Biomarkers & biological age

Your body tells a story, and we can read it in your blood

Everyone wants to feel good — now and twenty years from now. That is why we combine a simple finger-prick at home with a lifestyle check and a personal consultation. You see in black and white how your body is ageing, which risks of developing disease you face and where you can make adjustments. How vital are you? Where are the opportunities? And which risks can you stay ahead of? Our doctor tells you what is going well and what you can improve yourself. And you don't have to do it alone: we guide and coach you, step by step.

Ordering, the intake and the consultation are currently in Dutch.

What we do

From a drop of blood to usable insight

With a simple home test kit we measure biomarkers in your blood. We translate that measurement into a clear picture of your health and concrete steps to improve it.

  • Intake on vitality and lifestyle
  • Assessment of your profile by a (lifestyle) doctor
  • Home test kit and analysis of a broad panel of biomarkers
  • A personal health profile (your metabolic age)
  • Feedback on your results from a doctor, including your personal risks of stroke, heart failure, chronic kidney damage or diabetes
  • A concrete, achievable plan for nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress
  • Option to measure again after putting the lifestyle plan into practice
Our approach

Science, technology and lifestyle in one line

MeasureA reliable baseline measurement of your biological health.
InterpretWe compare your values with the profiles of more than 700,000 other people and explain what they mean for you.
ImprovePersonal lifestyle advice with measurable goals and guidance.
Measure againAfter a number of months you can take a new measurement to see whether your values are really improving.
Why you want to know this

Your calendar age says little. Your biology says everything.

Two people aged 60 can be biologically 45 or 75. Biomarkers show where you stand, and what you can improve yourself.

Early detection

Many risks are visible in your blood years in advance — think of the risk of a stroke, diabetes, heart failure, kidney damage or liver damage. That leaves plenty of time to make adjustments.

Personal insight

You get a profile that is about your body and your lifestyle, not about the average of everyone.

You can improve it

The results show where there is room for improvement. We have already shown that small changes can have a big impact. What you change in nutrition, sleep or exercise, you will see reflected in the next measurement.

Examples

Examples from the report

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Scientific evidence

Our test is rooted in science

Our method is not a black box. Vitahealth works with Nightingale Health, a pioneer in the early detection of disease risk and preventive health, and with the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), an international leader in research into metabolomics and biological ageing.

The metabolic score we use was developed by Nightingale Health and validated on data from large population studies. Studies show that this biomarker profile accurately predicts mortality, frailty, cognitive decline and multiple diseases, often better than classic risk factors.

In Nature Communications (2024), researchers showed in 700,217 people from three national biobanks that a single blood measurement predicts the risk of twelve common diseases. Strikingly, the profile often predicted better than genetics, and unlike your genes it can be improved through lifestyle. Read the summary →

LUMC Nightingale Health Metabolomics / NMR Peer-reviewed

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The numbers behind the method

Large, independent studies underpin the predictive power of biomarkers.

40,000+
people in research into mortality & frailty
700,217
participants in 3 biobanks
Featured

LUMC research on the blood test

A simple blood test predicts the risk of health loss at a point when you can still do a lot about it

Read the full article (in Dutch) →

Curious about your own values?

Order a test. Within a few weeks you will know where you stand and where the biggest health gains lie for you.

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