Fatigue

July 29, 2014

Hormone Imbalances

Dr. Kurt Woeller Hormone & Adrenal Lab Tests Cortisol, estrogen, Fatigue, hormone imbalances, hot flashes, progesterone, sex drive, testosterone

Hormonal Imbalances are a common health complaint of millions of people. For some this means they are in the midst of menopause and feel the effects of low estrogen and progesterone. Women feel more tired, emotional, have a lack of sex drive, or do not sleep well. The hallmark of menopause early on is the dreaded ‘hot flashes’ that create so much discomfort for women.

Symptoms of Hormone Imbalances

For other individuals hormonal imbalances can indicate irregular menstrual cycles, increasing fatigue and weight gain, poor memory and overall brain fog. These are common manifestations of hormonal imbalances that affect testosterone, progesterone, and estrogen throughout the month via their erratic production in the body. For men, hormonal imbalances means a drop in testosterone that affects their ability to maintain energy, sex drive, stamina, and peak performance that they may have been accustomed too in their late teens and early twenties and thirties. Finally, hormonal imbalances for millions of individuals means they have poor adrenal health which affects every system in their body.

Hormone Imbalances and Adrenal Exhaustion

Chronic stress overtime leads to excess stimulation of the adrenal glands and their corresponding production of cortisol and DHEA, but eventually this chronic stimulation of adrenal function contributes to lack of production long-term which leads to adrenal exhaustion. Hormonal imbalances are quite common with adrenal exhaustion as the adrenal glands regulate the production of sex hormones such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone and DHEA. In fact, hormonal imbalances has become such a popular catch term in health and medicine that there are now many books, articles and websites that support the concept of hormonal imbalances as a real medical entity that needs to be dealt with in order to prevent various illnesses and health problems. For anyone suffering with symptoms of hormonal imbalances such as fatigue, headaches, poor sleep, difficulty losing or gaining weight, lack of sex drive, memory problems, menopause or irregular menstrual cycles, etc. than being assessed for hormonal imbalances is of paramount importance. In order to determine the level of hormonal imbalances that may be occurring it is important to test for the hormones involved in hormonal imbalances. One great of way of doing this is through salivary hormone testing that looks at cortisol, DHEA, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Melatonin, the hormone involved in sleep, can also be evaluated for as well. Saliva testing is an efficient, accurate, and easy method of looking at these various hormones to determine what the extent of hormonal imbalances there may be.

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May 19, 2014

Urine Essential Elements Test Video

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Urine Essential Elements Test

Urine testing can be a useful way of assessing mineral levels. The Urine Essential Elements Test, aka. urine minerals is a diagnostic assessment of minerals such as zinc, copper, magnesium, calcium, selenium, etc. Measuring these elements in the urine is a quick and easy way of assessing for potential excess or deficiency of minerals.

Urine Essential Elements, aka. urine mineral testing analyzes various minerals as mentioned above. If taking mineral supplements the values may be normal or elevated depending on how much is being taken. However, if taking mineral supplements and the test shows low values it either indicates a potential digestive absorption issue or under-dosing of minerals. Overall, the Urine Essential Elements test is useful as a way to assess total body mineral levels without having to do blood testing. It is also recommended to do the Hair Elements, aka. Hair Analysis test as well to get further evaluation for these various essential elements.

Urine Essential Elements, aka. urine mineral testing may show high mineral levels if minerals are being excreted from the body abnormally. This may indicate a resorption problem from kidneys where certain minerals are not being taken back up into the body after being filtered by the kidneys. This type of analysis would only be accurate if no mineral supplements were being consumed at the time of testing.

The Urine Essential Elements Test, aka. urine mineral test should be considered as an essential test to assess for overall mineral levels or deficiencies of certain minerals for body health assessment.

May 19, 2014

Amino Acids Urine Test Video

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Amino Acids Urine Test – For Amino Acid Imbalances

Amino acids play a vital role in our body and brain chemistry. Amino acids are the building blocks for proteins which are needed by every cell and organ system. One area that is particularly dependent on optimal amino acids is the brain. The various neurochemicals, aka. neurotransmitters, in the brain are made up of certain amino acids.

The Amino Acid Urine Test is a useful way of assessing for amino acid status – either for deficiency or excess. The Amino Acid Urine Test is felt to give a more accurate assessment of total body storage of amino acids overtime versus blood testing which can easily be manipulated by diet, supplementation or starvation.

The Amino Acid Urine Test evaluates for essential (amino acids that need to be obtained from the diet) and non-essential (amino acids that can be created within the body). Also, various categories for digestive and absorption problems, nutrient deficiencies, and more is analyzed from the Amino Acid Urine Test.

Certain amino acids like Methionine, Cysteine, and Taurine, which are all sulfur containing amino acids, are often found deficient in certain mental health disorders, as well as autism. Autism-spectrum children seem to have a hard time holding on to taurine which is needed to maintain magnesium levels in the brain and provide substrate for the production of bile acids to help with fatty acid vitamin absorption. Other amino acid deficiencies are also seen through Amino Acid Urine Testing.

The Amino Acid Urine Test should be considered for anyone wanting to know the overall status of amino acids in the body, as well as those with fatigue, memory problems, neurological conditions, autism, anxiety, depression or other mental health challenges.