Functional Testing for Hormone Balance

Nothing is more frustrating than when you wait months to meet with your doctor for of your symptoms, only to be told…

“Hormones don’t matter. We don’t really do blood work for this”.

Seriously? All that time wasted, struggling with exhaustion, bloating, cycle irregularity, and OH the weight gain – just to be left back at square one.

I know this story all too well and it’s time that we stop gaslighting women and the powerful role that hormones play in your health. More importantly, it’s time that you start getting the support and answers that you need to take action.

Hormones – Understand the Root Cause

Hormones control every single aspect of your health.

They regulate cardiac function, they influence lymphatic system function, they influence ovulation and fertility, thyroid function, and fat burn. They are critical to making sure that your systems operate at their highest capacity all the time.

Even cooler – as women you get immediate feedback from your 28-day cycle ??. Which means that every day things shift and these changes directly influence your mood, energy, metabolic rate, ability to handle workout intensity, productivity level, and social desire.

Your symptoms are immediate bio-feedback ?? from your body telling us what is happening at that very moment.

1?? When you have symptoms that means HORMONES are disrupted.

2?? Hormones become disrupted because SYSTEMS don’t have what they need to thrive.

Understanding your symptoms – rather than letting them control you – is how you take back control of your health. ??

?? In fact, embracing is how you take back control of your life. Understanding how to optimize the power of your hormones and the benefits at each phase is how you go from burnout, overwhelmed, and unmotivated too…

? Energized, inspired, crushing your workouts, not feeling guilty about rest, and eating a ton of foods you love to get effortless weight management.

There is a huge gap though, traditional Western medicine is not in the practice of preventive or proactive approaches. This means that their job is to create a game plan for your health when your systems have gotten to the point where a disease state or problem requires a pharmaceutical intervention.

Not beforehand. But leading up to this is where symptoms start to rear their ugly head. And where they can get so bad that they truly impact the quality of your life and happiness.

This is where Integrative Health and Nutrition step in. We do not wait for things to get so bad to take action. We intervene before the problem and look for your optimal health! Each person is unique and where your body feels it’s best often varies vastly from “clinical reference ranges”.

Functional Testing for Hormone Balance

If you are just starting out on your journey, or are ready to get real solutions on your journey – then this is exactly what I would recommend to get started.

Let me be clear, with Functional Testing – it is important to get comprehensive blood work based on your unique symptoms and medical conditions that assesses not just a single issue, but the vast interconnections of the systems that influence hormone balance.

Beyond that, we cannot take blood work at face value alone. It is important to look at your bloodwork in conjunction with symptom patterns to understand what is happening in real-time. This is why myself and my team interpret blood work using “Optimal Health Ranges”.

This allows us to look holistically at everything that is happening and what it means for your body. You are unique – you have unique genetics, medical history, goals, preferences, environmental factors, and stressors – all that influence how your body responds and WHAT it needs. We have to honor this rather than just saying “You are within range”.

Best Functional Tests to Start With!

Women’s Comprehensive Hormone Panel: This test is perfect for you if you are struggling with PMS, bloating, fatigue, hair thinning, and symptoms of perimenopause and don’t know where to start. It assesses all key sex hormones for women to help us understand the gaps and how to take action.

Adrenal Complete: This test is perfect for you if you are struggling with chronic fatigue, weight gain, inflammation, and symptoms of burnout. If you are unable to lose weight no matter what you try or feel you are running on empty – it is likely years of chronic stress that have diminished hormone function. Because chronic stress creates a biological halt on all hormone production pathways.? This test deep dives into your adrenal health and stress levels to help us understand how stress is influencing your systems and where we need to start.

Hashimoto’s Panel: This is the best test to start with if you are living with Hashimoto’s or suspect Hashimoto’s (especially if you live with another autoimmune condition). Autoimmunity and disruptions with thyroid have direct impacts on your cortisol and sex hormones. If you are in an active flare, this can be the root cause of symptoms but often missed with traditional thyroid panels. This will help us assess inflammation, and flare triggers, and create a clear roadmap for where we need to start.

Autoimmune Biomarkers: If you are struggling with exhaustion, inflammation, rashes, and joint pain that are diminishing the quality of life – this can be linked to autoimmunity. Autoimmunity and hormone imbalance have a bi-directional relationship. This can often be the reason for symptoms and consistent hormone imbalance and living with autoimmunity requires a unique approach. This comprehensive test dives deep into inflammatory markers and can hone in on which systems are targeted by the attacks so we can understand how to best support your needs.

Don’t Get Stuck in Diagnostics – Get Solutions

Functional testing is amazing because it allows us to understand your unique needs. But functional testing is NOT a solution. It is the gateway to it.

So many women feel frustrated because once they get results, they ask “But how do I fix it”. Testing is step one, but you need to make sure your testing comes with a comprehensive roadmap with holistic interventions and strategies to create real change in the body.

Nutrition, fitness, stress management, nervous system regulation, and gut health protocols are the solutions that need to accompany any functional test. And these strategies are so much more than “take this supplement”.

It is your everyday habits with how you fuel and move your body that influence the systems and hormones that are causing the problems. If you do not change these, the system does not heal. This is why we provide a comprehensive 360 approach to truly healing the root cause of disruption with VIP Hormone Balance Coaching.

Get Solutions Designed For You so you Feel Vibrant Again ?

The second step in this is getting a plan designed for you and your unique needs. One that focuses on supporting your systems, regulating your hormones, and fitting into your ACTUAL life.

With foods you and your family enjoy, habits based on your symptoms, and tailored support to help you navigate the challenges you face so you see success. ??

This is exactly what you get in our Hormone Balance Coaching Programs:

If YES then kickstart your journey with a FREE discovery call to discuss your goals and get tailored strategies to focus on. ??

Book a FREE discovery call ?? to kickstart your journey.

Or if you are ready to start your hormone balance journey, enroll in one of my Hormone Balance Coaching Programs for tailored support.

Tasha is an Integrative Clinical Nutritionist, B.S., CPT, Pilates Instructor, and Founder of Happy Hormone Health. She has coached 2000 women in reclaiming their energy, living symptom-free and transforming their health through hormone balance nutrition. Start your hormone balance journey with customized hormone balance coaching.?