Empirical Health vs Lifeforce

What is Empirical Health, and what is Lifeforce?

Empirical Health calls itself a heart health company. You pay once for a blood panel, read by a physician, with risk scores and tracking in its app. A 12-month Advanced program adds retesting and a doctor video visit.

Lifeforce describes itself as a longevity medicine program that combines diagnostics, doctors, coaches, and therapies. Its membership puts a blood draw, a clinician consult, and a supplement and medication catalog under one subscription.

They split on what surrounds the draw. Empirical Health sells a single wide panel, and Lifeforce sells a recurring cycle of testing, consults, and products.

What does Empirical Health include?

The $190 panel covers 100+ biomarkers in one lab visit, in-app heart health risk scores, and access to Empirical Pro for tracking historical data.

Empirical Health lays out its program in three steps:

1. Measure — Visit one of 2,200 testing sites to track 100+ biomarkers, including ApoB, Lp(a), and cholesterol.
2. Predict — See how your lifetime heart disease risk shifts as you toggle lifestyle choices.
3. Prevent — Follow a custom nutrition plan, with food logging by photo, and an exercise routine.

Most results arrive within 3-5 business days, and the complete set streams in over 2-3 weeks. A physician-interpreted report explains what the numbers mean. The $399 Advanced program adds retesting at 3 and 9 months and a video call with a board-certified doctor, which can cover prescriptions or referrals.

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What does Lifeforce include?

A Lifeforce membership bundles blood draws, clinician consults, and a plan, with coaching on the monthly tier. The Core Annual plan costs $599 and the Monthly plan $149 a month, both listed on its membership page.

Lifeforce describes the flow in three moves:

1. Get tested — A phlebotomist draws your blood every 3 to 6 months, at home or at a lab, for 50+ biomarkers.
2. Meet your clinician — You get "45 uninterrupted minutes" to review results and set goals.
3. Follow your plan — The clinician's first review lands in your portal two days after results post at most. The finalized plan follows 24 to 48 hours after the consult.

Medications and hormone therapy sit outside the membership fee, each listed at its own price in a pharmaceuticals catalog. Only Monthly members ($149 a month) can order from it, and an order depends on their blood results and a clinician video consult.

What biomarkers do Empirical Health and Lifeforce measure in 2026?

Empirical Health measures more markers in a single draw, and Lifeforce measures fewer markers more often. Empirical's published list names 100 items, but only 85 are lab results; the rest are risk estimates, dietary metrics, and app scores. Lifeforce's help center lists 60 biomarkers on its blood test, while its membership page says 50+.

Empirical's panel carries ApoB and Lp(a). Lifeforce runs lipoprotein(a) only on the initial panel, because it regards the marker as genetically determined.

Lifeforce's add-on panels include:

• Everyday add-ons — Heavy Metals, Metabolic Health, and Cardiovascular Health, $200 each.
• Brain Protection — $850 for the initial test and $700 for a follow-up.

What are the official 2026 membership prices for Empirical Health and Lifeforce?

Empirical Health costs $190 once, and Lifeforce costs $599 a year on its Core Annual plan.

Empirical's $399 Advanced program is the tier with repeat testing and the doctor video visit. In New York and New Jersey, a $99 lab fee brings the panel to $289.

Lifeforce's Monthly plan starts at $199 for the first month, then $149 a month, which adds up to $1,838 in a first year paid monthly. Prepaying the same plan costs $1,449. That tier carries four draws, four consults, and unlimited coaching a year. Medications are priced separately, and in New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, draws are in-home only.

Both are HSA/FSA eligible. Lifeforce members need a Letter of Medical Necessity through Truemed for most purchases.

Supplements: a member catalog at one, none at the other

Lifeforce sells its own supplement line to members at a 30% discount. One-time orders cost 20% more than subscription orders.

Empirical Health does not run a supplement marketplace, so a recommendation from its report is filled wherever you shop. That suits people who already trust specific brands and would rather keep the lab and the shelf separate.

Who reads your results: a physician report or a consult calendar

At Empirical Health, a physician-interpreted report arrives with the results, and members can message doctors in the app. A live visit with a board-certified doctor comes only with the $399 program. Medical services reach people in over 30 states.

At Lifeforce, a clinician review is a scheduled event. Between visits, a medical operations team answers protocol questions within 1 to 2 business days. Results themselves are slower: Lifeforce quotes 10 to 14 business days from the test date, against Empirical's 3-5 business days for most results.

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Testing cadence: one snapshot or a repeating cycle

Empirical Health's $190 panel is a snapshot from one lab visit. A second reading is a later decision, or comes bundled in the Advanced program.

Lifeforce builds repetition into the plan: two draws a year on Core Annual, four on Monthly. A draw can happen at home with a phlebotomist, and the first at-home visit on Core Annual is free, with later draws at a lab.

Biological age tracking is included at Lifeforce, while Empirical Health does not offer a score because its focus is cardiovascular health.

Who is Empirical Health best for, and who is Lifeforce best for?

Empirical Health is best for:

• People who want a heart-focused panel, with ApoB and Lp(a), for a one-time price.
• People who want a doctor-read report within days, and who may add a doctor video visit later.
• People who prefer to buy supplements from brands they already trust.

Lifeforce is best for:

• People who want testing on a calendar, with a consult at each draw.
• People who want a coach, supplements at 30% off, and medications handled under one login.
• People who want to be tested at home.

The bottom line

Empirical Health is a single physician-read look at your heart-related markers, with a doctor visit available as an upgrade. Lifeforce is a year-round program, with more draws, scheduled consults, and its own supplement catalog behind them.

Both ration time with a clinician. Empirical's doctor visit waits behind its $399 program. Lifeforce's $599 buys two draws and one consult, while medications and add-on panels bill separately.

Superpower costs $199 a year in most states, less than Lifeforce's $599 Core Annual plan, and Empirical's panel is $190 once, though Lifeforce draws twice a year to Superpower's once. Your 100+ biomarkers, wearable data, and medical records feed one Superpower AI. It writes your Superpower Protocol and keeps the health coaching going as new readings arrive. The marketplace adds supplements at up to 20% off, add-on tests and scans, and prescriptions are available there when clinically appropriate, priced separately. Superpower says 93% of members found their action plan more useful, even life-changing, than a yearly checkup.

Blood work is where a health plan starts, not where it ends. Build your home for health with Superpower today.