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Nov 13
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E230 - Blood Tests We Recommend Getting

Aidan Muir and Torwen Eerkens
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Dietitians Aidan Muir and Torwen Eerkens discuss essential blood tests that individuals should consider to monitor nutrition and lifestyle-related markers. Aidan and Torwen provide insight into specific tests and their implications for health.

(00:58) - Nutrient Markers
(3:48) - Metabolic Markers
(8:51) - Hormonal Markers

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Our dietitians 👇
Aidan Muir @aidan_the_dietitian
Tyler Brooks @lift_dietetics
Hanah Mills @hanahmills
Samantha Staines @nourished.by.sammy
Monica Cvoro @fuellingperformance
Josh Wernham @josh_does_health
Katelyn Bowden @katelynbowden_dietitian
Sophie Andrew @soph.dietitian
Torwen Eerkens @fullyfuelled_
Bella Murdoch @enrichnutrition
Anna McKay-Lowndes @am.dietitian
Keaan Van Venrooij @fueld.by.keaan 

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