Hormone Health Hub: Expert Insights on Testing, Balance & Better Living — Sleep quality

Struggling with poor sleep or constant fatigue? Learn how hormone imbalances affect your sleep and how the Sleep Balance Profile test can help you restore natural, healthy sleep patterns.

By Dr.Tracy Tranchitella, ND-ZRT Laboratory Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) has become a primary cause of chronic liver disease, impacting a large portion of the global population. NAFLD is characterized by the buildup of excess fat in the liver, unrelated to alcohol use, and is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome—a group of conditions that raise the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Factors contributing to metabolic syndrome may also play a role in the development of NAFLD, but underlying endocrine disorders can further drive the onset and progression of this widespread liver condition. Moreover, environmental and chemical toxins may...

Understanding your sleep-related hormone measurements can add useful information to your interest in sleep, daily energy and routine. Advanced sleep hormone testing brings several complementary markers together, showing their measured values at different collection points. The benefit is a structured laboratory profile that adds detail to your own observations about the sampled day.The Advanced Sleep Hormone Test (UDH II) from Hormone Lab UK uses four dried urine collections. It combines a melatonin metabolite, free cortisol, free cortisone, norepinephrine, epinephrine and creatinine measurements, with specialist laboratory interpretation included.A wider view of sleep-related markersThe UDH II profile measures six markers at each...

  Important clinical context: Hormone and urinary neurotransmitter panels do not independently diagnose insomnia, sleep apnea or the cause of poor sleep. The original article below overstates their ability to pinpoint causes, select treatment and guarantee improved sleep. Results describe the measured samples and need interpretation alongside symptoms, sleep history, medicines and clinical assessment. Persistent sleep problems, snoring, witnessed breathing pauses or marked daytime sleepiness warrant medical advice rather than reliance on a home panel. Understanding Sleep Disturbance Sleep disturbance is a common problem affecting millions of people worldwide. A variety of factors, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and certain...

Hot flashes and night sweats affect up to 80% of women during perimenopause — but they are not inevitable, and they are not forever. The root cause is hormonal imbalance, particularly the out-of-sync fluctuation of oestrogen and progesterone as the ovaries begin to wind down. Discover the lifestyle changes, natural supplements and hormone testing strategies that can bring real relief.