The Detox Miracle Sourcebook: Raw Foods and Herbs for Complete Cellular Regeneration

APPENDIX D

All About Blood Analysis

This Appendix will teach you a lot about blood chemistry and help you to
interpret the results of any blood-work that your healthcare practitioner may
suggest for you. This Appendix consists of four parts:

1. An overview of the most common types of blood analysis.

2. A sample Laboratory Report to familiarize you with how results are

tabulated.

3. A detailed description of each blood test, explaining why it is used and

what diseases or conditions its results may indicate.

4. The shortcomings of blood analysis.

PART I

OVERVIEW OF BLOOD ANALYSIS

Most Common Blood Analysis Ordered

The “Complete Blood Count and Differential Count,” abbreviated as “CBC
and diff.” This analysis includes:

RBC

Red Blood Cell Count

Hemoglobin (HGB)

Hematocrit (HCT)

MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume)

MCH (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin)

MCHC (Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration)

WBC

White Blood Cell Count and Differential Count