By Nancy Utter

May, 2009 | The Durango Herald

Testing the saliva is a great tool to measure the balance of hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and cortisol. They are our body's messengers, so it is important that they are balanced, otherwise both physical and emotional distress occurs. Fortunately, once we know what the imbalances are, they can be corrected.

There are many symptoms that can be caused by hormone imbalances, since every tissue in the body is under the influence of hormone messaging. There are three basic advantages of salivary hormone testing. They benefits are that hormones measured in saliva are in free active form, which is helpful because hormones in free form are the only ones that deliver messages to cells. The second advantage is that with saliva testing the hormones can be tested multiple times throughout the day without the use of needles to cause further stress. The final advantage is that the saliva test is so easy to do.

BodyLogicMD's perspective: Saliva testing gives consistent results. It is a non invasive way to measure cortisol levels. In addition, readings can be taken multiples times per day, without the stress of needles. Contact one of our expert physicians today to get your hormone levels tested.