Bayou Functional Medicine

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Root-cause, personalized care for adults & children
๐ŸŒฟFunctional & integrative medicine
๐Ÿ“ Proudly serving Louisiana
In-person visits + telemedicine
๐Ÿ”— www.bayoufm.com

06/09/2026

๐Œ๐„๐โ€ฆ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€œ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ,โ€ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.

Tired all the time?
Low motivation?
Belly fat that will not move?
Low libido?
Brain fog?
Poor recovery?
Mood changes?

A lot of men assume this automatically means ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ž.

And it might.

But at ๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž, we know menโ€™s health is more than just one testosterone number.

Your symptoms can also be connected to:
โœ” thyroid function
โœ” insulin resistance
โœ” inflammation
โœ” poor sleep
โœ” chronic stress
โœ” nutrient deficiencies
โœ” metabolic health
โœ” hormone imbalance

That is why Anna, our Nurse Practitioner, offers a ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ.

This is a ๐Ÿ-๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“ where Anna will:
โœ” review your health history
โœ” discuss your symptoms and goals
โœ” order comprehensive lab work
โœ” look at the bigger picture
โœ” help determine what your body actually needs

Then, once labs are reviewed, we can address testosterone needs appropriately instead of guessing.

Because you deserve more than:
โ€œHereโ€™s testosterone, good luck.โ€

You deserve to know ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ your body feels off in the first place.

Call ๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“ to schedule your ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ง๐ง๐š, ๐…๐๐-๐‚.

Educational purposes only. This is not personal medical advice.

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ’™This month is a reminder to honor the men in our lives by encouraging them to be proactive a...
06/05/2026

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Œ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ’™

This month is a reminder to honor the men in our lives by encouraging them to be proactive about their health.

Too often, men wait until symptoms become overwhelming before seeking answers. But preventative care is one of the most powerful ways to support long-term energy, strength, hormone balance, heart health, metabolism, and overall wellness.

At ๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž, we believe in looking deeper. Instead of only managing symptoms, we focus on ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ to help uncover what may be contributing to concerns such as:

Low energy
Hormone imbalances
Erectile dysfunction
Hair loss
Weight changes
Brain fog
Poor sleep
Stress and burnout
Low motivation

Menโ€™s health is about more than treating problems after they appear. It is about understanding the body early, supporting healthy aging, and creating a plan that helps men feel strong, confident, and well from the inside out.

This Menโ€™s Health Month, encourage the men you love to take the next step in caring for their health.

๐Ÿ“ž Call Bayou Functional Medicine to schedule an appointment at 985-438-3245, for preventive care measures.

๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ.๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿกโœจ ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ! โœจ๐ŸกYour home should be a place that supports healing โ€” not a place that quietly ad...
06/04/2026

๐Ÿกโœจ ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ! โœจ๐Ÿก

Your home should be a place that supports healing โ€” not a place that quietly adds to your toxic burden.

This month inside our ๐€๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, weโ€™re kicking off our monthly ๐€๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ with a conversation on everyday exposures that may be hiding in your home, including:

๐Ÿงผ Cleaning products
๐Ÿงบ Laundry products
๐Ÿงด Body care
๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Air quality
๐Ÿ’ง Water quality
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ Fragrance
๐Ÿฅค Plastics

Our call is happening ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ’:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ, and the visual shown includes ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก โ€” including nurse coaching and nurse practitioner-led calls.

Want access to this call and the rest of this monthโ€™s membership education?

Comment ๐€๐ƒ๐”๐‹๐“ and weโ€™ll send you the link to sign up!

โœจ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โœจโ€œOur son has struggled with eczema since he was 2 months old. We tried every cream on the marke...
06/03/2026

โœจ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ โœจ

โ€œOur son has struggled with eczema since he was 2 months old. We tried every cream on the market, doing our best to stay away from steroids as much as possible. We saw multiple doctors and specialists, yet our son continued to struggle.โ€

After being referred to ๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž, this family began their functional medicine journey with Casie and Heidi.

Through a root-cause approach, they were able to:
โ€ข Rule out contributing factors
โ€ข Add in targeted support with supplements and vitamins
โ€ข Complete more extensive gut health testing
โ€ข Identify food triggers through food sensitivity testing
โ€ข Better understand what was contributing to their sonโ€™s eczema

And after over a year of suffering, his skin finally cleared. ๐Ÿ’š

โ€œNow that we know for sure what his food triggers are and can avoid them, our sonโ€™s skin is finally cleared up after over a year of suffering! We are so incredibly grateful to have this amazing resource in Bayou Functional Medicine so close to home!โ€

Thank you, Alana, for trusting us with your sonโ€™s care and for sharing your familyโ€™s story.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐จ. ๐ŸŒฟ

Educational purposes only. Individual results may vary.

06/02/2026

โœจ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฌ? โœจ

At ๐๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž, we use๐•๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  to help uncover patterns that may be contributing to symptoms like:
โ€ข Bloating
โ€ข Fatigue
โ€ข Brain fog
โ€ข Food reactions
โ€ข Skin issues
โ€ข Hormone imbalance
โ€ข Inflammation
โ€ข Poor detox tolerance

Functional testing can help us better understand areas like:
๐Ÿฆ  ๐†๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก
๐Ÿฅ— ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ
โšก ๐Œ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง + ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ
๐ŸŒฟ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ + ๐ญ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ง ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ง
๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง + ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

The goal is not to guess what your body needs โ€” itโ€™s to gather more information so we can create a more personalized plan.

Common Vibrant testing options may include:
๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ž ๐๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ
๐†๐ฎ๐ญ ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ
๐Ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐œ ๐€๐œ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ
๐“๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ง ๐™๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ

These tests are completed at home and reviewed through a functional medicine lens to help guide your next steps.

๐Ÿ“ž ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“ for more information on Vibrant Wellness testing.

Educational purposes only. This content is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease and does not replace individualized medical advice.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฑ๐Œ๐š๐ฑ ๐›๐ฒ ๐—๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ง ๐ŸŒฟIn honor of both ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ’š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐ŸŒธ...
05/29/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฑ๐Œ๐š๐ฑ ๐›๐ฒ ๐—๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ง ๐ŸŒฟ

In honor of both ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ’š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐ŸŒธ, we wanted to highlight a supplement ingredient that beautifully supports both:

โœจ ๐Œ๐ฒ๐จ-๐ข๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ โœจ
Myo-inositol is often used to support:
๐Ÿ’š Nervous system balance
๐Ÿ’š Anxiety & stress support
๐Ÿ’š Mood regulation
๐Ÿ’š Healthy insulin signaling
๐Ÿ’š Womenโ€™s hormone health

Itโ€™s especially well-known for supporting women dealing with concerns like:
โ€ข PCOS
โ€ข Irregular cycles
โ€ข Blood sugar imbalance
โ€ข Stress-related hormone disruption

Because the nervous system and hormones are deeply connected, supporting one often helps support the other ๐ŸŒฟ

RelaxMax also contains additional calming and nervous system-supportive ingredients that make it a great option for relaxation and overall balance.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Interested in trying it?
Comment ๐’๐”๐๐๐‹๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“ to get access to our Fullscript account.

Educational purposes only. Not medical advice.

๐Ÿง  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ + ๐€๐ƒ๐‡๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐›๐ฌ ๐ŸงชHave you ever wanted guidance on which labs may be helpful to check for kids with autism...
05/28/2026

๐Ÿง  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ + ๐€๐ƒ๐‡๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐›๐ฌ ๐Ÿงช

Have you ever wanted guidance on which labs may be helpful to check for kids with autism or ADHD?

Join us ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ for our Nurse Practitioner-led group call where weโ€™ll discuss labs that may help uncover root-cause contributors to:
โ€ข Focus + behavior
โ€ข Emotional regulation
โ€ข Sleep struggles
โ€ข Gut health
โ€ข Nutrient deficiencies
โ€ข Inflammation
โ€ข Brain-body health

Weโ€™ll talk about labs you can advocate for through your childโ€™s pediatrician and how functional medicine approaches autism + ADHD support.

This call is included in our ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.

Want to join the membership? Comment ๐€๐”๐“๐ˆ๐’๐Œ and weโ€™ll send you the details.

Want one-time access to tonightโ€™s group call? Comment ๐†๐”๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ and weโ€™ll send you the sign-up link.

Educational purposes only. Not medical advice.

๐Ÿง  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ + ๐€๐ƒ๐‡๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐›๐ฌ ๐ŸงชOur Nurse Practitioner-led group call is happening ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก!This monthโ€™s topic...
05/26/2026

๐Ÿง  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ + ๐€๐ƒ๐‡๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‹๐š๐›๐ฌ ๐Ÿงช

Our Nurse Practitioner-led group call is happening ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก!

This monthโ€™s topic is all about lab work that may support children with autism, ADHD, focus concerns, emotional regulation, sensory struggles, sleep issues, gut health, nutrient deficiencies, inflammation, and overall brain-body health.

Weโ€™ll be discussing labs you may be able to advocate for through your childโ€™s pediatrician and how we approach root-cause care through a functional medicine lens.

This call is included for our Autism Membership families, but we are opening this one up for one-time access as well.

Want the link to join the live course + group call?
Comment ๐†๐‘๐Ž๐”๐ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹ below and weโ€™ll send you the sign-up link.

Interested in joining the Autism Membership?
Comment ๐€๐”๐“๐ˆ๐’๐Œ and weโ€™ll send you the membership details.

Educational purposes only. Not medical advice.

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒToday, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedo...
05/25/2026

๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Memorial Day is more than a long weekend โ€” itโ€™s a time to reflect on the courage, service, and selflessness of those who gave their lives for others.

We are deeply grateful for the sacrifices made by our military heroes and the families who carry their legacy forward each day.

As we spend time with loved ones today, may we also take a moment to remember those who made that freedom possible โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day.

โ€” Bayou Functional Medicine

๐ŸŒฟ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ŸŒฟWhen most people think about hormones, they think about ...
05/22/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ŸŒฟ

When most people think about hormones, they think about blood work.
But did you know your ๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž?

One important marker we often look at on comprehensive stool testing is:
โœจ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š-๐†๐ฅ๐ฎ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐š๐ฌ๐žโœจ
This enzyme can give us insight into how your body is processing and eliminating estrogen.

When beta-glucuronidase levels are elevated, estrogen may be๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ, potentially contributing to symptoms associated with estrogen dominance like:
โ€ข PMS
โ€ข Heavy cycles
โ€ข Breast tenderness
โ€ข Mood changes
โ€ข Bloating

This is why in functional medicine, we donโ€™t just ask:
๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œWhat are your hormone levels?โ€
We also ask:
๐Ÿ‘‰ โ€œHow is your body processing and detoxifying those hormones?โ€

๐Ÿงช Some of the stool tests we utilize include:
โ€ข GI-MAP
โ€ข GI Effects
โ€ข Gut Zoomer

These tests can provide insight into:
โœ” Gut bacteria balance
โœ” Inflammation
โœ” Digestion & absorption
โœ” Gut integrity
โœ” Hormone detox pathways

Because womenโ€™s health is more than hormones alone โ€” itโ€™s about understanding the whole picture ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ“ž Interested in learning more about functional testing options? ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ“-๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ–-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ“ to discuss what testing may be appropriate for you.

Educational purposes only. Not medical advice.

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