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Evaluating the Stress Response & HPA Axis Dysfunction
Learn how to assessing the status of an individual’s stress response system and relate it to their symptoms.
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The term “stress” is now commonly used to describe a “state of threatened homeostasis or disharmony,” a condition that triggers a specific biological phenomenon, the “adaptive stress response.”
Excessive, prolonged, or inadequate regulation of the stress response systems will invariably cause individuals to suffer adverse health consequences.
The challenge for today’s clinician is in assessing the status of an individual’s stress response system and relating that status to the individual’s clinical presentation. Ultimately, the goal is to discover the root cause(s) of the imbalance related to the stress response, helping patients regain their physiological balance, while slowing or reversing the chronic manifestations caused by stress.
The HPA Axis & Stress Profile from CNSLab is an innovative assessment utilising salivary measurements of cortisol and DHEA, to assess the Cortisol Awaking Response (CAR), diurnal cortisol patterns, the important Cortisol to DHEA ratio which represents catabolic to anabolic status and stage the adaptive stress response as an aid to restoration strategies.
Excessive, prolonged, or inadequate regulation of the stress response systems will invariably cause individuals to suffer adverse health consequences.
The challenge for today’s clinician is in assessing the status of an individual’s stress response system and relating that status to the individual’s clinical presentation. Ultimately, the goal is to discover the root cause(s) of the imbalance related to the stress response, helping patients regain their physiological balance, while slowing or reversing the chronic manifestations caused by stress.
The HPA Axis & Stress Profile from CNSLab is an innovative assessment utilising salivary measurements of cortisol and DHEA, to assess the Cortisol Awaking Response (CAR), diurnal cortisol patterns, the important Cortisol to DHEA ratio which represents catabolic to anabolic status and stage the adaptive stress response as an aid to restoration strategies.
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Dr Nigel Abraham
Dr Abraham is the Lead Researcher for Cambridge Nutritional Sciences in Food Allergy & Intolerance and one of the most experienced and well-known Functional Medicine professionals in the UK. State registered developmental Biomedical Scientist, specialising in immunology and functional medicine. Trained originally in pathology at St. Georges Medical School, London and went on to study Immunology at the University of Surrey. Qualified for FIBMS in Haematology, MSc in Immunology for disease control and PhD in Cellular allergy & allergic mediators. A specialist in allergy and food intolerance and has been involved in extensive post doctorial research in the field of chemical mediators of allergic disease and IgG mediated inflammatory mechanisms.
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