How Hormones Affect Our Mood, Reactions, and Motivation

Neurotransmitters play a crucial role in sustaining both physical and mental health. At every age, they shape how we feel, think, and respond.

While neurotransmitters directly affect the brain, hormones often govern their activity. Therefore, to identify the true root cause of your symptoms, testing neurotransmitters alongside hormones can give you and your healthcare practitioner a deeper insight into your well-being—or any disruptions to it.

Some people are born with hereditary conditions that influence hormone levels, while others may experience hormonal shifts due to factors like stress, poor diet, or exposure to harmful chemicals. Individuals with neurodivergent traits, such as ADHD, may notice a worsening of their symptoms when hormone levels fluctuate.

Restoring healthy hormone levels can significantly alleviate these issues and help people feel their best.

If you suspect a hormonal issue, regular testing is essential. This enables the creation of a personalized plan to address hormone irregularities and improve how you feel and function.

Change Our Body’s Chemical Levels to Boost Energy and Focus

When people feel low in energy or can’t focus, it’s often because of imbalances in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These chemicals help control our mood, motivation, and alertness.

Mood problems can affect people in different ways, usually falling into three main categories. Many people feel symptoms in more than one area:

Emotional: Feeling sad or down, not wanting to do things, not interested in being social, feeling anxious.
Mental: Trouble focusing or remembering things.
Physical: Trouble sleeping, headaches, tiredness, and even aches in areas like the stomach, back, and neck.

If you’re feeling tired or foggy in your head for a long time, a test to check your neurotransmitter levels might give helpful insights into what’s going on.

ZRT Neurotransmitters Profile

See our ZRT Neurotransmitters Profile to check your neurotransmitter levels. Samples are taken from dried urine, with the exception of the saliva steroids add-on option.

Neurotransmitters Test Kit Includes:

Neurotransmitters Dried Urine: GABA, Glu, Gly, DA, Epi, NE, HIST, 5-HT, PEA, DOPAC, HVA, 5-HIAA, NMN, VMA, Trp, Kyn, 3-OHKyn, Tau, Gln, His, N-MeHist, Tyra, KynAc, Xanth, Tyr, Crtn

Available Neurotransmitter Add-ons:

You will be able to include these add-ons during the ordering process for the Neurotransmitters Panel.

Neurotransmitters + Saliva Steroids Concerned about hormone imbalances? Use the tube in the Neurotransmitter kit to collect a Saliva sample for Estradiol, Progesterone, Testosterone, DHEA-S & AM Cortisol.

Neurotransmitters + Diurnal Cortisol (UDH) I Don't want to test Melatonin. Add only Free Cortisol & Free Cortisone x4 to the same samples being collected for Neurotransmitters.

Neurotransmitters + Diurnal Cortisol & Melatonin UDH II - For concerns about adrenal or sleep issues, add 4-point Cortisol, Cortisone & Melatonin to the same samples being collected for Neurotransmitters.

Neurotransmitters + Diurnal Cortisol, Melatonin, Norepinephrine & Epinephrine UDH III For concerns about adrenal or sleep, stress issues, add Free Cortisol x 4, Free Cortisone x 4, Melatonin (MT6s) x 4, NE x 4 & Epi x 4 to the same samples being collected for Neurotransmitters.

add 7 Toxic Heavy Metals Urine Elements – $99 – Add tests for Iodine, Bromine, Selenium, Lithium, Arsenic, Cadmium & Mercury

Additional Resources

Looking for a Health Coach?

Have questions on interpreting the results of this test? If you aren’t already working with a practitioner, have a look at our Health Care Coaches page for additional information and resources.

Your Hormone Management Testing Plan

Step 1: Start by selecting and ordering your desired test(s). You will receive an at-home testing kit that fits your unique concerns and needs. No prescription or visit to the doctor’s office is required. Your test kit is delivered directly to your front door.
Step 2: Take the test to establish the starting hormone baseline at the beginning of your plan. Consider developing your plan alongside:
- a licensed health care provider for medical conditions, especially for severe "out of normal range" results
- or a Health Care Coach for nutrition and supplements that will support your desired results
Step 3: Develop a plan based on your hormone test results, establishing a one-year or more outlook.
- Keep logs of your intakes, and daily routines related to your hormone test results.
Step 4: After 6-12 months of actively working on your plan, take the same test again to determine your progress.

From all of us at the Canary Club,
Here’s to knowing ourselves and taking positive action!

Transform Lethargy to Motivation, Brain Fog to Alertness