Why Choose the Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) Test?

The ASI test is essential for understanding how cortisol levels impact various critical functions in your body, helping to identify and address imbalances that affect your overall health and well-being.

• Energy Production: Cortisol plays a key role in energy production. Abnormal adrenal function can lead to chronic fatigue, difficulty waking up, and low energy throughout the day. The ASI test measures cortisol and insulin levels to identify issues related to fatigue, poor blood sugar regulation, and cravings.
• Immune System Function: Cortisol regulates immune cell activity, and disruptions in its cycle can weaken your immune system, making you more susceptible to infections and allergies. The ASI test helps identify these disruptions, providing insights into how stress is affecting your immune health.
• Skin Integrity: Elevated nighttime cortisol can impair skin regeneration, leading to poorer skin health. The ASI test evaluates cortisol rhythms to determine if stress is impacting your skin’s ability to heal and maintain its integrity.
• Muscle and Joint Function: Cortisol imbalances can hinder tissue repair, leading to chronic pain and muscle or joint degeneration. The ASI test helps detect these issues, allowing for targeted treatment to improve healing and reduce pain.
• Bone Health: High cortisol levels can negatively affect bone rebuilding, increasing the risk of osteoporosis, especially in postmenopausal women. The ASI test monitors cortisol rhythms to help protect your bone health from the damaging effects of stress.
• Allergies/Autoimmune Disorders: Disruptions in cortisol can aggravate allergies and autoimmune conditions. The ASI test identifies these imbalances, offering guidance for managing autoimmune disorders that may improve with cortisol support.
• Sleep Quality: High cortisol levels at night can disrupt sleep cycles, reducing mental vitality and increasing the risk of depression. The ASI test provides crucial data to help improve sleep quality by addressing cortisol imbalances.
• Thyroid Function: Cortisol influences thyroid hormone production, and imbalances can lead to symptoms like fatigue and low body temperature. The ASI test identifies adrenal-related thyroid issues for more effective treatment.
• Blood Sugar Regulation: Chronic high cortisol can lead to insulin resistance and diabetes, impacting both physical and cognitive health. The ASI test assesses the cortisol-insulin relationship to help manage these risks.
• Brain Function and Emotional Health: Cortisol imbalances are linked to depression and attention disorders. The ASI test helps diagnose these conditions, offering a path to improve emotional and cognitive health through better stress management.

What does the Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) Panel Assess?

The Adrenal Stress Index (ASI) uses five conveniently collected saliva samples to assess cortisol, insulin, DHEA/DHEA-S, secretory IgA, 17-OH progesterone, and wheat gluten sIgA.

Saliva is collected over a period of 24 hours, providing more complete information about your body’s stress response than a single test. This is ideal for people dealing with chronic stress and stress-related symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety, and fatigue.

ASI is a comprehensive panel that will give your provider better measurements and greater context for your hormone levels than standard serum and urine testing. With more information, your provider will be able to treat your symptoms more efficiently, and help you formulate a long-term health plan.