{"podcast":{"title":"Saving Lives In Slow Motion","slug":"saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","podcast_index_feed_id":4449011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/1766237803975-84494e3b-87e7-4ff6-8c13-70d7456030e7.jpeg","author":"Dr Ayan Panja","episode_count":232,"summary":"Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with over 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T04:17:31.622986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011"},"episode":{"title":"Biomarkers in our blood - measuring what matters","slug":"biomarkers-in-our-blood-measuring-what-matters","published_at":"2026-05-28T13:14:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/biomarkers-in-our-blood-measuring-what-matters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion/episodes/biomarkers-in-our-blood-measuring-what-matters","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/e/6a17dd6971443cf04a7f2931/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode I look at blood tests that tell us about what’s going on with our biological processes in terms of our long term metabolic health and the blood markers are relevant. Hba1c control:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4933534/ Fasting insulin:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11118012/ Vitamin D:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10002864/ AST/ALT:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10346959/ Triglycerides and HDL ratio:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11493158/ ApoB:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11219008/ HDL cholesterol:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6077683/ Hs-CRP:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9650935/ Homocysteine:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12564181/ Uric Acid:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8624633/ Do Health:  https://dohealth.co/what-we-measure#wwm-step-1 Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode I look at blood tests that tell us about what’s going on with our biological processes in terms of our long term metabolic health and the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1001,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/episodes/biomarkers-in-our-blood-measuring-what-matters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/biomarkers-in-our-blood-measuring-what-matters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}