Blog — quality sleep
Achieve Optimal Sleep Balance: Understanding Symptoms and Treatment Options
Posted by Ben White on
Sleep is an essential aspect of our lives, as it plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health and well-being. However, achieving a proper sleep balance can be challenging for many individuals. Insufficient sleep, poor sleep quality, or imbalances in the sleep-wake cycle can lead to various health issues and impact our daily functioning. In this blog, we will explore the importance of sleep balance, common symptoms of sleep imbalances, and the potential treatment options available, including the use of the Sleep Balance Profile Test Add-On with Diurnal Norepinephrine and Epinephrine. The Significance of Sleep Balance Achieving a healthy sleep...
Sleep Disturbance and Hormone Testing
Posted by Ben White on
Sleep disturbance is a common problem affecting millions of people worldwide. A variety of factors, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and certain medical conditions, can cause it. However, sleep is crucial for overall health and well-being, and when we don't get enough quality sleep, it can lead to several adverse health consequences. One potential solution for sleep disturbance is a hormone sleep test. This type of test measures the levels of various hormones in your body that can impact sleep, such as melatonin, cortisol, and testosterone. By identifying any imbalances or deficiencies in these hormones, a hormone sleep test...
Does Hormone Imbalance Contribute to Weight Gain?
Posted by Ben White on
By Candace Burch, ZRT Laboratory If you cannot figure out why you are gaining weight or can no longer shed pounds easily like you used to – despite your best efforts to eat right, exercise, and take your vitamins every morning– you might be walking around with a hormone imbalance that has you hardwired to put on pounds. Even when we think we’re being healthy, hormonal triggers to unwanted weight gain are too often neglected or overlooked. Testing can help you find the answer. But in the meantime, let’s boil this down to the collective wisdom on eight big culprits...