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Stress and Hormones
The Ultimate Guide to Stress and Hormones
The most cutting edge and comprehensive course on HPA Axis, Hormone function and the DUTCH test.
The Most Comprehensive Stress & Hormone Optimization Course Online
There is a growing realization among practitioners today that clients with chronic health issues often suffer from stress-related disorders.
The HPA axis (hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal) controls the production of hormones which affect all major systems in our bodies, including cardiovascular activity and immune function; for this reason particularly assessing imbalances within it can be essential when working on restoring your physical well being by correcting any hormonal deficiencies found through functional lab testing or supplementation if necessary.
There are numerous possibilities as to why cortisol levels may become elevated such as low DHEA hormone production due primarily from age factors while others have had more affects caused by a stress filled lifestyle.
Knowing why the body is adapting to stress in a particular way and which dietary and lifestyle interventions and nutritional supplements can be used to improve each scenario, is knowledge that provides you, as the practitioner, with insight that increases your ability to assist your clients in reaching their health goals.
The Most Comprehensive Stress & Hormone Optimization Course Online
There is a growing realization among practitioners today that clients with chronic health issues often suffer from stress-related disorders.
The HPA axis (hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal) controls the production of hormones which affect all major systems in our bodies, including cardiovascular activity and immune function; for this reason particularly assessing imbalances within it can be essential when working on restoring your physical well being by correcting any hormonal deficiencies found through functional lab testing or supplementation if necessary.
There are numerous possibilities as to why cortisol levels may become elevated such as low DHEA hormone production due primarily from age factors while others have had more affects caused by a stress filled lifestyle.
Knowing why the body is adapting to stress in a particular way and which dietary and lifestyle interventions and nutritional supplements can be used to improve each scenario, is knowledge that provides you, as the practitioner, with insight that increases your ability to assist your clients in reaching their health goals.
Course Overview
The Stress and Hormones module gives you the edge with your clients by providing you with the latest information on how to evaluate HPA Axis function and reproductive hormone metabolite levels, including why it’s so important to test the Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) when using salivary tests and how to interpret all the adrenal and hormone biomarkers found on the popular DUTCH Complete urinary test from Precision Analytical.
Just a few things you’ll learn in this Advanced Stress and Hormones Course
HPA AXIS
- The endocrine system
- The neuroendocrine system
- HPA Axis importance
- The adrenal glands
- Adaptation and HPA Axis Dysfunction
- Possible causes of HPA Axis Dysfunction
- Whether we should be using the term “adrenal fatigue”
- How to test for HPA Axis Dysfunction
- How to assess HPA Axis function with the DUTCH test
- Cortisol patters (4 main patterns + disrupted diurnal rhythm + cortisol/cortisone preference)
- High/Low DHEA & High 5a-Reductatse activity
- High/Low melatonin
HORMONE METABOLITES
- Estrogen
- Total estrogen level (↑ or ↓)
- Phase I estrogen metabolism (2-OH, 4-OH, 16-OH metabolites)
- Phase II estrogen metabolism (methylation, sulfation, and glucuronidation)
- Progesterone
- Progesterone level (↑ or ↓)
- Testosterone
- Testosterone level (↑ or ↓)
- High 5a-Reductase activity
What's Included....
What's Included....
4 hours on-demand video
Downloadable lesson videos
Downloadable course slides
Quiz at the end of each lesson
Practitioner Reference Guide
Final exam at the end of the course
14 PDC
(like CEUs)
This course is open to the public and you do NOT have to be a graduate of the FDN Certification Course in order to learn more about Stress and Hormones.
Frequently Asked Questions
The course contains 14 hours of video teaching. So if you watch it from start to finish, that’s how long it would take to complete, plus 5-10 minutes per module for quizzes. If you really want to understand and apply the content, I recommend 2 hours of studying for every 1 hour of teaching (42 hours total).
No! Anyone qualifies to take this course.
Absolutely! This course is packed full of practical steps to implement on diet, rest, exercise, and stress management from a functional perspective. Our students constantly ask for supplement protocols, and this course contains dozens of specific supplement protocols for different hormone imbalances. With this information, you’ll be able to make impressive strides in your own health journey. (NOTE:This course is only useful if you have a hormone lab to look at – Access to the DUTCH lab, or other urine or saliva hormone testing is recommended.
This is the exact course on hormones that we recommend for our own FDN health coaches.
Hundreds of FDNs have taken the Stress + Hormones Course and have used the material in
their own practices to the benefit of their clients. We’ve seen amazing hormone health
transformations as coaches apply this material with clients. From PMS to PCOS to infertility to
estrogen dominance, you can be sure this Advanced course will give you the confidence you
need to help your toughest hormone client cases.
