The standardized inputs every engagement begins from.
A fixed, structured set of data we ask every Ternary Health client to provide. Standardization is what lets us run the same signals across every case, compare cases longitudinally, and produce a deliverable anchored in measured baseline rather than improvised inputs. This page defines the dataset; your own Core Dataset is gathered securely after acceptance and the engagement letter is signed.
The same baseline for every case.
Without standardization, every engagement starts from zero. With it, your case can be coded into our case schema and compared against the cumulative pattern library built across every prior client.
The Core Dataset is what makes a $6,500 deliverable actually deliverable. It’s how we surface signals you wouldn’t otherwise see — not because the data is exotic, but because the discipline of asking the same questions every time produces comparable answers.
Five required categories, same for everyone.
Every accepted client provides these. Where you already have data in the right shape (recent labs, an active wearable, prior sequencing), we use it; where it’s missing, we’ll identify the cleanest path to collect it before Stage 04 of the workflow.
A defined web-form schema completed at the start of the engagement — not free-form PDFs. The structure is what lets us code your case into our case schema in Stage 03 of the workflow without information loss.
- Diagnoses (current and historical)Each diagnosis with year and current status: confirmed, suspected, or ruled out.
- Symptom list with timelineActive and past symptoms, onset date, current severity, and any pattern (daily, episodic, post-trigger).
- Surgeries and proceduresProcedure, year, indication, and any complications or follow-up.
- Allergies and adverse reactionsSubstance, reaction type, severity, and date first identified.
- Family medical historyFirst-degree relatives (and select second-degree where relevant) — condition, age of onset, and outcomes where known.
- Current physiciansEach clinician you see for the case: specialty, role, primary location, and relationship duration.
- Lifestyle baselineSleep (hours, regularity), exercise (frequency, type, intensity), alcohol intake. High-level only — not a self-report-as-diet-diary.
- Engagement goalsWhat success looks like at the end of the engagement, in your own words. Anchors the synthesis and the action plan.
- Current prescription medicationsEach prescribed medication with dosage where known. Captured as a discrete, structured field — separate from diagnoses, history, and supplements. A Precision Deep Dive surfaces medication considerations for you to discuss with your physicians, which is why this is its own field.
- Current supplementsEach supplement with dosage and brand where known. Captured separately from prescription medications because a Precision Deep Dive surfaces supplement considerations as a distinct discussion track with your physicians — not lumped in with prescriptions.
- —Ternary structured intake form— Provisioned per client after acceptance
A fixed set of biomarkers requested from every client so results are directly comparable across cases and over time. The Core Panel is not a wishlist — it is the same panel for everyone, and it is what the engagement runs on.
- Lipid panelTotal cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides, non-HDL, apoB.
- Comprehensive metabolic panelGlucose, HbA1c, fasting insulin, electrolytes, liver enzymes (ALT/AST), kidney function (BUN/creatinine/eGFR).
- Inflammatory markershs-CRP, ESR, ferritin (also captured under iron), homocysteine.
- Hormonal panelTSH, free T3, free T4, 25-OH vitamin D, testosterone (total + free), estradiol, morning cortisol, plus age- and sex-appropriate additions.
- Iron studies and CBCHemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV, platelets, ferritin, transferrin saturation, serum iron, TIBC.
- Thyroid extendedTPO and thyroglobulin antibodies; reverse T3 where indicated.
- Metabolic extendedUric acid, GGT, magnesium, vitamin B12, folate.
- —Function Health
- —Quest Diagnostics
- —Labcorp
- —Recent labs (within 12 months) from your physicians— If recent equivalents already exist, we don't ask you to redo them
Raw genomic data — not screenshots, not interpretive reports. We work from the underlying data so our analysis is independent of provider interpretations, and so variants of interest can be re-queried as the literature evolves.
- 23andMe or AncestryDNA raw data fileThe .txt or .zip export available from your consumer-genomics account. We do not work from the provider's user-facing 'Health Insights' interpretive reports.
- Clinical sequencing (if available)Whole-exome or whole-genome VCF or FASTQ files from a clinical sequencing service. Increasingly common, and increasingly useful.
- —23andMe— Raw export from 'Your Data → Browse Raw Data'
- —AncestryDNA— Raw export from DNA Settings
- —Clinical sequencing providers— Invitae, GeneDx, Color, academic-center sequencing programs
Standardized longitudinal data from one of three wearables, exported by you. The standardization matters: we run the same metrics across every client, which is how we identify what's signal versus what's normal variation.
- HRV (heart rate variability)
- Resting heart rate
- Sleep duration and stages
- Sleep efficiency
- Respiratory rate
- Temperature deviation from baseline
- Daily activity (steps, active minutes)
- Recovery / readiness score
- —Oura— Default. Best coverage of the metrics above.
- —WHOOP
- —Apple Watch— Via the iPhone Health app export
A short fixed set of measurements taken at engagement start and re-measured at standard intervals during execution support. Lightweight but central — most cases hinge on a baseline we can compare follow-up against.
- Height
- Weight
- Waist circumference
- Resting blood pressureThree measurements over a single sitting, averaged.
- DEXA body composition (optional)If available: bone density, lean mass, regional fat distribution, visceral adipose. Adds substantial signal for conditions where adipose biology is implicated.
- Withings / bioimpedance scale (optional)If you already use one, the longitudinal trend is more valuable than any single reading.
- —Self-measured (height, weight, waist)
- —Home BP cuff
- —DEXA imaging center— If available; we can identify reasonable providers
Records that don’t fit a standard schema.
The standardized categories above are the baseline. These additional materials are necessarily variable — every case has a different stack — and are accepted in whatever form your providers issued them. We code the relevant content into the case schema during Stage 03.
Accepted in their native form — PDFs, scans, portal exports. We code the relevant content into the case schema during Stage 03.
Native PDFs from the hospital or surgical center. Crucial for any surgical case.
Native PDF reports. We work primarily from the radiologist's read; full DICOM image sets are accepted but rarely required for the synthesis.
If you've already engaged other specialists or services, their write-ups are useful context for the synthesis.
Enrichment, clearly secondary.
Useful when available; never required. Your engagement is not penalized for not having these, and we don’t ask you to acquire them just to acquire them. The Core Dataset above is what the engagement runs on.
Two weeks of CGM data adds substantial signal for any case where metabolic or insulin-resistance pathways are in scope.
Stool-based gut microbiome panels (Genova, BiomeSight, etc.) for GI-involved cases.
Lab-measured (treadmill or bike). Useful for cardiometabolic baseline and for assessing cardiovascular reserve.
Biological-age and pace-of-aging metrics. Most useful as a longitudinal marker over years; less so as a single snapshot.
Condition-specific panels — autoimmune, mast-cell mediators, autonomic testing, etc. Often more useful than generic enrichment.
Performance-tracking data for athletically active clients.
Handled securely. Used only for your engagement.
Your Core Dataset is provided through a secure intake process after the engagement letter is signed — not through this public page, and not before acceptance. Materials are used solely for your engagement: never shared with other clients, never sold, never used to train public AI models.
Patterns learned across engagements are aggregated and de-identified in our internal Case Library. Your source records — your labs, your genome, your wearable exports — stay with your engagement; they are not pooled with anyone else’s.
The specific custody, storage, and retention arrangements for client data are being finalized as we approach launch. The principles above will not change. Our standing data practices are described on the Security & Data Practices page.
Nothing on this page accepts uploads, files, or medical information. Live secure intake is provisioned per client after acceptance. If you arrived here from an apply flow, you’ll be guided through intake separately once accepted.
Brief per-source guidance.
For reference. The detailed walkthrough happens during intake, but if you’re an accepted client preparing materials in advance, here is the short version per provider.
- 01Sign in to your 23andMe account.
- 02Open 'Your Data' from your account menu, then 'Browse Raw Data'.
- 03Click 'Download Raw Data' and confirm via the emailed verification link.
- 04Save the .zip file as-is — do not unpack, re-zip, or modify it.
- 01Sign in to your Ancestry account and open DNA Settings.
- 02Under 'Actions', select 'Download Raw DNA Data'.
- 03Confirm via the emailed verification link.
- 04Save the .zip file as-is.
- 01Sign in to your Function Health dashboard.
- 02Open the most recent panel and use 'Export' or 'Download'.
- 03Save both the PDF report and the structured results download (CSV / JSON if available).
- 01Sign in to MyQuest (Quest) or Labcorp Patient (Labcorp).
- 02Open each test result and use 'Download' or 'Print to PDF'.
- 03Provide PDFs rather than screenshots — PDFs include reference ranges we parse.
- 01Open the Oura app on your phone.
- 02Go to 'Profile' → 'Privacy' → 'Data Sharing' → 'Export Data'.
- 03Request the full export; you'll receive a CSV bundle by email within roughly 24 hours.
- 01Open the WHOOP app on your phone.
- 02Go to 'More' → 'App Settings' → 'Data Export'.
- 03Request the full export; CSV files arrive by email.
- 01On your iPhone, open the Health app.
- 02Tap your profile icon (top right), then 'Export All Health Data'.
- 03Save the resulting .zip file. It can be large — allow several minutes.
See the dataset, apply for the engagement.
The Core Dataset is gathered after acceptance. If the standardization above matches the way you want your case handled, apply for a Precision Deep Dive.