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Articles on private blood testing, hair health, hormone testing, and preventative screening, written by the clinical team at WMG Health.
6 November 2026 · feeling cold · cold intolerance
Why Am I Always Cold? Could It Be Your Thyroid?
Always cold, with icy hands and feet and low energy? An underactive thyroid is one cause, but iron, weight and circulation matter too. What to check.
Read article →3 November 2026 · Dry January · liver
Dry January and Your Liver: What a Blood Test Can Show
What a month off alcohol can and cannot do for your liver, what liver blood tests such as ALT and GGT show, and when to speak to your GP.
Read article →30 October 2026 · health check · New Year
The New Year Health Check That Actually Tells You Something
Skip the generic resolutions. The blood tests that give you a real baseline for the year, what they cannot tell you, and how to pick a panel.
Read article →27 October 2026 · seasonal affective disorder · SAD
Is There a SAD Blood Test? What to Rule Out
There is no blood test for SAD: a doctor diagnoses it. But thyroid, vitamin D, iron and B12 problems can look alike. What a test can rule out.
Read article →26 October 2026 · fatigue · winter tiredness
Tired in Winter? Season or Something Treatable
Flat since the clocks changed? What winter does to energy, mood and the cold, and the four checks worth doing: vitamin D, iron, B12 and thyroid.
Read article →21 October 2026 · fatigue · tiredness
Always Tired Despite Sleep? What Your Blood Can Tell You
Sleeping enough but still exhausted? The treatable causes a blood test can find, why normal results can miss them, and when to see your GP instead.
Read article →3 October 2026 · HbA1c · blood sugar
What Does My HbA1c Mean? Your Blood Sugar Number Explained
HbA1c shows your average blood sugar over two to three months. What the NICE ranges mean, what 42 to 47 means for you, and when a test is worth it.
Read article →1 October 2026 · vitamin D · winter health
Should I Get My Vitamin D Checked This Winter? What UK Sunlight Does to Your Levels
From October to early March, UK sunlight is too weak for your skin to make enough vitamin D. Who is most at risk, when to test, and what results mean.
Read article →27 July 2026 · vitamin D · vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D Deficiency: The Symptoms, and the Blood Test That Catches It
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the UK and easy to miss. The symptoms, who is at risk, what the blood test checks, and the level worth aiming for.
Read article →22 July 2026 · perimenopause · menopause
Perimenopause: The Symptoms, and When a Blood Test Actually Helps
The real symptoms of perimenopause, why NICE says most over-45s don't need a blood test, and when testing genuinely helps (under 45, or to rule out thyroid).
Read article →21 July 2026 · thyroid · hypothyroidism
Thyroid Blood Tests: Symptoms of an Underactive or Overactive Thyroid, and Exactly What to Check
An under- or overactive thyroid causes fatigue, weight change and hair loss. The thyroid blood tests to check (TSH, Free T4, Free T3, antibodies) and when to test.
Read article →8 July 2026 · adrenal · cortisol
Adrenal Blood Tests: What Cortisol and DHEA-S Can (and Cannot) Tell You
What an adrenal blood test measures (morning cortisol and DHEA-S), why the 8am timing matters, and the honest truth about 'adrenal fatigue'. When to test in London.
Read article →3 July 2026 · female hair loss · hair loss
Female Hair Loss Blood Tests: The Causes Worth Checking and How to Test in London
Hair thinning or shedding in women often has a correctable cause: iron, thyroid, vitamin D or hormones. What a female hair loss blood test checks, and when to test.
Read article →3 July 2026 · testosterone · low testosterone
Low Testosterone Symptoms in Men: The Signs, and What They Mean
The symptoms of low testosterone in men (fatigue, low libido, low mood, lost muscle), what causes them, and how to tell whether yours point to genuinely low T.
Read article →6 June 2026 · testosterone · hypogonadism
Clinical Framework for Managing Hypogonadism and Low Testosterone in Men
An evidence-based UK framework for diagnosing low testosterone and safely managing TRT. Total vs free testosterone, the two-sample rule, BSSM and EAU 2024 guidelines.
Read article →27 May 2026 · ferritin · iron deficiency
What Does Low Ferritin Feel Like? Symptoms, Causes and What Counts as Low
What low ferritin feels like, what counts as low, what causes it and when to see a GP. Tiredness, hair shedding and brain fog can be linked to low iron.
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