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Why Choose the Comprehensive Adrenal Stress Test with CAR?
The Comprehensive Adrenal Stress Test with CAR is an essential tool for understanding how stress impacts your adrenal health and overall well-being. By measuring key stress markers, this test provides valuable insights into your body’s ability to manage stress, adapt to challenges, and maintain immune function.
Who Should Get This Test Done?
- Individuals experiencing stress, fatigue, or burnout.
- Those struggling with insomnia, nervousness, or irritability.
- People with symptoms like salt or sugar cravings, dizziness, or headaches.
- Anyone managing chronic conditions, anxiety, or depression.
For Which Symptoms?
- Fatigue or lack of energy
- Difficulty sleeping or insomnia
- Nervousness, irritability, or mood swings
- Sugar or salt cravings
- Dizzy spells or frequent headaches
- Decreased stamina or persistent feelings of burnout
Which Health Issues Can This Test Help Prevent?
- Chronic stress-related conditions, such as adrenal insufficiency or burnout.
- Anxiety, depression, and mood disorders linked to HPA axis dysfunction.
- Immune dysfunction caused by low salivary IgA.
- Long-term complications from chronic fatigue or inflammation.
What the Adrenal Stress Test Analyses
- Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR):
- Measures cortisol levels at 6 points throughout the day to assess your HPA axis adaptability and stress response.
- Salivary Secretory IgA (sIgA):
- Evaluates immune system activity, identifying immune suppression (low sIgA) or inflammation (high sIgA).
- DHEA Levels:
- Analyses this key adrenal hormone to provide a comprehensive view of adrenal function.
Understanding CAR Results
- Lower CAR: Associated with psychosocial burnout, chronic fatigue, PTSD, seasonal affective disorder, and adrenal insufficiency.
- Elevated CAR: Linked to ongoing stress, light exposure upon waking, depression, ovulation, and sleep disruptions.
Practitioner Support:
Once the results are sent out, schedule an appointment with a diagnostics-trained practitioner to help you understand and act on your results.
Add 45-minute session with a practitioner to review your test results £80