How often should salivary stress and hormone screening be re-run?

Salivary stress and hormone screening should ideally be re-run every 30-90 days because this time frame allows practitioners to track changes in hormone levels and stress response effectively. Hormonal balance and stress levels can fluctuate based on various factors such as lifestyle, diet, and health conditions, requiring regular monitoring to assess progress and make necessary adjustments to nutrition and lifestyle protocols.

Testing within this 30-90 day window provides sufficient time for any implemented changes to take effect while still being frequent enough to capture any significant shifts in the body’s stress management and hormonal function, ensuring that interventions remain relevant and targeted.

Longer intervals, such as every six months, may not provide the timely feedback required to observe how well a nutritional or lifestyle intervention is working, and testing every week or month may be too frequent, potentially leading to unnecessary stress or financial burden on the client without sufficient data gain in that short a time frame.