Anna Hristrova

Why hs-CRP May Be One of the Most Important Labs Inflammation gets blamed for almost everything these days. Fatigue. Joint pain. Heart disease. Diabetes. Autoimmune conditions. Brain fog. Accelerated aging. But what exactly is inflammation—and how do you know if you have too much of it? Sometimes inflammation is obvious. If you sprain your ankle and it becomes red, swollen, warm, and painful, you're seeing your immune system at work. But there is another type of inflammation that can be much...

If you've ever been told: "Your thyroid is normal." ...yet you still struggle with fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, hair loss, constipation, or feeling cold all the time, you're not alone. One of the most common reasons patients come to Zivi Health is because they continue to experience symptoms despite being told their thyroid labs are "normal." Often, only one test was checked: TSH. While TSH is an important part of the picture, it doesn't tell the whole story. What Is TSH? TSH stands for...

Most people believe that if their blood sugar is normal, they're in the clear. It's one of the biggest misconceptions in healthcare. The reality is that your blood sugar can remain completely normal for years while your body is quietly becoming insulin resistant. By the time blood sugar begins to rise, metabolic dysfunction has often been developing for a decade or longer. At Zivi Health, our goal isn't simply to diagnose disease—we want to identify it before it becomes disease. Blood Sugar...