Search results

Aloha, Wish you were on a nice, warm beach soaking up the sun during these winter days? If you live in a place that is overcast, gloomy, rainy, and snowy during this time of year how can you beat these ‘winter blues’? Even though ‘winter blues’ isn’t a clinical depression diagnoses, seasonal depression tends to be an issue for many people. Recently, I visited friends who struggle during winter and thought it may help to discuss some of my favorite ways to feel better. Get Up and Move - Set an exercise routine such as running, lifting weights, yoga, swimming. The endorphins produced will improv

Aloha, In a previous blog, I talked about the ‘Sunshine’ vitamin, and today I want to share a little bit about the ‘Feel Good’ hormone. Natural progesterone is an incredible hormone that helps women with many benefits women. Take a look at some of these benefits: Stops or reduces hot flashes Stops or reduces night- or day-sweats Reduces risk of breast cancer Kills breast cancer cells (causes apoptosis) Reduces or reverses fibrocystic breast tissue Reduces the risk of heart attacks (reduces coronary artery disease) Causes somnolence (sleepiness) and aids in sleep Causes weight loss Causes incre

Stress, sleep, nipple stimulation, medications, pregnancy, and macroprolactin matter.

Collect at a defined time. Assay-specific; dynamic testing may be required.

Time-specific and assay-specific.

Your clinician may request a morning sample, collected and handled in a particular way, alongside a cortisol test.

Age, sex, nutrition, liver disease, diabetes, and assay matter.

Pulsatile secretion makes random GH difficult to interpret; stimulation/suppression testing may be needed.

Ask your clinician to read this result with calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin D, and kidney function.

Sodium intake, posture, potassium, time, medications, and renin method are essential.

Direct renin and plasma renin activity are not interchangeable.

Screening cutoff depends on units, method, medications, potassium, and collection protocol.