Gut & Hormone Program
Gut & Hormone Program
Paid in full: $3,100 (Payment Plans Available and HSA/FSA Payment Accepted)
Hormonal imbalances and gut issues often go hand-in-hand. When microbial imbalances, pathogens, chronic stress, and poor diet inflame the delicate gut ecosystem, this dysfunction spills over into hormonal issues such as PCOS, endometriosis, painful or irregular periods, low libido, poor sleep and recovery, muscle loss, migraines, hair loss, mood swings, trouble gaining or losing weight, chronic fatigue and metabolic dysfunction.
This is why our holistic, root-approach to optimizing hormone health starts with the gut. Through advanced functional lab testing, we will explore your gut microbiome, the health of your digestive and immune systems, food sensitivities, and adrenal, reproductive, and hormone health. These insights will inform your custom protocols and help you heal from the inside-out.
To learn more about your health concerns and walk you through our process, we’ll meet for a 30-minute complimentary intake call to get started.
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GI MAP
Mediator Release Test (MRT)
Dried Urine Test For Comprehensive Hormones (DUTCH)
Learn more about each functional lab here.
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This package includes 4 protocols: a pre-test, main, updated, and final protocol.
Based on your intake forms and discovery call, we craft an initial protocol with foundational recommendations that support your body while we await test results.
The main protocol is a comprehensive, lab-based protocol includes tailored recommendations for optimizing nutrition, improving sleep quality and recovery, incorporating appropriate exercise, managing internal and external stressors, and utilizing targeted supplementation to restore balance and promote overall well-being.
After our follow-up session, we will provide an updated protocol based on progress and needs.
As we wrap up our 4 months together, we will craft a final protocol to support your progress and provide a clear path for maintaining your results.
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In this 90-minute session, we will review lab results, discuss possible root causes, contextualize your symptoms in relation to your lab results, walk-through your personal, lab-based protocol, and guide you on integrating these findings and recommendations into your daily life.
The goal of this session is to educate and empower you. We explore your results and protocol in extensive detail so that you understand what is happening in your body, why it's happening, and how you can heal.
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In this 30-minute follow-up session, we will check-in, monitor progress, and provide an updated protocol.
*More sessions can be purchased if needed
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In this 10-minute session, we’ll reflect on your progress, celebrate your wins, and make sure you have all the tools you need to maintain your results. We'll review your final protocol and answer any questions you have, so you can continue your wellness journey with confidence.
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Our open-door policy encourages clients to communicate with us at every step of their 4-month journey. Through our client portal on Practice Better, clients can message us with questions or concerns that arise between scheduled sessions.
Between sessions, bi-weekly checkins will provide additional space for us to connect and provide support.
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Clients receive exclusive free access to our library of resources (recipes, guides, shopping lists, etc.). This provides continued education for building sustainable healthy habits.
About the tests…
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GI MAP
At Wholistic Renewal, we love using the Gastrointestinal Microbial Assay Plus (GI-MAP) because it provides unparalleled insight into gut health, allowing us to get to the root of your health issues and craft a targeted, personalized protocol for you.
This advanced, at-home stool test is one of the most powerful tools in functional medicine for restoring balance and optimizing gut health. Since the gut is at the center of skin, hormone, immune and mental health, this test is foundational for every healing protocol.
The GI MAP gives a detailed look at your microbiome, detecting harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses, and other disruptions that may be impacting your health. This functional test also measures indicators of digestion, absorption, inflammation, and immune function.
Markers: Opportunistic microbes, commensal keystone bacteria, pathogens, viruses, fungi, H. Pylori, parasites, Beta-Glucuronidase, Occult Blood, Calprotectin, Steatocrit, Elastase, SIgA, and Anti-gliadin IgA.
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Mediator Release Test
When it comes to healing, reducing inflammation is essential. The Mediator Release Test (MRT) uncovers hidden inflammation triggers that often go undetected by traditional testing.
Developed by Oxford Biomedical Technologies, this patented test analyzes your immune system's reaction to up to 176 foods and chemicals, providing an invaluable tool to identify inflammation-provoking items.
Unlike IgA or IgG tests, the MRT explores subclinical inflammation, which can cause subtle but chronic symptoms like digestive discomfort, headaches, joint pain, and fatigue, even when no immediate allergic response is present.
By quantifying your body’s inflammatory response with a rating and green/yellow/red score, the MRT provides an accurate picture of which foods your body tolerates best and which are contributing to your symptoms. This allows us to create highly personalized, anti-inflammatory protocols that reduce your inflammation at the root, and accelerate your healing by leaps and bounds.
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DUTCH
The DUTCH test (Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones) stands out because it provides the most in-depth analysis of your sex and adrenal hormones, along with their metabolites.
Unlike traditional hormone panels, the DUTCH test not only measures hormone levels but also reveals how your body processes and metabolizes them. This comprehensive view includes key insights into adrenal health, reproductive health, energy production, oxidative stress, nutritional deficiencies, and liver health.
The DUTCH test is especially helpful for uncovering root causes of common hormone-related issues like PCOS, insulin resistance, irregular periods, endometriosis, and even erectile dysfunction. It can also explain troublesome symptoms such as weight gain, sleep problems, acne, and fatigue.
With this powerful tool, we create highly personalized protocols that address not only your hormone imbalances but also the underlying factors affecting your health, helping you achieve optimal wellness.
Markers: Free cortisol, metabolized cortisol, DHEA, melatonin, progesterone, testosterone, estrogen, estrogen metabolites, six organic acids, and more. See the sample test for a complete list.