Why Test Hormone
Levels?
Hormones are
powerful molecules essential for maintaining physical and
mental health. We frequently think of estrogen as being a
female hormone, and testosterone as being a male
hormone.
But men AND women make both, plus several more that need to be
in balance for optimum health. An imbalance of any one hormone
can throw your physical and mental health out of balance,
causing aggravating and even serious health
problems.
One size does not
fit all when it comes to hormones! For decades western
medicine has prescribed Hormone Replacement Therapy as if
everyone needed the same thing and the same amount. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
Your hormones are like your fingerprints and in order to
achieve optimal health, you need to know what your specific
imbalances are.
There are several
ways to test for hormones(saliva, serum and urine), but the
state-of-the-art method is through saliva. This is because
only the active portions of hormones are measured and it is
these portions that determine how individuals feel.
So if you are
seeking bio-identical hormone replacement (BHRT), you’ll
need to know active hormone levels. In addition, if using a
topical (transdermal) hormone preparation for treatment,
saliva testing is the most accurate tool to measure and
monitor hormone status.
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