Our Science

Medicine reacts. We test for answers.

Most labs tell you whether you're sick. Zaro tells you what's developing, what's at the root, and how your biology is aging, so you can act years before a diagnosis.

The Cascade Model

No other testing platform offers all three tiers of the cascade. Each level answers a fundamentally different question about your health.

SurfaceHas something already gone wrong?
$149
SignalIs something developing?
$249
SourceWhat root causes?
$399
Surface → Signal → Source: deeper understanding at each level

Has something already gone wrong?

Surface

$149
10 lab draws
Get Surface

Body Systems Covered

Heart & Vessels
Metabolic / Liver
Blood Health
Thyroid
Kidneys

The Science

Surface testing captures what has already crossed clinical thresholds. The markers in this panel are what standard medicine looks at during a routine physical, but most people never get a full panel done. These are the red flags that, if caught early, prevent the most common causes of preventable death: heart disease, type 2 diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, and anemia. Surface is the foundation every adult should have at minimum once a year.

Who It's For

Anyone who has never had comprehensive bloodwork done, adults over 25 who want a baseline, or anyone who has not had labs in over two years. A great starting point for first-time Zaro users.

Biomarkers Included

Metabolic Core

  • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP) — Glucose, BUN, Creatinine, eGFR, BUN/Cr Ratio, Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO₂, Calcium, Total Protein, Albumin, Total Bilirubin, ALP, AST, ALT (14 values)
  • CBC with Differential — WBC, RBC, Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, MCV, MCH, MCHC, RDW, Platelets, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Eosinophils, Basophils + absolute counts (22 values)
  • HbA1c (Glycated Hemoglobin)
  • Fasting Insulin
  • Uric Acid

Heart & Lipids

  • Standard Lipid Panel (Total Cholesterol, LDL, HDL, Triglycerides)
  • hs-CRP (High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein)

Thyroid

  • TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)

Urinalysis

  • Complete Urinalysis with Microscopy — Color, Clarity, Specific Gravity, pH, Protein, Glucose, Ketones, Blood, Bilirubin, Urobilinogen, Nitrites, Leukocyte Esterase, WBC/hpf, RBC/hpf (14 values)

Advanced Cardiometabolic

  • ApoB (Apolipoprotein B)

Nutrients

  • Vitamin D (25-OH)
  • Ferritin
10 distinct lab draws
CMP ×14 + CBC with differential ×22 — the full metabolic picture
ApoB — the cardiovascular risk marker most annual physicals skip
Urinalysis with microscopy — kidney and metabolic snapshot
FSA/HSA eligible
Results in 5–7 business days
Most Popular

Is something developing?

Signal

$249
21 lab draws
Get Signal
IncludesEverything in Surface: all 10 lab draws included in this panel.

Body Systems Covered

Heart & Vessels
Metabolic / Liver
Blood Health
Thyroid
Kidneys
Nutrients
Hormones

The Science

Signal markers are the early warning system of modern preventive medicine. While Surface markers respond to disease that has already developed, Signal markers detect the physiological conditions that lead to disease, years or even decades before clinical symptoms appear. Elevated ApoB predicts cardiovascular events long before LDL changes. Fasting insulin rises 10–15 years before HbA1c signals pre-diabetes. Elevated hsCRP identifies systemic inflammation that silently damages organs. Signal is where the real prevention happens.

Who It's For

Health-optimizers, athletes, anyone with a family history of cardiovascular disease or metabolic dysfunction, people in their 30s and 40s who want to get ahead of risks, and anyone who has already done Surface and wants to go deeper.

What Signal Adds

Nutrients

  • Vitamin B12
  • Iron & TIBC (Iron, Total Iron-Binding Capacity, % Saturation)
  • Magnesium

Advanced Cardiometabolic

  • Lipoprotein(a) — Lp(a)
  • LDL Particle Size & Fractionation (NMR) — LDL-P, Small LDL-P, HDL-P, LDL Size, Large HDL-P (5 values)
  • Homocysteine

Extended Thyroid

  • Free T3 (Free Triiodothyronine)
  • Free T4 (Free Thyroxine)

Hormones

  • Testosterone (Total & Free) — Male
  • DHEA-S (Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate)
  • Estradiol (E2) — Female
  • FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone) — Female
  • LH (Luteinizing Hormone) — Female
  • Progesterone — Female
  • Cortisol (AM — adrenal function)

Metabolic Depth

  • Folate (Serum)
  • Zinc
  • GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase — liver stress and alcohol metabolism)

Advanced Kidney

  • Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio (early kidney damage detection, 2 values)
Everything in Surface + 19 additional markers
21 lab draws
NMR lipid fractionation — identifies dangerous LDL particle patterns standard lipid panels miss
Full hormone panel: testosterone, estradiol, FSH, LH, DHEA-S, cortisol
Microalbumin/creatinine ratio — earliest detectable sign of kidney stress
Lp(a) — genetic cardiovascular risk present in 20% of the population
FSA/HSA eligible
Results in 5–7 business days
Most Comprehensive

What root causes?

Source

$399
27 lab draws
Get Source
IncludesEverything in Signal: all 21 lab draws included in this panel.

Body Systems Covered

Heart & Vessels
Metabolic / Liver
Blood Health
Thyroid
Kidneys
Nutrients
Hormones
Brain & Cognition
Immune
Inflammation

The Science

Source reaches the root causes that Signal does not capture: the upstream hormonal imbalances, autoimmune and inflammatory loads, cellular aging markers, and longevity signals that determine how your body ages. PhenoAge (biological age from blood) and the AHA PREVENT heart age model give you two independent scores of how your biology is aging relative to your chronological age, the most powerful feedback loop available in consumer health today. Source also includes the deep hormonal, adrenal, and nutritional panels that explain why your body is performing the way it is.

Who It's For

Longevity-focused individuals, those with chronic fatigue, hormonal symptoms, or unresolved health issues, people who have completed Signal and want root causes, and anyone seriously committed to optimizing how they age.

What Source Adds

Advanced Cardiometabolic

  • Fibrinogen (coagulation and inflammation risk)
  • OmegaCheck (Omega-3 Index — EPA%, DHA%, Total Index)

Extended Thyroid

  • TPO Antibodies (Thyroid Peroxidase — autoimmune thyroid screen)
  • Thyroglobulin Antibodies (autoimmune thyroid screen)

Autoimmune

  • ANA with Reflex (Antinuclear Antibody — reflex to titer and pattern if positive)
  • ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)

Cognitive Risk

  • Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Everything in Signal + 7 additional markers
27 lab draws
TPO + Thyroglobulin antibodies — detects autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimoto's, Graves')
Fibrinogen — independent cardiovascular risk factor beyond LDL
ANA with reflex and ESR — broad autoimmune and inflammation screening beyond the thyroid
OmegaCheck — the definitive omega-3 index most panels skip
Unlocks Biological Age (PhenoAge) and Heart Age (AHA PREVENT) scores
FSA/HSA eligible
Results in 5–7 business days

Two ages. One clock.

Zaro calculates your Biological Age (PhenoAge), reflecting how old your body actually is based on blood chemistry, and your Heart Age using the AHA PREVENT model. Is your biology aging faster or slower than your birthday suggests?

Chronological Age

38
335 YRS YOUNGER

Biological Age

PhenoAge Model

413 YRS OLDER

Heart Age

AHA PREVENT

Example output · your results will reflect your actual blood data

Zaro Score

A living health score, built on three pillars

Zaro synthesizes bloodwork, wearable signals, and lifestyle into a single score out of 100. It updates continuously and adapts to whatever data you have, no wearable required to get started.

78/ 100Strong
Layer 1 · From your bloodwork
Clinical Foundation
PhenoAge10-yr CV Risk30-yr CV Risk

Score Bands

Optimal90–100
Strong75–89
Moderate60–74
At-Risk40–59
Critical<40
Layer 2 · From Apple Health & wearables
Daily Performance
VO2 MaxHeart RateHRVSleep
Score out of 10030-day trendBiological age
Layer 3 · From weekly check-ins
Lifestyle
ExerciseNutritionStressHabits

Adaptive weighting

Score adapts automatically as you add data

Full data

Labs + wearable + lifestyle

ClinicalPerformanceLifestyle

No wearable

Labs re-weighted with lifestyle

ClinicalLifestyle

Labs only

Biomarker Score shown

Clinical Foundation

Start knowing your body.

Choose a panel, schedule your blood draw, and get answers that actually explain what is happening inside your body.