Adrenal Stress Testing Kit

Since 1998, ZRT has tested adrenal hormones for 1.4 million individuals.

The adrenal glands, otherwise known as the “stress glands,” enable our bodies to cope with stress and survive. Shaped like two tiny pyramids, they sit atop the kidneys and from this central location mobilize the response to changes in our environment.

Whether stress comes from outside in the form of a natural disaster, or from within like the anxiety we experience before public speaking, it’s the adrenals’ job to help us adapt to the situation.

What’s Included

• Take Home Salivary Adrenal Stress Testing Kit (Adrenal Stress Profile – DS & Cx4 – From ZRT Labs) – (Sample Report)
• Printed/Electronic Lab Results and Explanations of Lab Values
• Supplement recommendations from a Doctor of Pharmacy (NO prescription required) with PDF Descriptions
• Welcome Bag with Printed Information, Pen, Notepad, Clip and other health-forward goodies
• Patient Portal Access to Clinical Documents/Labs
• 20% off Supplement Purchases in-store or Online
• Referral to Medical Provider (if warranted)

Weight Management Testing Kit

Weight gain & obesity affect 69% of us. Testing can reveal whether hormones are the root cause of your weight gain.

Many know that maintaining an ideal weight is difficult despite the best efforts with diet and exercise. What most don’t know is that an undetected hormone imbalance can be the missing link – sabotaging our hard work to stay slim.

The Weight Management kit is ideal for women or men struggling with weight issues, menopause or andropause, women with polycystic ovaries, and anyone wanting to get to the root of general health concerns.

What’s Included

• Take Home Weight Management Testing Kit (Weight Management Profile – E2, Pg, T, DS & Cx4 (saliva); TSH, Insulin, HbA1c & Vitamin D (blood spot) (Sample Report)
• Printed/Electronic Lab Results and Explanations of Lab Values
• Supplement recommendations from a Doctor of Pharmacy (NO prescription required) with PDF Descriptions
• Welcome Bag with Printed Information, Pen, Notepad, Clip, and other health-forward goodies
• Patient Portal Access to Clinical Documents/Labs
• 20% off Supplement Purchases in-store or Online
• Referral to Medical Provider (if warranted)

Advantages of Saliva and Blood Spot Testing

• Convenient sample collection at home – no phlebotomist required
•  Easy shipment of samples from home to the lab
• Samples stable for several weeks at room temperature
• Excellent correlation with serum/plasma assays

The Wellness Metrics Testing Includes:
Wellness Metrics Profile – E2, Pg, T, DS & Cx4 (saliva); TSH, Insulin, HbA1c & Vitamin D (blood spot) (Sample Report – PENDING)

The adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormones work in concert with each other to maintain a state of balance in the body. When one or more hormones are outside optimal ranges, this affects the harmony of the whole system. The Wellness Metrics Profile identifies specific imbalances of one or more hormones that govern key aspects of our health, contributing to immunity, mood changes, energy, libido, altered metabolism, increased body fat deposition, and food/sugar cravings, and includes tests identifying increased risks for cardiometabolic disease and diabetes. The optional add-ons give a fuller picture when there are thyroid issues or symptoms of insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome.

The comprehensive test report is designed to help clinicians recommend effective treatments to rebalance sex hormone and adrenal hormone levels, address vitamin D and thyroid deficiencies, reduce overall risk for metabolic syndrome, and potentially avoid the onset of type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Who Benefits from Wellness Metrics Profile Testing?

Individuals with:

• Excessive fatigue
• Weight gain, especially in the waist (belly fat)
• Sugar cravings
• Chronic stress
• Low sex drive

Women with:

• Premenopausal symptoms of estrogen excess or progesterone deficiency
• Menstrual bleeding abnormalities
• Infertility
• Excessive facial/body hair
• Menopausal symptoms
• Hair loss
• PCOS

Tests Included in the Wellness Metrics Profile

• Estradiol (E2), the predominant, and most potent, circulating estrogen. It plays an important role in modulating immunity.
• Progesterone (Pg) balances the actions of estradiol in the body and has wide-ranging physiological roles.
• Testosterone (T) and DHEA-S (DS) help maintain libido and increase lean muscle mass and metabolic rate. In women, high T and DHEA are linked to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), insulin resistance, and abdominal weight gain.
• Cortisol imbalances can create problems with blood sugar control, sleep patterns, appetite, food cravings, and the immune system. Chronically elevated cortisol is a risk factor for pre-diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) elevations, even within the high-normal range, are linked with hypothyroidism, low metabolic rate and weight gain.
• Vitamin D (D2, D3) deficiency does not have obvious symptoms but has been linked with a wide range of diseases including susceptibility to infections like flu, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, stroke, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, depression, and several cancers.
• Fasting Insulin (In), when elevated, is a marker of insulin resistance which precedes metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and type 2 diabetes. Increased levels, particularly in concert with cortisol lead to central obesity and increased inflammatory and other cardiovascular disease markers.
• Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is an indirect measure of the average circulating glucose levels over the previous three months. Normally between 4% and 5.6%, levels between 5.7% and 6.4% are indicative of poor blood sugar control and prediabetes, while 6.5% or more is indicative of type 2 diabetes and consequently high cardiovascular disease risk.

Also Included

• Printed/Electronic Lab Results and Explanations of Lab Values
• Supplement recommendations from a Doctor of Pharmacy (NO prescription required) with PDF Descriptions
• Welcome Bag with Printed Information, Pen, Notepad, Clip and other health-forward goodies
• Patient Portal Access to Clinical Documents/Labs
• 20% off Supplement Purchases in-store or Online
• Referral to Medical Provider (if warranted)