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If you’ve been postponing blood testing for years or feel frustrated by doctor appointments and limited lab panels, you are not alone. Standard healthcare is often reactive, focusing on testing only after symptoms appear or leaving patients in the dark.

Superpower flips that approach. We give you full insight into your body with over 100 biomarkers, personalized action plans, long-term tracking, and answers to your questions, so you can stay ahead of any health issues.

With physician-reviewed results, CLIA-certified labs, and the option for at-home blood draws, Superpower is designed for people who want clarity, convenience, and real accountability - all in one place.

Key benefits of Protein, Total testing

• Measures total protein in your blood to assess nutritional and organ health.
• Spots imbalances that may signal liver disease, kidney problems, or malnutrition.
• Flags unexplained swelling, fatigue, or weight loss for further investigation.
• Guides treatment decisions for chronic conditions affecting protein balance.
• Tracks recovery after illness, surgery, or changes in diet or medication.
• Clarifies immune system function when paired with albumin and globulin levels.
• Best interpreted with albumin, liver enzymes, and kidney markers for full context.

What is Protein, Total?

Total protein measures the combined amount of all proteins circulating in your blood. These proteins come from two main sources: your liver, which produces most of them, and your immune system, which makes antibodies. Together, they form a diverse workforce of thousands of different molecules.

Proteins are your body's multitaskers

Proteins perform essential jobs throughout your bloodstream. They transport hormones, vitamins, and minerals to where they're needed. They maintain the right balance of fluid between your blood vessels and tissues. They also support immune defense and help your blood clot when you're injured.

A snapshot of nutritional and organ health

Total protein reflects how well your body is making and keeping these vital molecules. It offers a broad view of your nutritional status, liver function, and immune activity. Because it captures the sum of many protein types, it serves as a useful screening tool rather than a specific diagnostic marker.

Why is Protein, Total important?

Total protein measures the combined concentration of albumin and globulins circulating in your blood, offering a window into how well your liver manufactures essential proteins, how your kidneys retain them, and whether your immune system or inflammatory pathways are overactive. This single value reflects the balance between protein synthesis, breakdown, and loss, making it a vital gauge of nutritional status, organ function, and systemic inflammation.

Your liver and kidneys work in tandem

Normal total protein typically ranges from about 6 to 8.5 g/dL, with optimal values sitting comfortably in the middle. When total protein drops below normal, it often signals that your liver isn't producing enough albumin due to chronic liver disease, malnutrition, or malabsorption, or that your kidneys are leaking protein into urine through damaged filters. Low levels can cause fluid to seep into tissues, leading to swelling in the legs and abdomen, fatigue, and weakened immunity.

Elevated protein points to immune activation

When total protein climbs above the reference range, it usually reflects an increase in globulins rather than albumin. Chronic infections, autoimmune diseases, and certain blood cancers like multiple myeloma drive antibody production, thickening the blood and sometimes causing fatigue, bone pain, or recurrent infections.

The big picture on protein balance

Total protein connects liver health, kidney integrity, immune surveillance, and nutritional reserves into one number, serving as an early alert for conditions that silently erode organ function and long-term vitality.

What do my Protein, Total results mean?

Low values and what they reveal

Low values usually reflect inadequate protein production by the liver, excessive protein loss through the kidneys or gut, or dilution from fluid overload. The liver synthesizes most circulating proteins, so chronic liver disease, severe malnutrition, or malabsorption can all reduce total protein. Protein-losing conditions like nephrotic syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease allow protein to escape the body faster than it can be replaced. Overhydration from heart failure or kidney dysfunction dilutes protein concentration without true depletion. Low total protein weakens immune defenses, impairs wound healing, and disrupts fluid balance between blood vessels and tissues, sometimes causing swelling.

Optimal values and system stability

Being in range suggests balanced protein synthesis, intact kidney and gut barriers, and proper fluid distribution. Most healthy adults maintain total protein in the mid to upper portion of the reference range, reflecting steady liver output and minimal loss. This stability supports immune function, tissue repair, and the transport of hormones, nutrients, and medications throughout the body.

High values and their significance

High values usually reflect dehydration concentrating the blood, or less commonly, overproduction of immunoglobulins by plasma cells in conditions like multiple myeloma or chronic infections. True protein excess is rare; most elevations are relative rather than absolute.

Factors that influence interpretation

Pregnancy lends to lower values due to plasma volume expansion. Acute illness, posture, and tourniquet use during blood draw can all shift results modestly.