How the Stress Test Works: Results and Insights

What is stress? How are the adrenal glands involved? Dr. Amanda Frick, Thorne’s Vice President of Medical Affairs, rejoins podcast host Dr. Robert Rountree to discuss how Thorne’s at-home Stress Test measures cortisol and DHEA hormones and to share their personal results from taking the Stress Test.  

During this episode you’ll learn about: 

1. Dr. Amanda Frick explains: What is stress? What does Thorne’s Stress Test measure? [2:26] 

• What do adrenal glands have to do with the body’s stress response? [4:19] 
• Cortisol and DHEA – the body’s stress hormones [6:20] 

2. How to take Thorne’s Stress Test – a salvia-collection kit [7:51] 

3. Dr. Frick’s Stress Test results 

• Cortisol levels and what elevated cortisol means [11:39] 
• DHEA levels and the effect on hormones [14:44] 
• Diet and lifestyle recommendations based on Dr. Frick’s results [15:51] 

4. Dr. Robert Rountree’s Stress Test results 

• Elevated cortisol at night [17:58] 

• DHEA and biological age [19:45] 

5. Diet and lifestyle recommendations based on Dr. Rountree’s results [20:41] 

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode: 

• Watch Dr. Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree go over their results. 
• Connect with Dr. Frick on LinkedIn 
• Thorne’s Medical Affairs Team: Turning Science Into Education  
• Are Your Stress Levels Under Control? 
• Understanding High Cortisol Levels: Symptoms, Causes, and Regulation  
• The 7 Best Supplements to Better Manage Stress 
• Body Basics: What Are Adrenal Glands and What Do They Do? 
• How Stress Affects the Body 
• Why You Should Reconsider that Morning Cup of Coffee  
• What is a Modified Mediterranean Diet?  
• Read more from Dr. Amanda Frick at Take 5 Daily 
• From the podcast archives:  

• What is Stress and How It Affects the Body  
• The Thyroid Test: What to Expect and How It Works 
• What Do My Sleep Test Results Mean? 
• How to Digest Your Gut Health Test Results 
• The Secrets to Healthy Skin 

Products mentioned in this episode: Stress Test and Biological Age Health Panel – explore all of Thorne’s health tests; Phosphatidylserine (formerly Iso-Phos); Moducare® 

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