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HbA1c Test Explained: Your 3-Month Blood Sugar Guide
HbA1c Test Explained: Your 3-Month Blood Sugar Guide
Remember my dad from the cholesterol article? The one who rang me to confess he'd been put on a statin? There was a second part to that conversation that I... Read more...
Weight Gain Blood Tests: What to Check — Aussie Guide
Weight Gain Blood Tests: What to Check — Aussie Guide
Two people in my life have taught me that weight gain isn't always what it looks like from the outside. The first is my dad. I wrote about him in... Read more...
Vitamin B12 Blood Test: Why Deficiency Is More Common
Vitamin B12 Blood Test: Why Deficiency Is More Common
A colleague of mine (I'll call him Tom) went plant-based about three years ago. Completely vegan. Ethically motivated, well-researched, genuinely committed. He'd done his homework on protein. He knew about... Read more...
Cortisol Blood Test: What Stress Looks Like in Blood
Cortisol Blood Test: What Stress Looks Like in Blood
Before I found out about my ferritin, before I tested anything at all, I was convinced my problem was stress. And honestly, it was partly stress. The months before I... Read more...
Hair Loss Blood Tests: What to Check When Hair Thins
Hair Loss Blood Tests: What to Check When Hair Thins
My girlfriend started finding clumps of hair in the shower drain about eighteen months after her PCOS diagnosis. She didn't mention it for weeks. I only found out because I... Read more...
Liver Function Blood Tests: ALT, AST, GGT Explained
Liver Function Blood Tests: ALT, AST, GGT Explained
I wasn't going to tell this story. But the whole premise of this series is that John tests himself and tells the truth about what he finds. So here it... Read more...
Fertility Blood Tests: Complete Guide for Aussie Women
Fertility Blood Tests: Complete Guide for Aussie Women
I'm writing this article because of a conversation I wasn't prepared for. My girlfriend was diagnosed with PCOS a few years ago — I've written about that here. The diagnosis... Read more...
Heart Health Blood Tests: Cardiovascular Risk Australia
Heart Health Blood Tests: Cardiovascular Risk Australia
When Shane Warne died of a heart attack in March 2022, he was 52. Fit-looking. Active. No public history of heart disease. And suddenly, a country that doesn't talk much... Read more...
Vitamin D Testing in Australia: Why Deficiency Is Common
Vitamin D Testing in Australia: Why Deficiency Is Common
I wasn't planning to write about vitamin D. It felt too basic. Like writing about water, or sleep, or flossing. Everyone kind of knows they need it. Nobody's particularly excited... Read more...
Testosterone Testing for Men: Complete Australian Guide
Testosterone Testing for Men: Complete Australian Guide
I'll tell you how this article started. I was at the gym (which, for context, is not a place where I typically have medical epiphanies) and a mate of mine,... Read more...
Cholesterol Explained: LDL, HDL, Triglycerides & Your Numbers
Cholesterol Explained: LDL, HDL, Triglycerides & Your Numbers
My dad rang me last year to tell me his GP had put him on a statin. He said it like he was confessing to something. Like he'd failed. "I... Read more...
PCOS Blood Tests: Complete Australian Guide 2026
PCOS Blood Tests: Complete Australian Guide 2026
I'm going to be upfront: I'm a man writing about a condition that overwhelmingly affects women. I don't have PCOS. I can't fully understand what it feels like to live... Read more...