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4-Point Cortisol Saliva Testing
Map your stress hormone rhythm throughout the day
$150–$250
7–10 business days
Four-point salivary cortisol testing measures your cortisol levels at four specific times throughout one day (morning, noon, afternoon, evening), revealing your complete diurnal cortisol rhythm — the single most important adrenal function marker.
Healthy cortisol follows a predictable pattern: high in the morning to wake you up, gradually declining throughout the day, and low at night to allow sleep. Chronic stress disrupts this rhythm, leading to patterns like high nighttime cortisol (wired and tired), flat cortisol (burnout), or reversed rhythms (exhausted mornings, wired nights).
What It Measures
Morning cortisol (within 30 min of waking)
Noon cortisol
Afternoon cortisol (around 4–5 PM)
Evening cortisol (before bed)
DHEA (morning sample)
Cortisol-to-DHEA ratio
Why Gabriel Recommends It
A single morning cortisol blood test is almost useless — it tells you nothing about your rhythm. Cortisol rhythm dysregulation is the hallmark of adrenal dysfunction and HPA axis imbalance. A patient with fatigue might have low morning cortisol (can't wake up), high evening cortisol (can't sleep), or completely flat cortisol (burned out). Gabriel uses your 4-point cortisol curve to design targeted adrenal support: adaptogens for low cortisol, phosphatidylserine for high nighttime cortisol, and rhythm-resetting protocols for flat patterns.
What to Expect
Collect saliva samples at home at four specific times during one day — you simply spit into collection tubes. No fasting required, but avoid eating or drinking 30 minutes before each sample. Mail the kit in the prepaid envelope. Results arrive in 7–10 business days with a cortisol curve graph. Upload to Gabriel for adrenal protocol design.
How Gabriel Interprets This
Conventional practitioners read these results through a disease-focused lens — looking for what's broken. Gabriel reads them through a naturopathic lens — looking for what's out of balance and how to restore it. We see optimal ranges, not just "normal" ranges. We connect findings across all your diagnostics to reveal patterns that siloed specialists miss.
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Where to Get Tested
$150–$250
