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Remove the Guesswork with Testing

8/10/2020

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​The DUTCH Adrenal Hormone test is easy to do with clear instructions and we'll even walk you through it
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Why do this test?
Your results will end the guesswork about whether or not the root cause of your symptoms is due to adrenal fatigue (HPA-D). This can include any of the following symptoms:
  1. Stress
  2. Second wind late at night
  3. Trouble sleeping soundly
  4. Wake up in the morning feeling groggy, tired, or unrested
  5. Difficulty recovering from exercise, exhausted from exercise of any type
  6. Energy slumps throughout the day
  7. Need caffeine throughout the day to function
  8. Anxiety, worry
  9. Chronic connective tissue problems that are slow to heal
  10. Frequent colds and flus
  11. Difficulty regulating blood sugar
  12. Overweight
  13. Infertility
  14. Polycystic ovarian syndrome
  15. Exhaustion since a trauma, including death of a loved one
  16. Irregular menstrual cycle
  17. Menopause symptoms
  18. Hypothyroid symptoms or diagnosis
  19. Inflammation
Why this urine test, and not blood or saliva?
This test reveals information about two adrenal hormones and how they metabolize: Cortisol and DHEA. Urine is the only way to see these metabolites. You also see your 24 hour cortisol rhythm, which is important in assessing adrenals. This test tells you:
  • If you have adrenal fatigue (HPA-D)
  • The type or stage you have – is cortisol too high or low? What about DHEA?
  • What does your 24-hour diurnal cortisol rhythm look like? Is it low during the day (think fatigue)? High at night (wired at bedtime)?
  • Do you have a problem metabolizing cortisol out of your system? Or keeping free cortisol at optimal levels?
Why test for adrenal fatigue at all?
You may have thought you have adrenal fatigue and tried various things to help. Unfortunately, with guessing rather than testing, often what you take is not on target with your specific HPA-D pattern. You may be wasting your money or you may be treating yourself inappropriately. For example:
  • You may be taking something that lowers cortisol when you need more.
  • You may need more or less cortisol during certain times of day, and not be gearing your treatment in the right direction, at the right time of day.
  • Herbs that work on the HPA axis have different properties according to the herb. You don’t know if the herb matches your presentation. It may be too stimulating or too sedating.
  • It’s possible you don’t have HPA-D at all, and your symptoms have a different root cause! I see this on a regular basis.
In essence, why do this test? 
​If your HPA axis is not online, it will affect all of your neuroendocrine systems: your thyroid, insulin metabolism, all sex hormones, your energy, and your brain. With the specific results of the test, you can fine-tune your treatment exactly according to your needs. You can find out what is needed for sleep intervention, daytime energy, stress, and more.

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