More people are gaining an interest in functional medicine because we are living in a more health conscious society. As a result, functional medicine is increasing in popularity.
We live in an era where information is more readily accessible than ever. People are taking more ownership and responsibility for their health.
Functional medicine has increasingly become mainstream as an evidence-based and scientific substitute for the approach to disease and symptoms.
What is Dutch Testing?
DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones.
This unique test primarily measures hormone levels and their metabolites. Metabolites are reflective of how well your body is able to break down hormones to rid them out of the body, a necessary process that happens everywhere in the body. This is what makes this test different from common blood testing, metabolites are not found in the blood, they are found in your urine. And if your body is struggling to rid itself of these metabolites, it can have an array of negative effects.
It is the big picture of how the body is functioning. It also tests important aspects such as specific organic acids, which are a specific type of metabolites, and important neurotransmitter metabolites.
All this combined gives a comprehensive big picture as to how well your body is functioning.
