Dutch Test

“Well, the hormone thing for us was a huge, like, that was a huge transition. Like when we, when we got the Dutch test and figured it out and put her on the entire complement of hormones, we did a whole podcast on it. Three weeks, like she was a completely different person.”

“late 30s. Yeah. And so getting the Dutch test and getting the hormone component figured out, that was magical for us. But we were on the other side of having built our business at that point. When we started building the business, my little piece of advice is: if you're starting a business with your spouse, read a book called Rocket Fuel.”

“You're being OCD. Why can't I tell you you're OCD? Can you stop me at OCD? Well, the truth is, we actually didn't get into my Dutch hormone test yet. So I don't know. I'm not a savior for women. I need help with that. I took it, but I need help with it. Okay, we'll interpret it after that. What would you say?”

“start in your late 30s, and what the Dutch test shows that a standard blood panel simply misses. And we go somewhere we've never really gone on this show, generational trauma. Because here's the truth: you cannot outperform a dysregulated nervous system.”

“But even before you get there, there's more you could do, right? The lifestyle. And then adding my favorite is the Dutch test. I pretty much have a huge fan. We talked about this before the podcast. The Dutch test. And why the Dutch test over a standard hormone panel?”

“And you're missing out everything to give you the whole picture. The Dutch panel gives you everything personalized to your body, like the breakdown of the pathway. If you're having the good form of estrogen, right? It's not just one form of estrogen.”

“And so how do you test for it? Of course, I'm going to, I love the Dutch test. I'm going to say yes. I love that for women for sure because it tests all that. You can do a Dutch test too. Yeah, but it pulls that in. But if we go even further, you can look at your metabolism, right?”

“cortisol, saliva, I like functional medicine labs. If I'm doing a six-hour- I like those too, like DOSH testing. You're at the MSA challenge for metals, I like Doctors Data in Chicago. But that's a $60 test. Yeah. Right, I mean, these are not expensive tests. Right. I think the saliva test is $100. These are not expensive tests for people to do.”

“So, if you have uterine fibroids, I would highly recommend that you get a Dutch test done. Because a Dutch test will actually look at the entire complement of hormones and it will look at all of the precursors. If you're deficient in pregnenolone, you have all these downstream consequences with cortisol, with aldosterone, you have your sleep-wake cycle off, you”

“Again, I would go back to the gold standard test called a Dutch test. And in this test, you are going to see the entire cascade of hormones. And you are going, yes. You've done it? Thank you.”

“So when you see that these get out of ratio, it causes other consequences. The thing I love about this Dutch test, and by the way, I sell in the Dutch test hard. I have no affiliation with the Dutch test. When you see these ratios, what I love about this test is it sets these dials.”

“Yes, ma'am. Yeah, now you. Who's got the microphone? Hi, so I've done a Dutch test, and actually it showed that I metabolize the hormones very slowly or low. So all my hormones are low, and then my cortisol kind of like wakes up in the morning, but straight away it goes down.”

“and maybe there's an herb like skullcap or something like that. So, that's it. And then, the other one is blood work. If I have somebody come in, and their Dutch test, their cortisol is just completely backwards, maybe I'll have them do ush. I see that a lot, actually, that inversion of cortisol. Happened to my wife in menopause.”

“Let's look at everything and not just take a snapshot. So not just take a blood test. So we did this Dutch test. We, she did this blood test, Dutch test. And I had to pee on a stick five different times throughout the day.”

“So let's head back to the whiteboard. And let's take a look at what we learned from this test. So this is Sage's Dutch test. And this is a 24-hour urine test. I think this is the gold standard for women's hormones. Especially if you are perimenopause, premenopause, or postmenopausal.”

“Perimenopause can start in your late 30s. Standard blood tests miss it. The Dutch test doesn't. Hormone therapy is a critical window, and the women who benefit the most start it early, not late. Muscle is your metabolic currency. Build it, lift heavy, and don't skip the self-care.”

“which is what we want to focus on. I recommend getting this test done and finding a provider who knows how to read and interpret the Dutch test. But just doing the test doesn't replace the reset. It helps confirm which signals need support first. Now, let's talk about where the support starts with step number one, which is all about blood sugar.”