The chemistry of stress

What is Functional Endocrinology, why is it important and how can it help me?

Functional Endocrinology involves measuring active levels of hormones in the body to determine physiologic function.  Active levels means free levels as opposed to protein bound levels.  Generally speaking, most commonly ordered blood chemistries are not free levels; meaning any blood chemistry hormone level that does not specifically state free is a protein bound form.  Blood chemistry free levels are generally much more expensive to order than protein bound levels.  HMOs and such generally do not like to pay for free levels because they are more concerned with disease states not physiologic function.  Bottom line, as far as measuring hormone levels with blood chemistries it can be very expensive to order a complete balanced hormone panel that reflects free active levels, so it is not often done. 

So how do you get accurate active levels?  Salivary testing is the only cost-effective way!  Hormones in the saliva reflect the free physiologic active levels.  For a very reasonable cost (which I am restricted to indicate on my website, so please call) I can provide you with a very detailed adrenal stress panel.  In this day and time these things are crucially important to know from a functional standpoint -- because adrenal stress is involved with both a multitude of blood sugar disorders and the multitude of hormonal imbalances, not too mention inflamatory and aging processes in the body.  An adrenal stress Index is a must for without it -- any given practitioner most often is guessing.  The old adage - accurate diagnoses equals accurate treatment certainly applies here!  Additionally for another reasonable amount you can obtain a detailed-rich female or male hormone salivary panel.  So very, very economically you can have a wealth of solid health information.  (BTW, I add no charges to any of my lab fees)
 

If you've never had these sorts of tests done before and are having any concerns about your health and how you feel -- or if you just want to know if you might be under some sort of stress that is undermining your optimal health -- please consider these simple tests.  Simply take the sample gets home, collect your saliva, as indicated,  on a normal day for you and put them in the mail.

Please understand Functional Endocrinology identifies alterations in the endocrine systems that are not in a disease state at the point of diagnosis.  Many of these alterations if not treated can lead to pathologies down the road.  Of course there is much more to understand about the subject  and more educational materials are available. One other point that is not widely understood is -- if you are taking any sort a synthetic hormone -- those synthetic levels are not measurable - only their effect on your body's hormones are measurable.

Stress is a multi-factorial problem in this modern age.  Education, acquiring skills we need to better manage our stress, making appropriate lifestyle modifications are part of being proactive. As part of being proactive in this regard, it is not only important, but imperative to have accurate physiological information about your person.  Every home requires a foundation.  Hormones in the body is the chemistry of stress and the foundation for our well-being.

Please contact me for more information and to test kit.  Come by to pick it up or I can have a test kit sent to your address.