The Nutritional Health blood test is a nutrition-focused panel with supporting thyroid, digestive, liver, heart, diabetes and full blood count markers. It can help you compare useful marker groups before deciding whether to book, seek advice or arrange follow-up.
Nutritional, iron, thyroid, digestive, pancreatic, liver, heart, diabetes, and full blood count markers.
These biomarker names are taken from the Manchester Chemist advanced blood tests catalogue. They are grouped to make it easier to see what the panel covers and why each marker may be useful.
The oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. It helps assess anaemia, bleeding, and red-cell health.
The proportion of blood made up of red blood cells. It can support anaemia, hydration, and blood-count assessment.
An index showing the average amount of haemoglobin in red blood cells, useful in anaemia assessment.
An index showing haemoglobin concentration within red blood cells, useful in anaemia assessment.
An index showing average red blood cell size, which can help distinguish different anaemia patterns.
The number of red blood cells in the blood. It helps assess anaemia, hydration, and red-cell production.
A type of white blood cell. Results may be considered alongside allergy, inflammation, infection, and full blood count findings.
A white blood cell type involved in immune response. Results can change with infections, inflammation, and some blood conditions.
A white blood cell type often considered in allergy, asthma, inflammation, and some infections.
A white blood cell type involved in immune response and inflammation. It is interpreted with the wider full blood count.
A white blood cell type important for fighting bacterial infection. Results can shift with infection, inflammation, and medicines.
The total number of white blood cells. It can change with infection, inflammation, stress, medicines, and blood conditions.
Platelets help blood clot. Results can support assessment of bleeding risk, inflammation, infection, or bone marrow activity.
The overall cholesterol level. It is most useful when interpreted with HDL, LDL, triglycerides, and risk factors.
Often called bad cholesterol because raised levels can contribute to cardiovascular risk.
Often called good cholesterol. Higher HDL can be protective, but it is interpreted with the full cholesterol profile.
A cholesterol ratio used to support cardiovascular-risk assessment.
A type of blood fat linked with metabolic and cardiovascular risk, especially when raised.
An enzyme linked with the liver, bile ducts, and bone. Raised results are interpreted with other liver and bone markers.
Also known as ALT, this liver enzyme can rise when liver cells are irritated or damaged. It is usually reviewed alongside other liver markers.
Also known as AST, this enzyme can be linked with liver, muscle, or other tissue irritation, so context matters.
Also known as GGT, this liver enzyme is often reviewed with other liver markers and can be affected by alcohol, medicines, or bile duct issues.
The total bilirubin level in blood, used with liver enzymes and symptoms to assess liver, bile duct, or red-cell turnover patterns.
A major blood protein made by the liver. It can support assessment of liver function, nutrition, inflammation, and kidney protein loss.
A marker of iron storage. Low ferritin can suggest reduced iron stores, while high ferritin can also be linked with inflammation or liver issues.
Total blood protein reflects albumin and globulin levels and can support liver, kidney, nutrition, and inflammation assessment.
A blood sugar marker. It can support diabetes and metabolic assessment, especially when interpreted with fasting status and HbA1c.
A marker of average blood sugar over roughly the previous 2 to 3 months. It is commonly used in diabetes assessment and monitoring.
A hormone that helps move glucose from blood into cells. It can support insulin-resistance and diabetes-related assessment.
A marker of iron storage. Low ferritin can suggest reduced iron stores, while high ferritin can also be linked with inflammation or liver issues.
A mineral needed for haemoglobin and oxygen transport. It is usually interpreted with ferritin, transferrin, and TIBC.
A marker showing how much iron the blood can bind, often used with iron, ferritin, and transferrin saturation.
A protein that carries iron in the blood. It helps interpret iron availability and iron deficiency patterns.
A calculation showing how much transferrin is carrying iron. It helps assess low or high iron states.
A vitamin important for red blood cells and nerve function. Low levels can be linked with tiredness, anaemia, and neurological symptoms.
A vitamin important for bone, muscle, and immune health. Low levels are common and interpreted with calcium and symptoms.
Calcium corrected for albumin level. It can give a more useful view of calcium status than total calcium alone.
A major blood protein made by the liver. It can support assessment of liver function, nutrition, inflammation, and kidney protein loss.
A mineral needed for haemoglobin and oxygen transport. It is usually interpreted with ferritin, transferrin, and TIBC.
A mineral involved in muscle, nerve, heart, and energy function. It is interpreted with symptoms and other electrolytes.
A B vitamin important for red blood cell production and pregnancy health. It is often reviewed with B12 and full blood count.
A mineral involved in immunity, skin, wound healing, and many enzyme systems. It is interpreted with diet and symptoms.
Also known as TSH, this pituitary hormone helps assess whether the thyroid is underactive or overactive.
An active thyroid hormone marker. It can add context in selected thyroid assessments.
A thyroid hormone marker. It is usually interpreted alongside TSH and sometimes FT3 to assess thyroid function.
A thyroid antibody that can support assessment of autoimmune thyroid conditions when reviewed with TSH, FT4, FT3, and symptoms.
A thyroid antibody often used when autoimmune thyroid disease is being considered. It does not diagnose symptoms by itself.
A general immune-system marker. The meaning depends on the exact antibody being measured and the wider panel context.
A pancreatic enzyme. Raised results can be linked with pancreatic irritation and must be reviewed with symptoms.
An antibody marker commonly used in coeliac disease screening. It should be interpreted with symptoms, diet, and clinician guidance.
A biomarker result should not be read in isolation. Medicines, timing, hydration, recent illness, exercise, pregnancy, and medical history can all affect results.
Blood test results should be interpreted with your symptoms, medical history, medication, age, sex and the laboratory reference range. A result outside the reference range does not always mean a serious problem, and a result inside range does not always explain symptoms.
If results are abnormal, symptoms are ongoing, or you are worried, arrange appropriate medical follow-up. Manchester Chemist can help with the practical testing route, but diagnosis and treatment decisions should be made with a suitably qualified clinician.
