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THE PURSER WELLNESS REFERENCE

Understand your lab vocabulary.

205 approved laboratory references. Explore the exact ranges, units and context from Dr. Purser’s adult baseline.

15 entries

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) — lab reference

Urine/plasma method, creatinine correction, collection timing, and assay matter.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Antioxidant Protection Assay (APA) — lab reference

Use report-defined protection categories and Purser Wellness clinical prioritization.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Catalase activity — lab reference

Method-specific; establish clinical use and repeatability.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

CMA intracellular micronutrient panel — lab reference

Use Cell Science Systems method-specific categories. Dr. Purser to approve clinic severity and target language.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Cytokine panel — lab reference

Define genes/analytes, specimen, assay, repeatability, and how results change management.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

F2-isoprostanes — lab reference

Urine/plasma and mass-spec/immunoassay results are not interchangeable.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Genetic variants / SNP findings — lab reference

Classify by evidence, zygosity, phenotype, and clinical actionability rather than a numeric range.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

GSH/GSSG ratio — lab reference

Only meaningful when both analytes use a validated paired method.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Heavy metals, blood or urine — lab reference

Specimen choice, timing, recent seafood/supplements, provoked vs unprovoked collection, and public-health thresholds matter.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) — lab reference

Assay and indication-specific.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) — lab reference

Specify method and stabilization protocol.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Oxidized LDL — lab reference

Use exact laboratory interval. Clinical utility and treatment targets are not universally standardized.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Reduced glutathione (GSH) — lab reference

Specify whole blood, RBC, plasma, or intracellular method. Preanalytic handling is critical.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

Superoxide dismutase activity — lab reference

RBC, plasma, and cellular assays are not interchangeable.

Specialty Wellness, Oxidative Stress, and Functional Testing

TMAO — lab reference

Diet, kidney function, microbiome, timing, and assay affect results.

These pages adapt the Purser educational materials into plain language. They are educational summaries, not individualized assessments or a claim of independent medical review.