Includes a 15 minute online consultation with Noreen (Naturopath) to go through your results and recommendations.
This test analyses 30 items including hormones and neurotransmitters, organs and nutrients.
Method - Hair Analysis.
NO test kit is required for this test.
Easy to follow instructions will arrive in your inbox upon ordering.
Resullts - 2 week turnaround time
Test results are sent via email.
ITEMS TESTED
Hormones and Neurotransmitters
Adrenalin, Cortisol, Dopamine, GABA, Histamine, Homovanillic acid (HVA), 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (HIAA), Melatonin, 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG), Noradrenalin, Serotonin, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Thyroxine (T4), Triiodothyronine (T3), Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA)
Organs
Adrenal Gland, Hypothalamus, Pineal Gland, Pituitary Gland, Thyroid Gland
Nutrients
Adenosine, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phenylalanine, Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate (P-5-P), Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Vitamin D
Sleep is an extremely important part of our health. The body’s circadian rhythm (sleep/wake cycle) is the period in which the body is able to reset and recover, and many of the body’s physiological processes are only able to function during sleep.
WHAT FACTORS CAN DISTURB SLEEP
- Chronic illness and chronic pain
Hormone imbalance
Stress and anxiety
Iron and other nutrient deficiencies
Shift work
Stimulant use, e.g. caffeine, sugar
Our diet
Compromised gut health
HOW NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP AFFECTS OUR HEALTH
Sleep disturbances can have far-reaching effects on your health. It contributes to fatigue and mood changes, disturbances in gastrointestinal and immune functions and affects hormonal function in general.
SLEEP DISTURBANCES COME IN DIFFERENT FORMS, THE MAIN ONES BEING;
Insomnia
Inability to stay asleep
Sleep apnoea
Restless legs syndrome
Depression
Anxiety
Bipolar disease
Hormonal imbalance
CAN SLEEP DISORDERS GET TREATED?
While many of the physiological triggers for sleep disturbances have been identified, chronic sleep disorders are notoriously difficult to treat as often only 1 aspect of the person is being treated.
When considering treatment, both psychological and physiological triggers need to be addressed in order to help restore normal sleep patterns. Which means, addressing physical, mental and emotional aspects.
WHAT ABOUT MOOD DISORDERS?
Mood disturbances also exhibit a host of physiological imbalances that are linked to hormone and neurotransmitter dysfunction and nutritional deficiencies. This is in addition to psychological triggers, many of which may be due to physiological imbalances rather than a life event. The most common forms of mood disturbances include:
Depression
Bipolar disorder
Anxiety
Mood disturbances are also associated with a host of different chronic illnesses including:
Chronic fatigue syndrome,
Fibromyalgia syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome, and many more.
HOW SLEEP & MOOD DISORDERS ARE LINKED
Both sleep and mood are under tight hormonal and neurotransmitter control, driven mostly by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and limbic system in the brain. Imbalances in any of the organs, hormones, neurotransmitters and nutritional factors involved in maintaining healthy mood and sleep can provide a stress on the body and negatively impact on the functioning of the HPA and limbic systems and therefore cause the above forms of sleep and mood symptoms.
WHAT THE SLEEP & MOOD TEST COVERS
The Sleep & Mood Test is a comprehensive assessment of those neurotransmitters, hormones, organ systems and nutrients involved in supporting healthy mood and sleep.
It also provides information on the presence of nutrients and compounds that may cause a disturbance to the normal production of these neurotransmitters and hormones.
Sleep and mood are extremely complex areas with many variables impacting on their healthy function.
This test focuses on physiological and nutritional factors and may help to identify areas of imbalance.
HealthSense Diagnostics uses a small sample of your hair to assess a wide range of items. This is possible because hair shafts are hollow and act as storage vessels for substances carried through the bloodstream—such as antibodies, nutrients, hormones, heavy metals, and more. As these substances circulate in the body, they are deposited from the blood stream into the hair shaft, allowing them to be detected and analysed without the use of invasive testing methods such as blood testing.
*Bioresonance testing is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Methods of nutritional evaluation and testing offered by HealthSense Diagnostics and Natural Living are not intended to diagnose disease. Rather, these assessments are intended as a guide to enhancing your health and supporting the achievement of your health goals.