Most healthcare runs on a reactive model. You get sick, you get tested, you get treated. The standard annual physical measures the same basic biomarkers it has measured for thirty years, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, a CBC, maybe a vitamin D, and tells you whether you're in the "normal" range. Normal is defined by what 95% of people happen to be: a population middle, not a personal optimum.
Next Health is built on the opposite premise. Your biology is a multi-dimensional system that operates well or poorly depending on dozens of biomarkers your standard physical never measures, comprehensive hormone panels, inflammatory subfractions, advanced lipid markers like ApoB and Lipoprotein(a), micronutrient status, gut function, toxin burden, genetic predispositions, biological age.
Precision Testing is the diagnostic foundation of every protocol we run. The data is deeper. The interpretation is human. The tracking is long-term.
"At Next Health, we look for optimal levels, not 'normal' levels. The difference is everything. A patient at the bottom 10% of the normal range is technically fine; biologically, they are heading somewhere they don't want to go."
Three testing options, three levels of depth
The Next Health Baseline is the foundation. The Core Physical is the system. The Executive Physical goes deepest. Every option includes a practitioner consultation and ongoing tracking through Health Nexus.
Next Health Baseline
The foundation. Every Next Health member starts here.
The entry-level comprehensive biomarker test. Covering the markers that matter most for longevity-forward patients starting with data for the first time. Included twice a year in every membership.
A comprehensive longevity assessment combining the deepest biomarker testing available with full-body imaging, biological age assessment, and the most rigorous Medicine 4.0 evaluation in modern medicine.
500+ biomarkers. A real conversation. A platform that remembers.
The Next Health Core Physical goes deeper than any direct-to-consumer lab, and unlike the rest, it includes a full 1:1 consultation with a Next Health Provider and lifetime access to the Health Nexus app and digital dashboard.
Next Health
CORE Biomarker Testing
Direct-to-Consumer Blood Testing
Standard Annual Physical
Biomarkers tested
500+
~160
10–15
Functional medicine optimal ranges
✓
Partial
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Cancer screening markers
✓
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Genetic profiling
✓
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Food sensitivity testing
✓
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Gut health & microbiome
✓
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Micronutrient panel
✓
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Full hormone panel
✓
Partial
Minimal
1:1 consultation with a functional medicine Provider
60+ min, in-depth
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~15 min, rushed
Personalized protocol & follow-up
✓
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Health Nexus app & digital dashboard
✓
Basic dashboard
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Longitudinal trend tracking
✓
✓
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Same-day phlebotomy at our clinics
✓
Mail-in only
Varies
On-site body composition, lung & cardiovascular health, strength, balance & mobility, and biological age testing
Included with Core Physical
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The deepest panel available
500+ biomarkers spanning hormones, gut, genetics, micronutrients, cancer screening, and food sensitivities.
A real, human consultation
Your results are reviewed 1:1 with a Next Health Provider in a 60+ minute consultation.
Health Nexus
Every marker tracked over time in the Health Nexus app and digital dashboard, integrated with your protocols and wearables.
From booking to follow-through: what your testing day looks like.
What standard testing misses
The average primary care visit lasts 20 minutes per year. The standard physical measures roughly 10–15 biomarkers, most of which haven't changed materially since the 1980s. This is the gap Precision Testing closes.
Optimal, Not Normal
'Normal' lab results are defined by what the middle 95% of the population happens to be. We use optimization ranges that target where your biology actually thrives.
17 Years Ahead
Studies in NEJM, Annals of Internal Medicine, and JAMA show physicians lag 17 years behind the latest research on average. Precision Testing brings you the markers current longevity science actually uses.
Longitudinal, Not Single-Point
A single lab result is a snapshot. Real biology is a trajectory. Every test feeds Health Nexus, which tracks your biomarkers over time and shows trends single-point testing cannot see.
Who Precision Testing is built for
The First-Time Optimizer
You're new to data-driven health but ready to start. The Next Health Baseline is the right place to begin. Comprehensive enough to surface what you should know, accessible enough to be your first step.
The Performance-Focused Adult
You exercise. You're conscious of nutrition. The Baseline establishes your foundation; VO2 Max gives you the most predictive performance marker; the Core Physical maps the deeper biology.
The Functional Medicine Patient
You understand that gut health, micronutrients, food sensitivities, and toxin burden matter. The Core Physical maps all of it, interpreted as a coordinated story.
The Family-History-Aware Patient
You have family history that warrants vigilance. Precision Testing tracks the relevant markers proactively, with the depth and frequency early intervention requires.
The Executive Physical Candidate
You're ready for the deepest assessment we offer. Full-body MRI, cardiac CT, biological age, and the integrated four-pillar Medicine 4.0 framework.
The Biohacker
You already track your own data and want every number moving in the right direction. Precision Testing gives you the resolution to optimize each marker, and the repeat testing to confirm it stays there.