Hormone Lab

Your master stress hormone controls energy, sleep, and recovery—when the rhythm breaks, everything feels harder.

Your score (0-100) is a daily pattern metric that shows how well your entire cortisol rhythm aligns with a healthy, optimal pattern for your time of day.

The 30-minute window before testing—no food, drinks (except water), brushing teeth, or smoking—ensures clean saliva and captures your complete cortisol response for accurate, reliable results.

Real-time hormone insights in 3 simple steps: saturate the pad for 60 seconds, pull until the blue dot shows, and wait 20 minutes for your results

Your diurnal curve is your complete daily cortisol rhythm—a powerful pattern that governs your energy, sleep, and stress response.

The right timing unlocks insight, as testing strategically is essential to understanding what shapes your personal cortisol pattern.

Most test issues are simple fixes—follow the ritual, saturate fully, pull until the blue dot shows, and your tests will work consistently.

Health tags transform raw biological data into meaningful, actionable personal insights by capturing the context and lifestyle factors surrounding each measurement.

Your evening cortisol is an extremely strong signal of sleep quality. Under 1 ng/mL = biochemically ready for sleep. Above 2 ng/mL = fighting your biology. Fix your evening cortisol, fix your sleep.

Your morning cortisol reveals your starting point for the day. Your natural peak can occur anytime in the first hour after waking—so consistency in testing time matters more than the exact timepoint.

Your CAR is your body's daily stress test. These three measurements reveal whether your stress response system is healthy, exhausted, or overactive—giving you an early warning of burnout. Your natural peak timing may vary, but the magnitude of the increase matters most.

Persistently high cortisol throughout the day isn't just stress—it's a medical red flag. If lifestyle changes don't bring levels down, consult a doctor.