Urine Metabolite Testing for Hormones & What it Tells You, Who It is for & Why It is The Gold Standard of Testing with Karen Martel & Cohost Dr. Amie Hornaman
In this episode, my cohost Dr. Amie Hornaman and I go through her urine hormone metabolite test results.
Whether you are a practitioner or lay person this show will teach you in great detail exactly what the urine metabolite hormone test can show you about your hormonal profile.
You will learn
- what is the difference between urine, blood and saliva hormone testing
- what each marker can tell you in a urine test about your hormone levels and how you break them down
- what urine testing can tell you about your metabolism and thyroid function
- the different nuances between urine and serum and why they may not add up
- what urine testing can tell you about your ability to detoxify and which pathway may be holding you up
- what markers can show us that we may have an increased risk of developing osteoporosis, breast cancer, acne and more
- what it means to be an alpha hormone metabolizer versus a beta
- who the urine test is best for
- how it can help you personalize your hormone replacement therapy to get the most out of it
- Amie's blood labs compared with the DUTCH test and the discrepancies it showed
- the cheapest option you have when buying a urine metabolite test and more!!
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