saliva tests are also being developed which may lead to easier testing in the future.
The podcast discusses different types of hormones, such as peptide hormones, and how they can be impacted by factors like diet, stress, and exercise. It also touches upon the different tests that are available to test hormone levels.
The development of bio devices could enable individuals to easily monitor their health in various ways, such as measuring blood glucose levels and determining biological age without invasive measures.
The proper balance of nutrients like magnesium, D3, and zinc can help promote normal endogenous levels of estrogen and testosterone. While other supplements like bulbine natalensis have been shown to increase testosterone, studies have only been done on rats.