Behind the Numbers | Blood Test Review | Toki Birch
FOR WOMEN 40+ TOLD THEIR RESULTS ARE NORMAL

Your Blood Tests Look Good.
Your Body Says Otherwise.

Get a personalised video review of your blood test results, symptoms, and history, translated into plain English, so you know what to follow up next.

£97 • Delivered within 3 to 5 working days • Private and NHS blood tests welcome

Your results look fine on paper. But your life doesn’t feel fine when you’re staring at your screen trying to remember what you were doing, and counting down the hours until you can lie down.

That gap between what your results say and how you feel is real.

A GP reads your blood results to check whether you’re ill. I read them to understand whether you are well. Those aren’t the same thing.

You’ve Been Told Everything Looks Fine.
You Know You Don’t Feel Fine.

You wake up tired and stay tired. Some mornings getting out of bed takes more effort than it should.

You hold it together for work, but by evening you’ve got nothing left for your family or yourself.

You answer emails, get through the meetings, say the right things, then come home with nothing left, like all your battery got used up before the day was even over.

You’ve tried the obvious things. More sleep, better food, iron supplements, cutting out caffeine. Maybe gluten for a few weeks because someone on a forum swore by it, but they didn’t really help. Nothing seems to explain why you still feel this exhausted.

You’ve been told your blood tests are “normal”, but you don’t feel normal, and nobody has been able to tell you why.

Part of you worries something important is being missed.

And the longer this goes on, the more you start wondering if this is just how life is now.

Does This Sound Like You?

Tap the ones that feel familiar.

If those resonate, you’re in exactly the right place. This review was made for you.

I Know This Feeling

I mean that literally. There was a period where I was so exhausted I barely had the strength to hold my toothbrush up. My results were fine, but I didn’t feel fine. That gap is what sent me down this path entirely.

It wasn’t until I trained in functional medicine that I understood why. I stopped looking at isolated numbers and started looking at the whole picture, and the results finally started making sense.

That’s what this review does. It asks the questions a standard panel doesn’t.

Drag the handle to see what changes when numbers and symptoms are considered.

Blood Test Results
Issued by: GP Surgery
TSH3.5 mIU/L✓ Normal
Free T413.2 pmol/L✓ Normal
Ferritin18 μg/L✓ Normal
Vitamin B12218 pg/mL✓ Normal
Vitamin D42 nmol/L✓ Normal
CRP3.2 mg/L✓ Normal
HbA1c37 mmol/mol✓ Normal
Conclusion:
All results within normal range. No further action required at this time.
Behind the Numbers
Pattern review
Ferritin: 18 μg/L ⚠ Below optimal
B12: 218 pg/mL ⚠ Low-normal
Vitamin D: 42 nmol/L ⚠ Borderline
TSH: 3.5 mIU/L ⚠ Worth reviewing
Pattern identified
Explanation and next steps regarding these findings are in your report.
A standard review
Behind the Numbers

← DRAG TO EXPLORE →

“The written summary was brilliant. I could refer back to it, and it stopped me trying to fix everything at once.”
Claire, 52

How This Helps You

This review helps you see the patterns in your results that standard reviews often miss, by looking at your blood work alongside your symptoms and health history.

You will get a Report of Findings, a video walkthrough, and a clearer idea of what may be worth following up next. It can help you:

  • See which follow-up tests are worth requesting
  • Know which symptoms are worth following up with your GP
  • Focus on what matters most instead of trying to fix everything at once
  • Stop lying awake wondering if you’re missing something obvious
  • Feel more confident advocating for yourself, because you finally have something clearer than “all normal”

This Is For You

  • You’re tired of being told everything is fine when you know it’s not.
  • You want someone to take your symptoms seriously and look at what your results are actually pointing to.
  • You have blood test results, but no clear explanation of how they relate to how you actually feel.
  • You want personalised insight, not another generic article or AI summary.
  • You want to know what to look at first, so you can stop chasing ten different solutions at once.

This Isn’t For You

  • You need urgent medical advice. If you think something serious is wrong, please see your GP first.
  • You need a diagnosis, treatment, or prescription. I can help you interpret what your results may be pointing to, but providing a medical diagnosis stays with your GP or specialist.
  • You want a supplement protocol included. Behind the Numbers helps you understand your results and next steps, but it doesn’t include ongoing follow-up or a supplement plan.
  • You want a quick answer without sharing your symptoms and history. The context is what makes the review useful.
See What’s Included

What I Review

Your blood test results

So you get more than “everything looks fine” and can see what may be worth following up.

Your symptoms

So how you actually feel is part of the picture, instead of being brushed aside.

Your health history

Your tiredness is looked at in context, and not as a separate issue.

Pattern-spotting lens

So you can see how different markers relate to each other and your symptoms, rather than each one being assessed in isolation.

What You Get

A plain-English video walkthrough

A clear explanation of what stands out, what it may mean, and what may be worth following up next.

A written Report of Findings

Something clear to come back to after you have watched the review.

Prioritised next steps

A clear priority so you know what to address in the right order.

Secure portal delivery

Everything in one private place, easy to find when you need it.

What Clients Say

“The written summary was brilliant. I could refer back to it, and it stopped me trying to fix everything at once.”
Claire, 52
“I felt more confident advocating for myself because I had the right questions and words.”
Annie, 69

How This Works in Practice

Lisa, 47

Lisa came to me after being told “everything looks good” for the third time, but she was always tired and couldn’t think clearly.

After her review, she understood why her symptoms didn’t match the “normal” results she’d been given, and she had a clear direction instead of chasing ten things to address at once.

When we looked at her symptoms, health history, and blood test patterns together, it suggested her body wasn’t handling thyroid hormones efficiently, something that can show up as relentless tiredness, struggling to think clearly, and weight gain.

She then had a much clearer conversation with her clinician, because she knew what to ask and what she wanted looked at.

Other examples of what this review can show

E.F. was on levothyroxine and hadn’t had her Free T3 checked in years. Her results showed high Free T4 with very low Free T3, a pattern that gave her a clear discussion point to take back to her clinician. She went into her next appointment knowing exactly what to ask for.

A. had felt unwell for years despite “normal” results. Based on her symptoms and history, one of her next steps was requesting thyroid antibody testing. Those additional tests showed raised thyroid antibodies, which helped move the GP conversation forward. After years of being told everything was fine, she had a reason and a path forward.

Included Bonuses

Because I want you to understand what’s going on and feel better supported, instead of being left trying to piece it all together on your own, you will also get:

Bonus 1: The Right Tests Guide

So you know exactly which blood tests to request next, and why, without having to google your way into a 47-tab spiral.

Bonus 2: The “Still Normal” Checklist

So you understand the three most common reasons your blood work can come back fine while you still feel anything but, and you can stop wondering if your symptoms are in your head.

Bonus 3: The NHS Results Retrieval Template

So you can request the blood test results you’re legally entitled to, using a ready-to-send email that gets you the actual data, rather than only a verbal “it’s all normal.”

Bonus 4: The Better Appointment Playbook

So you go into your next GP appointment knowing exactly what to say, how to say it, and what to do if they aren’t able to run the tests you need.

Toki Birch

About Toki

I’m Toki, a former orthodontist and associate clinical lecturer, now a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner.

What I learned, the hard way, is that a GP reads your blood results to check whether you’re ill with obvious disease. I read them to understand whether you are well and healthy. Those are not the same question.

With over 25 years in health, nearly a decade in functional medicine, and hundreds of blood test results reviewed, I specialise in spotting the patterns that often get missed in standard reviews.

I help you understand your results so you know what’s worth following up next.

Frequently Asked Questions

Because I’m looking at more than the numbers on their own.

I look at your blood work alongside your symptoms, your history, and the patterns across markers. I’m not here to tell you “all normal” again and send you on your way. I’m here to help you understand why you may still feel unwell, and what may be worth following up next.

When you’ve felt fobbed off for a long time, having someone explain things properly is a big relief.

This review helps you understand what your results may be pointing to, what questions to ask next, and what is most worth following up first. That can save you a lot of time, second-guessing, and late-night Googling.

AI can be useful for explaining general lab markers or helping you understand medical terms. But it can’t properly interpret your results in the context of your symptoms, your history, your age, your medication, or the patterns across your markers in the way a trained clinician can.

Because having test results and understanding them are not the same thing.

Many women already have results sitting in a folder or portal somewhere, but nobody has explained them in a way that connects the numbers to how they actually feel. This review helps you join those dots.

No. The last thing you need is more information to sift through on your own.

You need someone to help you sort what matters from what doesn’t. That is why I give you a clear walkthrough, a written summary, and prioritised next steps, rather than a massive list of things to chase all at once.

You can submit recent blood test results from either private or NHS testing.

Ideally: full blood count with differentials, full iron panel, B12 (ideally active B12, MMA or Homocysteine), folate, thyroid function test (TSH, FT4, FT3, thyroid antibodies if available), liver function test (ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, Bilirubin, Albumin, Globulin, Total Protein), Vitamin D, blood sugar levels (HbA1c, Fasting Blood Glucose), CRP/ESR, Cortisol, Coeliac Disease (tTG-Ab, IgA, HLA-DQ2/DQ8).

If you’re unsure what tests you need, send what you have and I’ll let you know if anything important is missing.

You can book now and send your results when they’re ready. You have up to 20 days to submit your intake form and blood work, so there’s no rush if you’re still waiting on results.

No. This review doesn’t include supplement protocols.

What it does include is the insight you need to make more informed decisions about what to explore next, whether that is follow-up testing, a conversation with your GP, or further support.

Behind the Numbers starts with the blood results you already have.

I review those alongside your symptoms and health history, then tell you what may be worth following up next. Sometimes that means asking your GP for missing blood markers. Sometimes it means looking at foundations first. Sometimes it means considering the right test or combination of tests later, but only when there is a clear reason.

For most women who book it, yes.

A private GP appointment costs around £350 or more. A functional medicine consultation typically starts higher than that. Behind the Numbers gives you a specialist reviewing your results, a written report, a plain-English video walkthrough, and prioritised next steps for £97.

Most women also tell me the biggest return is knowing what to say in the appointment that follows.

Behind the Numbers: What’s Included

Behind the Numbers bonus resources on multiple devices

Everything you need to understand what your results may be pointing to, without being left to piece it together from a portal, AI, a forum thread, or a late night search spiral.

  • A personalised review of your blood test results
  • Your symptoms and health history looked at alongside the numbers
  • A written Report of Findings you can come back to
  • A plain-English video walkthrough, usually around 20 minutes
  • Prioritised next steps so you know what to follow up first
  • Secure delivery through your private health portal
  • All four bonuses, including the Right Tests Guide and Better Appointment Playbook
  • Delivered within 3 to 5 working days of receiving your intake form and results

If you wait, you’ll likely still be in the same place a few weeks from now, tired, frustrated, and still trying to work out what your results mean and how they relate to your symptoms.

Your blood tests might look fine, but you should feel fine too.

Delivered within 3 to 5 working days of receiving your intake form and blood test results
Private and NHS blood tests welcome
Educational interpretation only. No diagnosis, treatment, or prescribing.

No thanks. I’m not ready for a blood test review.