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Hormones & Menopause

Hormones play a crucial role in our overall health and well-being, and maintaining their balance is essential for everyone, regardless of age or gender.

Hormonal health is particularly important during significant life stages, such as peri & menopause for women. Menopause can bring about a host of symptoms, including hot flashes, mood swings, and changes in metabolism. Understanding how to support hormone health during this transition is vital for maintaining quality of life. 

Our bodies naturally regulate hormone levels through a complex interplay of genetics, nutrient status, gut health, and liver metabolism. For many, this process runs smoothly, resulting in optimal hormone balance and minimal symptoms.  However, factors such as genetics, age, gut health, and nutritional deficiencies can disrupt this equilibrium, leading to the emergence of hormonal symptoms.

It is important to recognise that hormonal imbalances can affect both men and women, leading to a variety of symptoms. Let’s not assume that hormonal issues are solely a female concern; men can also experience significant hormonal fluctuations that impact their health.

At The Nadura Clinic, we offer a comprehensive approach to hormone health, focusing on personalised nutrition, lifestyle interventions, functional testing via a simple non-invasive home kit and targeted support to help restore balance. By addressing the root causes of hormonal imbalances, we can help you regain control over your health and well-being.

If you’re experiencing hormonal symptoms or simply want to optimise your hormone health, contact us at hello@nadura.ie for further information.

Female Symptoms:

Male Symptoms:

Hormonal imbalance can cause an array of issues that can really effect our quality of life. Thankfully there are many methods and protocols that can be implemented to help target the root cause and improve symptoms. Whether the primary issue lies in your genes, gut health, nutrition, liver pathways, endocrine signals, at The Nadura Clinic we use the renowned home test kit DUTCH Complete.

DUTCH offers the most extensive profile of sex hormones and adrenal hormones along with their metabolites. Additionally, the daily (diurnal) pattern of free cortisol (stress hormone) is included, along with melatonin (sleep hormone), 8-OHdG (a marker for oxidative stress) and six organic acids.

Three of the six organic acids build up in the urine when there is a vitamin or nutrient deficiency. Specifically, xanthurenate, methylmalonate and pyroglutamate elevations serve as markers for vitamin B6, B12 and glutathione deficiencies, respectively. In addition, three neurotransmitter metabolites are included to give insight into the production of serotonin, dopamine and adrenaline. These three neurotransmitter metabolites will offer insights into symptoms such as mood disorders and fatigue.

Metabolites tested via DUTCH: