Hormone Help

Hair analysis is an incredible tool when it comes to balancing hormones for both men and women.  Along with aging,  our bodies become burdened from environmental toxins,  prescription medications, poor diet, cosmetics, hygiene products, and the biggest culprit, STRESS. Everyone of these can heavily impact your hormone balance.

Which comes first thyroid or adrenal imbalance?  There isn't a solid answer on this but I tend to lean towards adrenal imbalance.  With the amount of stress in our world today, it seems most likely.  Family stress, work stress, over exercising (yep, it's a thing), gut issues, and low immunity can lead those tiny little glands that sit on top of your kidneys to burn out.  All sorts of symptoms can indicate adrenal issues.  Sleep issues (adrenals play a role in maintaining our circadian rhythm), tanking female & male sex hormones, thyroid imbalance, weight issues, chronic fatigue, blood pressure issues, food sensitivities/intolerances, and countless other health issues are often mistaken for low functioning adrenals.  Low adrenal function leads to a cascading deterioration of all systems of the body and you begin living a life that doesn't feel like your own!  You are left just inching by in daily life; remembering times of the past when you felt great.  

Most people start off with their primary care doctor looking for help on what has happened to their health.  A common test asked for that fails most is the standard TSH test for checking thyroid status.  It's only one part of the thyroid enigma.  From a functional point of view, there are at least 6 other tests that need to be looked at to really get a true picture of what is happening with the thyroid.  Even then, that is just a snapshot of the day you had your blood work drawn.   Thyroid hormones fluctuate daily and for many reasons.  A better way to address thyroid hormone balance is to take a look at your mineral picture, particularly calcium and potassium!  Those are key to seeing how your body is even responding to thyroid hormone in the first place.  So, even if you are taking thyroid medication, it could be working better or you may end up not needing it at all.