Assessing Chronic Fatigue with the Cortisol Awakening Response
by Allison Smith, ND
The cortisol awakening response (CAR) blazed an important trail for adrenal research starting in the late 90s as a unique index of chronic stress’s impact…
Circadian Rhythm and Human Health
by Tim Hyatt, ND
To better understand human behavior and health it’s necessary to acknowledge the importance of biological rhythms in health assessments. Chronobiology (the study of rhythmic influences…
Recovering from Stress After the Holidays
by Debbie Rice, ND, MPH
The holidays are joyous, and they may also be filled with stressful events: family get-togethers, cooking for large groups, company parties, travel, and the societal…
The Burnout Phenomenon
by Carrie Jones, ND, MPH
Traditional Doc’s are finally starting to get it! Workplace burnout (Z73.0) was added to ICD-101,and was defined as an occupational phenomenon, but not a medical…
Is Cortisol causing your patient to struggle with sleep in the middle of the night?
by Carrie Jones, ND, MPH
The DUTCH Plus now has the answer! When patients suffer from insomnia, the 5 salivary cortisol measurements on the DUTCH Plus may not be enough…
What Does “Waking (A)” Represent in the Daily Free Cortisol Pattern?
by Carrie Jones, ND, MPH
Is your patient interested in knowing what their cortisol levels are in the middle of the night? Do they suffer from insomnia or wake routinely…
Cortisol Imbalance Can Cause Different Issues
by Mark Newman, MS
Cortisol imbalance can be the cause to many different day-to-day issues, such as feeling light headed, irritability, and even depression. Getting yourself tested with a reliable hormone test,…
Adrenal Fatigue is all in your head (sort of)
by Mark Newman, MS
This is an important topic as our collective understanding continues to evolve. Since the term “Adrenal Fatigue” was coined in the late 1990s it has…
Study supporting DUTCH testing – Cortisol
by Mark Newman, MS
At the bottom of this email you can listen to a new webcast with Dr. Kara Fitzgerald talking all about hormone testing. Take a listen…
Melatonin Testing Update
by Mark Newman, MS
Melatonin Testing Testing for melatonin is very important however this depends on whether or not your patient is sleeping and if they take melatonin to…
Common Medications May Cause Adrenal Insufficiency
by Mark Newman, MS
Everyone knows that taking corticosteroids like Prednisone can be suppressive to the adrenal glands – this is why they are usually dosed in a tapering…
