Doing an annual blood test is an important way to keep track of your overall physical well-being. However, you may want to do it more often if you:
(a) Experience unusual, persistent symptoms eg. fatigue, abnormal weight gain or new pain.
(b) Want to optimise your health eg. knowing your blood components such as HDL and LDL cholesterol to lower the risk of heart attacks or stroke.
(c) Want to reduce the risk of contracting diseases.
Standard blood screenings usually cover tests on lipid, liver, kidney, blood sugar, bone, tumour markers and blood count. Below is a summary of the optimal readings and how Ganoderma / Lingzhi help to improve your health conditions.
1. Lipid profile
Total cholesterol (HDL + LDL) = <200 mg/dL (5.2 mmol/L)
HDL = >60 mg/dL (1.6 mmol/L)
LDL = <100 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L)
Total / HDL Ratio = <4.0
Triglycerides (VLDL) = <150 mg/dL (1.7 mmol/L).
Ganoderma and Cholesterol
- Reduce fatty liver.
- Reduce LDL cholesterol.
- Inhibit formation and synthesis of cholesterol in liver cells.
2. Liver profile
Bilirubin (from breakdown of haemoglobin) = <26 umol/L
ALP (alkaline phosphatase enzyme) = 25-105 mu/ml
SGOT (AST) = 0-30 mu/ml
SGPT (ALT) = 0-30 mu/ml
GGT (enzyme that helps liver metabolise drugs and other toxins) = 0-50 IU/L
Albumin = 35-50 g/L
Globulin = 25-36 g/L
Total Protein (albumin + globulin) = 60-82 g/L
Albumin / Globulin Ratio = 1.2-2.5
NB: Increased ALP and GGT is commonly due to bile duct obstruction.
Ganoderma and Liver Protection (YK1)
- Protect liver from superoxide-induced damage and free radical scavenging activity.
- Inhibit replication of hepatitis B virus.
- Decrease GOT and GPT level and increase liver protein level.
- Protect liver from chemical or toxicity-induced damage eg. alcohol and fried food.
3. Kidney profile
Urea/BUN (amount of urea nitrogen) = 2.5-6.6 mmol/L
Creatinine (chemical waste product from muscle and protein metabolism) = 62-115 umol/L
eGFR (estimated GFR, based on creatinine level and age) = >90 ml
Potassium = 3.4-5.0 mmol/L
Sodium (body's water balance) = 137-149 mmol/L
Chloride = 101-108 mmol/L
NB: High BUN level may indicate kidney disease such as glomerulonephritis or kidney failure.
High creatinine level may indicate kidney problems and muscle disease.
Ganoderma and Kidney Protection (YKK/S)
- Protect from kidney disease due to hypertension and diabetes.
- Protect from kidney inflammation due to SLE.
- Protect from kidney damage due to excessive alcohol and toxicity.
- Protect kidney tubule and glomerulus from chronic and acute infections.
- Protect renal cortex from free radicals.
4. Diabetes mellitus profile
Fasting blood glucose (overnight fast) = <100 mg/dL ( 5.6 mmol/L)
Random blood glucose (non-fasting) = <200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol /L)
Glycated haemoglobin test (HbA1c) (average blood sugar level for past 3 months) = <5.7%
NB: Low glucose can occur when a diabetic person consumes too much insulin or other diabetic medications, or eats too little food while taking these medications.
Ganoderma and Diabetes (YKI)
- Prevent hyperglycaemia.
- Protect beta-cells in pancreas.
- Modulate blood glucose.
- Lower after-meal blood glucose.
5. Bone & joint profile
Calcium = 2.1-2.6 mmol/L
Phosphate = 0.77-1.42 mmol/L
Uric acid (diagnose gout) = 220-452 umol/l
RA Factor (proteins produced by immune system that attack healthy tissues, associated with autoimmune disease) = <35 IU/mL
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6. Tumour markers
CEA (Most common: colon & rectum. Others: pancreas, stomach, breasts, lung, certain types of thyroid and ovarian cancer) = 0.0-5.0 ng/mL
Alpha Fetoprotein (Most common: liver. Others: ovaries and testicles) = 0.0-15.0 ng/mL
CA 19.9 (Most common: pancreas. Others: cirrhosis & gallstones) = 0.0-37.0 U/mL
CA 125 (ovarian cancer) = 0.0-35.0 U/mL
Total PSA (prostate cancer) = 0.0-4.0 NG/mL
EBV EA+EBNA-1 IgA (nose cancer) = <9 EU/mL
Tumour marker tests are used to:
- Monitor your treatment. If tumour marker levels go down, it usually means the treatment is working.
- Help find out if a cancer has spread to other tissues.
- Help predict the likely outcome of your disease.
- Check if the cancer has come back after successful treatment.
- Screen people at high risk for cancer (eg. family history or previous diagnosis of another type of cancer).
Ganoderma and Cancer (YKC)
- Targets cancer from initial to terminal stage.
- Works for all kinds of common cancers.
- Enhance effectiveness of medication.
- Ease side effects of chemo.
- Helps maintain remission status (5 years).
7. Complete blood count
RBC = Men: 4.32-5.72 x 10^12/L. Women: 3.90-5.03 x 10^12/L
Haemoglobin (protein in RBC that carries oxygen) = Men: 13.5-17.5 g/L. Women: 12.0-15.5 g/L
Haematocrit (% of RBC in total blood volume) = Men: 38.8-50.0%. Women: 34.9-44.5%
WBC = 3.5-10.5 x 10^9/L
Platelets = 150-450 x 10^9/L
ESR (clumping of RBC when inflammation happens) = 0-10 mm/hr.
Abnormal levels may indicate:
- Nutritional deficiencies eg. vitamins B6, B12, iron.
- Heart problems eg. bone marrow, heart condition, cancer.
- High WBC - tissue inflammation or infection.
- High ESR - inflammation.
WBC differential count should total to 100%.
- Phagocytes = Granulocytes (Neutrophil 40-75% + Eosinophil 0-6% + Basophil 0-2%) + Macrophage + Dendritic cell + Mast cell.
- Lymphocyte 20-45% = T-cells + B-cells + NKC
- Monocyte 2-12%.
If the % is out of range, it indicates infection or inflammation in the body.
Ganoderma and Blood protection (A00003 - Taiwan Healthfood Act) (YKB)
(a) Capable of promoting production of antibodies.
Animal test: mice given ganoderma orally show an increase in IgA, IgB and IgG.
IgA is existing antibody, so its proliferation will naturally strengthen immunity. IgM and IgG imply that body can produce corresponding antibodies quickly when attacked by pathogens.
(b) Capable of promoting growth of immune cells.
Animal test: mice given ganoderma orally show an increase in T-cell and B-cell.
(c) Capable of regulating functions of T-cells.
Reduce the occurrences of allergy symptoms.
(d) Capable of enhancing the vitality of NKC.
Animal test: mice given ganoderma show increased NKC activity.
(e) Capable of enhancing the vitality of phagocytes.
Conclusion
1. Blood tests offer an important snapshot of your overall health. They are also a good way to catch an illness or disease early or see how well your body responds to treatments for various conditions.
2. Get routine blood tests done at least once a year. Talk to your doctor to learn if there are any other tests you may need.
3. The improvement that's reflected in blood test results arising from consuming Ganoderma can be seen after 4-6 months of consistently consuming an appropriate dose.
(Source: SH Video Depository 9/2/2023)
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