Core Lifestyle Home Test Kit
Maintain a healthy lifestyle by targeting your cholesterol levels and liver function
Core Lifestyle Home Test Kit
Maintain a healthy lifestyle by targeting your cholesterol levels and liver function
You can feel well, stay productive, and still have early changes in cholesterol or liver markers developing quietly. These shifts often happen before any obvious symptoms, which is why a clear baseline matters.
Core Lifestyle measures key blood fats linked to cardiovascular risk, alongside a complete liver function profile. It helps you understand what your current habits may be doing beneath the surface, so you can make informed, practical choices with confidence.
If you want a straightforward starting point for your general health profile, Core Lifestyle is a reliable place to begin.
How would you like to take your test?
How would you like to take your test?
What the Core Lifestyle test is for
It is possible to feel fine and still have early shifts in blood fats or liver markers that develop quietly over time. This home blood test gives you a clear, clinical snapshot of two systems that often reflect lifestyle risk before symptoms appear: your cholesterol profile and your liver function.
On the cardiovascular side, Core Lifestyle measures total cholesterol and the balance between HDL (often described as “good” cholesterol) and LDL (“bad” cholesterol), alongside triglycerides and related values such as non-HDL cholesterol. These results help indicate how your current lipid profile may relate to long-term risk for heart disease and stroke, and whether there are areas where diet, weight, alcohol intake, activity levels, or family history may be playing a role.
It also includes a complete liver function profile, looking at enzymes and proteins such as ALT, ALP, GGT, bilirubin, albumin and total protein. Liver markers can shift with alcohol intake, excess body fat, certain medications, and other common factors, even when you feel well. Seeing these values together can help explain tiredness or low energy in context, and support more informed conversations with your GP if follow-up is needed.
With a home test kit for testing from home, Core Lifestyle is designed to give you a straightforward baseline you can act on. It helps you understand what your day-to-day habits may be doing beneath the surface, so you can make practical choices with more certainty, then recheck over time if you want to track change.
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What's included in your test?

Your test kit will contain the following sample types which the laboratory will use to test your sample:
The following sample guidance is required for this test, please follow carefully:
- One easy self-collection sample
- Your sample should be collected in the morning in a fasted state: i.e. without eating or drinking anything except water for 8 - 12 hours beforehand.
Get tested fast with a home test kit, using a finger-prick blood sample. Collect easily with no needles, with free priority postage to an accredited laboratory.
You can also opt for a clinic visit, for professional sample collection by experienced staff, in a comfortable & caring environment.
This Core Lifestyle test measures the following biomarkers to maintain a healthy lifestyle by targeting your cholesterol levels and liver function.
Cholesterol
Liver Function
Need more details?
Learn how the self collection process works, what's in the kit, and your options for clinic and home nurses visits.
How this works ›Why take the Core Lifestyle test?
Core Lifestyle is for adults who want a clear, basic baseline of general health without overcomplicating it.
It suits you if you feel well but want to check whether your cholesterol profile or liver function shows early lifestyle-related changes.
Take it if you are reviewing diet, weight, alcohol intake, activity levels, medication use, or family history, and want results you can use to make practical decisions and track over time.
- Are overweight or carry excess body fat (e.g., central weight gain), which can affect cholesterol and liver markers
- Are taking medications that cause toxic liver disease, which includes too much paracetamol, ibuprofen & aspirin
- Drink alcohol regularly or are a binge drinker
- Have family history of heart disease
- Have high cholesterol
- Have immediate family who have had a heart attack, stroke or heart bypass surgery
- Want a baseline health screen to identify early liver/kidney/cardiometabolic risk before symptoms become severe
- Want to assess your liver function, full blood count & cholesterol levels in a single package
Order your Core Lifestyle test and get the insights you need to feel your best.
Expert Analysis In An Accredited Laboratory
Once your sample reaches the UKAS-accredited lab, the magic begins. But this isn't simple science – we insist on state-of-the-art automated technology to ensure your results are processed with unmatched accuracy and efficiency.
- UKCA marked test kits for full regulatory compliance.
- IVDD certified diagnostics for total quality reassurance.
- Medically led UKAS accredited laboratory testing for accurate results.

Dr. Kate Bishop
Chief Scientific Officer
"All testing is conducted by healthcare professionals in a medically-led laboratory. Accredited lab testing is the best way to be confident that your test results are accurate. Get tested now for complete reassurance."
Delivery and results
The Core Lifestyle test offers a Finger-prick blood home test kit, clinic visit or home nurse visit for sample collection. Kits are posted to your home free of charge.
Easily sampling from home or at a clinic offers you the most convenient and stress-free way to get tested. Your test also includes free 24 hour tracked sample return to the laboratory.
1. Order Your Test
2. Post Your Samples
3. Get Your Results
Cholesterol is a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body. It's mainly made by the liver, but can also be found in some foods.
Having a high cholesterol level, associated with a high amount of fats in your blood (hyperlipidaemia) can be detrimental to your health. There is evidence that having high cholesterol increases your risk from cardiovascular diseases and associated death. It's also important to consider the ratio of 'Good' and 'Bad' cholesterol.
| Test | Result | Reference | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 2.4mmol/L | Optimum <5.0 | Normal |
2.4 Cholesterol is a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body. It's mainly made by the liver, but can also be found in some foods. | |||
| HDL 'Good' Cholesterol | 1.2mmol/L | 1.2 - 1.7 | Borderline Low |
| LDL 'Bad' Cholesterol | 0.7mmol/L | Up to 3.0 | Normal |
| Triglycerides | 1.3mmol/L | < 2.3 | Normal |
| Non-HDL Cholesterol | 1.3mmol/L | < 3.9 | Normal |
| HDL % of Total | 46% | 20 and over | Normal |
Traffic Light System Instantly see which health markers are in a healthy range (green), borderline (yellow), or need attention (red).
Detailed Explanations Each marker includes an overview of its role in your body, what it means to have high or low levels, and actionable tips to improve.
Tracked Changes See how your health markers have changed over time, track your progress, and optimise your health.
Expert Guidance We don't just hand over data – we empower you with insights to make informed decisions about your health.
What happens after your results?
We Explain your lab report by adding clarity and context, helping you understand your results.
Advanced AI summarises key findings, highlights patterns across markers, and explains what results like these are commonly associated with.
Testing shows where you are today. Prevent helps you focus on where you want to be.
Using your test results, metrics and symptoms, you can gain further insights to achieve your health goals.
Connect with expert medical partners focused on helping you achieve better health.
We are highly selective over who we choose to work with, so you can be confident you are in good hands.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Home test kits contain full instructions and everything you need to safely collect and return your sample. Please see the following details relating to this test below:
- One easy self-collection sample
- Your sample should be collected in the morning in a fasted state: i.e. without eating or drinking anything except water for 8 - 12 hours beforehand.
We also have a guide on how to collect a high quality sample which you may find useful.
The Vitall test is available online for just £79.00. Your home test kit will be dispatched by free first class post for delivery to your door.
For the best value testing you can also upgrade this Core Lifestyle home test to tests which also measure other biomarkers, including:
- Damage Control - Target the big three lifestyle risk factors - diabetes, heart disease and liver disease.
When you checkout to buy your Core Lifestyle test online we also offer additional options, including:
- Visit the Patient Reception in central London for just £35. Your Core Lifestyle test sample can be collected by a qualified nurse for immediate analysis.
- Have a nurse visit you to collect the sample for your Core Lifestyle test, this is nationwide for just £79.
Whichever option you choose at checkout, buying the best Core Lifestyle test online in the UK with Vitall ensures high quality results from an accredited laboratory.
Take control of your health today with one of Vitall’s home blood tests.
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Dr. Shahzaib Ahmad MBBS, BSc, MRCP, FRCA, FFICM
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