Is Hormone Testing Important For Weight Loss?

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05 Dec Is Hormone Testing Important For Weight Loss?

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When it comes to reaching your health and weight loss goals, hormone testing can be enormously helpful. But knowing which ones to go for can be a minefield. So leaving it up to the experts can be the best option! DUTCH is a fantastic test that we have been using at the clinic for years. So what is the DUTCH test? And should you get one?

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HORMONE TESTING & WEIGHT LOSS 

Hormone testing can be really important when it comes to weight loss success. Hormones like oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone, thyroid hormones, and cortisol significantly impact metabolism, appetite, and fat storage, and hormone imbalances can impact on weight. Testing can identify imbalances that may be sabotaging weight loss, allowing for targeted interventions through diet, exercise, and guided supplementation. Regular hormone monitoring in such cases is crucial for long-term weight management success.

WHAT IS THE DUTCH TEST?

DUTCH, which stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones, is an advanced test used to assess a wide range of hormones and their metabolites. It’s a comprehensive assessment of sex hormones (progesterone, oestrogens, and testosterone), adrenal hormones (cortisol, cortisone, and DHEA), and melatonin.

HOW ARE THE RESULTS HELPFUL?

This test shows us the levels of a wide variety of hormones. It can give insights into how high or low levels of certain hormones could be affecting your health and wellbeing and may be contributing to symptoms you’re experiencing.

Many of our clients are taking hormone replacement therapy, and this test can help to ensure that levels are being optimised through treatment. As nutritionists, we don’t prescribe hormones, however we have a network of excellent practitioners who we can refer to, if we feel that HRT might be beneficial for you. 

From a nutritional perspective, there is much we can do through diet, lifestyle and supplementation, to support hormone health and help optimise hormone production and excretion. 

BLOOD OR URINE TESTING?

One of the key advantages of DUTCH testing is its ability to provide a complete picture of hormone levels throughout the day. Traditional blood tests only capture a snapshot of hormone levels at a single point in time, while DUTCH testing collects multiple samples over a 24-hour period. This allows for a more comprehensive assessment of hormone fluctuations and rhythms.

That said, it can be valuable to run a DUTCH test alongside a comprehensive blood test. Many of the clients, particularly women, we work with are struggling with their weight due to suboptimal thyroid function. Thyroid hormones are not assessed using the DUTCH test so we will commonly run a DUTCH test alongside a Wellness 360 blood panel which assesses hormone levels in the blood, as well as a wide range of other health markers. 

WHO IS THE DUTCH TEST FOR?

Anyone can take a DUTCH test (men as well as women), but the test is especially helpful for anyone who wants to address hormone-related health challenges. We run the test on many of our menopausal clients who are struggling with their weight. Fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, and mood swings can all be impacted by our hormones. 

Even if you are symptom free, knowing what’s going on with your hormones is never a bad idea. I have sent off for a test kit for myself so that I have an up to date picture of my hormonal health. 

WORK WITH US 

To find out more, or if you’d like to arrange a DUTCH test, get in touch and we’ll be happy to set that up for you. Once we have your results, we can arrange a consultation so that one of our practitioners can talk them through with you. 

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Originally from Texas, Linda completed her MBA at SDA Bocconi in Milan. Linda has worked as a Strategy Consultant across multiple industries globally in cities including Kyoto, Paris, Chicago and San Francisco. She developed an interest in nutrition whilst volunteering for an organisation that provides cooking and nutrition education to children and families.

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Sarah spent a large part of her teens and 20’s as a professional dancer battling with orthorexia and an unhealthy relationship with food and her body. This created a desire to understand the human body more so she could finally cut through the confusion and end the cycle of yoyo dieting. This fuelled her passion to help other women do the same.

 

Sarah specialises in supporting women who are struggling to lose weight due to underlying health issues. She’s helped many women manage their weight during and after the menopause, as well as clients with thyroid disease and immune system dysfunction. Sarah loves food and sharing healthy recipes with her clients. Her aim is to ensure that clients don’t feel deprived and instead, achieve their weight loss and health goals in a positive and sustainable way.

 

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Ailsa is one of our most experienced practitioners. She specialises in helping clients to lose weight, develop a healthy relationship with food and finally feel comfortable in their skin. Ailsa’s mission is for everyone she works with to enjoy the journey and that working with a nutritionist should not be a punishment, but your access to a new possibility.

 

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Working with Ailsa you will be comprehensively supported, not only in improving your nutrition and lifestyle, but also your eating habits and your relationship with food. When you work on all these elements together, the results can be truly astonishing.

 

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NIKKI ANDRIANI

Nikki is our Practice Manager, managing our team and heading up the day-to-day running of our clinic.

 

Coming from a background in town planning, Nikki is involved in the strategic development of our practice, continually ensuring we are delivering the very best service to our clients.


A Florida girl, Nikki relocated to the UK in 2014 where she lives with her husband, two children, and her rescue dog Skyy.

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Stéphanie is a skilled nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner with additional training in eating disorders, disordered eating and obesity. She believes that working towards both physiological and mental health is key in achieving optimum wellbeing.

 

Stéphanie’s personal experience of emotional eating and the ongoing struggle to find the right support led her to combine the science of nutrition with behavioural coaching to motivate and empower her clients. She specialises in helping people who struggle with their weight and their relationship with food. She helps them develop a healthier and more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies.

 

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Inna is passionate about supporting women on their journey to improved health and wellbeing. She believes that the solution to effective weight loss does not lie in ever more restrictive diets, but a more sophisticated approach that optimises health and vitality, as well as promoting effective weight loss.

 

Working with Inna you will benefit from her in-depth knowledge of female health and hormones. She will support you in developing a healthy diet, lifestyle and mindset that ensures you reach your ideal weight and maintain it in the years to come.

 

Inna is passionate about food with a wide repertoire of delicious healthy recipes and meal ideas to ensure your weight loss journey is as enjoyable as possible!

 

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Ania is a firm believer that improving your health and losing weight should be a positive, empowering journey, not one centred around deprivation.

 

After being diagnosed with two autoimmune conditions in her twenties, Ania spent several years educating herself on the power of food and nutrition. She put it all into practise and changed her diet and lifestyle, reversing her endometriosis and thyroid disease. After experiencing such a significant improvement in her health, Ania had a big desire to help others. She embarked on a four year journey to study nutrition, graduating from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition with distinction.

 

Ania specialises in autoimmunity and works with clients who have underlying health issues preventing successful weight loss. Her expertise enables her to successfully support our clients with conditions such as hypothyroidsm (underactive thyroid), PCOS and diabetes. 

 

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