FBE components:
What is a Full Blood Examination?
A Full Blood Examination, also known as a Full Blood Count (FBC), is a grouped blood test that measures key components of your blood, including red cells, platelets, and related indices, to give an overview of blood health and physiological balance.
Why does it matter for long-term health and wellbeing?
These markers are closely linked to oxygen delivery, energy production, recovery capacity, and cellular efficiency. Monitoring them over time supports optimisation of performance, metabolism, and overall resilience.
What’s an optimal level of a Full Blood Examination?
Rather than a single number, FBE results are interpreted as a pattern across markers. Labs provide broad reference ranges, while optimal ranges sit within these and reflect more efficient, balanced function. Refer to the Vively reference sheet for marker-specific Australian ranges.
What influences Full Blood Examination levels?
Daily nutrition, hydration, physical activity, training load, sleep quality, stress, and overall lifestyle patterns can all influence blood markers and how they trend over time.
What does it mean if results are outside the optimal range?
Values outside the optimal range can signal that your body is under extra demand or not fully supported. This offers useful insight to adjust lifestyle inputs such as diet quality, recovery, or workload before changes affect how you feel or perform.
How can I support healthy Full Blood Examination levels?
Consistent, nutrient-dense eating, adequate hydration, balanced training and recovery, quality sleep, and regular tracking all help support stable, optimal blood markers over the long term.
This information is provided for general health and wellness purposes only and does not replace medical advice.
References
- Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. (2024, March 5). About pathology.
- Kidney Health Australia. (n.d.). Kidney Health Check.
- National Health and Medical Research Council. (2013). Australian Dietary Guidelines.