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What do your hormones say about your health? Learning how to balance hormones can dramatically improve your overall health. An imbalance in hormones is likely related to Estrogen Dominance.  Out of balance hormones can affect women AND men from 14 to 94.How do we become estrogen dominant? Our food chain is laced with toxic pesticides, herbicides and growth hormones – a sea of endocrine-disrupting chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body.  If we are overweight, our body’s store of excess fat can be converted into estrogen.  Insulin resistance too can lead to estrogen dominance. In women an imbalance of hormones results in...

An imbalance in hormones is likely related to Estrogen Dominance. Estrogen dominance describes a condition where a woman can have deficient, normal or excessive estrogen, but has little or no progesterone to balance its effects in the body.  Even a woman with low estrogen levels can have estrogen dominance symptoms if she doesn’t have adequate progesterone.  Estrogen dominance can affect women from 14 to 94. How do we become estrogen dominant? Our food chain is laced with toxic pesticides, herbicides and growth hormones – a sea of endocrine-disrupting chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body.  If we are overweight, our body’s store of excess fat...

What Is Saliva Testing?Research has determined that saliva is the most accurate diagnostic medium to measure the free or "unbound" biologically active fraction of steroid hormones (estrogen, progesterone), etc. in the bloodstream. The World Health Organization has designated saliva testing as an accurate method for testing hormones. It is more precise and much more reliable than taking a blood test.Why Saliva Instead Of Blood? Saliva is stable without refrigeration. Saliva testing is easy and can be done with timing in mind. Hormones are highest in the morning and at certain times in our cycle. It is appropriate to test when we...

You are just a few clicks away from taking control of your hormone health. Follow these simple steps and you can be empowered with the information you need in order to understand and improve your hormone health. Step 1 - Order your saliva test kit We recommend the 5 panel test since it gives you the best information regarding the current levels of your hormones. Step 2 - Collect your saliva Follow the instructions that are included in your test kit. Pay close attention to the collection times and method to insure an accurate result. Step 3 - Return the Kit to...