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$156.00
The adrenal glands help us handle stress. This at-home saliva test provides insights about your stress response and adrenal health by measuring hormone fluctuations. Results include a personalized health plan.
Your cortisol fluctuation pattern and your DHEA levels determine whether you have a healthy stress response profile. Depending on your results, you may experience some of the following symptoms:
Cortisol has wide-ranging effects in the body: it interacts with the reproductive, immune, and endocrine systems. Cortisol, as part of the stress response, prepares the body for a “fight-or-flight” response by suppressing the production and release of other hormones, such as DHEA and thyroid hormones. Normally, cortisol levels have a rhythm of ebbing and flowing during the day, and your cortisol level is highest in the morning and lowest at night. Thorne’s Stress Test takes four saliva samples at four time-points during the day to capture your true cortisol rhythm. Stressors, such as those present in your work or home life, often trigger a release of cortisol, either acutely or persistently, and can affect your health in a variety of negative ways.
DHEA, although produced in the adrenal glands, is also produced in smaller amounts in your brain and sex organs. DHEA is a precursor molecule for testosterone and estrogen synthesis, and, thus, it has many other effects in the body. A person’s DHEA production generally declines with age.
Metabolically in the body, cortisol and DHEA are antagonistic to each other. The hormones exist in an ever-changing “tug-of-war” with each other, and when one is elevated, the other is usually lower.
This product is gluten-free.
Caution: If pregnant, nursing, or taking nutritional supplements or medications, consult your healthcare practitioner before use. Keep out of the reach of children.
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a cool, dry place.
Tamper Evident: Do not use if safety seal is missing or broken
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
**Daily Value not established.
† This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
