Let me ask you something: Have you ever noticed gaining weight without eating more food? Or perhaps you’ve even gained weight when you cut back on calories? As a woman, have you ever suffered from chronic painful periods, heavy bleeding, PMS symptoms, or infertility? As a man, have you ever had difficulty maintaining an erection or had challenges with urinary bladder function? Or do you find yourself fatigued and tired during the afternoon every day, needing coffee, stimulants, or perhaps a nap? These are very common problems, and answering yes to any of these questions means you have a hormone issue.
Hormones in our bodies are constantly changing, and monitoring by a licensed functional medicine doctor can help you achieve healthy hormonal levels. At Red Mountain, our doctors will evaluate your hormones based on your phase of life. We can help optimize levels for men of all ages, and women during their childbearing, menopausal, or post-menopausal years. Additionally, genetic testing now allows patients to see if something in their DNA may require extra support. Our doctors will evaluate how your body metabolizes hormones based on your genetic data and the efficiency with which you individually process unwanted hormone disruptors found in our food system and environment.
At Red Mountain, we use the most advanced hormone testing on the market — the DUTCH hormone test though Precision Analytical. This dried urine test gives the most accurate measure of hormone levels and allows us to identify hormonal imbalances. While there are many methods for evaluating hormones (blood, serum, and saliva), it takes a sophisticated approach – available in dried urine analysis – to identify hormone imbalances that may be causing symptoms. Functional Medicine can offer this fine-tuning through natural methods to help you feel your best! Based on laboratory results and genetic data, our doctors have effective systems for assisting the body with the processing and removal of unwanted hormone disruptors.