Blog — Hormone Health
Understanding Hormones: The Complete Guide to How They Shape Your Health
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Hormones influence everything from energy and mood to weight, sleep, skin, and long-term health — yet imbalances often go unnoticed. This in-depth guide explains how hormones work, the most common signs of imbalance, and why testing is essential for understanding your body. Learn how cortisol, thyroid hormones, estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, and insulin shape your wellbeing, and discover practical steps to restore balance naturally through personalised testing, nutrition, lifestyle changes, and targeted support. This is your complete roadmap to understanding and improving your hormonal health.
Benefits of Hormone Testing in Saliva, Dried Blood Spot, and Dried Urine Spot: A Complete Guide
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Discover the benefits of hormone testing in saliva, dried blood spot, and dried urine spot methods. Learn how each approach enhances accuracy, convenience, and health insights for hormone balance.
Stress, Cortisol, and the Hormonal Loop of Anxiety
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Stress, Cortisol, and the Hormonal Loop of Anxiety When the body perceives danger, the brain activates the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis — an internal alarm that releases cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone. For short-term challenges, cortisol is beneficial. It sharpens focus, boosts energy, and prepares muscles for quick action — the classic “fight or flight” response that once ensured survival. When Stress Becomes Chronic Trouble begins when stress never switches off. Prolonged cortisol exposure interferes with healthy brain function, damaging neurons in the hippocampus (responsible for memory) and the prefrontal cortex (which governs decision-making and emotional control). As these areas...
Elements Testing: How Hidden Toxins and Nutrient Imbalances Affect Your Health
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How Elements Affect Your Body Every day? we are exposed to environmental pollutants—through the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and even the materials we touch. Over time, these substances can: Increase the risk of chronic diseases like dementia, infertility, diabetes, and cancer, Damage vital organs such as the liver, kidneys, and brain, Harm the cardiovascular, nervous, and endocrine systems, Disrupt the natural balance of hormones
Saliva Testing for Hormones: Accurate, Convenient, and At-Home
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Saliva Testing for Hormones: Accurate, Convenient, and At-Home.