Insulin-Like Growth Factor or (IGF-1) is a hormone present in both men and women. Produced in the liver, IGF levels peak during puberty. As a growth hormone, it helps the body to create muscles and create bone tissue, helping keep your body strong and healthy. As an insulin-like compound, it also plays a role in regulating blood sugar, weight, and metabolism. As the body ages, IGF levels decline naturally over time. IGF is important for regular aging, but can be affected by countless stressors. The presence of cortisol, as well as thyroxine and sex hormones like testosterone and estrogen all have an impact on IGF levels. If you have been experiencing low mood, fatigue, bone loss, or reduced exercise tolerance testing your IGF levels can provide valuable information.
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Aging is a natural process. And though many of us would prefer to avoid it entirely, it is out of our control. How rapidly we age, and whether our lifestyle is worsening or easing the burden of aging, might just be within your power. If you find yourself feeling less energetic than you used to be, something might be off. Common signs of premature aging due to hormone imbalance include fatigue, loss in muscle mass, decreased exercise endurance, decreased bone density, and dry or thinning skin.
Testing your IGF-1 levels is an excellent idea for men and women of all ages. If you're worried about your teenager's growth progress or curious about why your workouts aren't what they used to be, this test can be a valuable tool. Once you get your individualized results, lifestyle and diet changes may be able to help you regain your lost vitality.
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), somatomedin C, is a hormone similar in molecular structure to insulin.
Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 or IGF-1 helps the body to regulate another hormone simply called growth hormone or GH. While levels of GH can fluctuate wildly throughout the day depending on your diet, exercise, and activity level, the amount of IGF-1 in your body remains constant. Testing IGF-1 levels can shine a light on overall hormonal balance.
Due to its stable and easily measurable nature, IGF-1 is an excellent marker to examine your health, no matter what age.
EquiLife labs are designed to provide detailed and thorough information so that you can understand your health at the deepest level, allowing you to finally get to the root cause of your biggest health concerns.
To ensure you feel confident about your lab findings, EquiLife provides a complimentary, one-on-one call with a certified Health Coach who will review your results with you in-depth and answer any questions you have.
Testing takes the guesswork out of your health and empowers you to make informed choices about your health. After reviewing your results, Health Coaches will provide recommendations to help you achieve your goals.
After you check out with your at-home lab, it will arrive promptly to your door. Follow the easy instructions included for registering your test before you send in your sample(s).
Each at-home lab comes with detailed instructions for collecting your test sample(s) and returning them to one of our CLIA certified lab testing facilities.
Once your samples have been processed, you will receive an invitation through EquiLife’s Ayubowan app to schedule your one-on-one health coaching call to review your results in-depth.
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Once you receive your at-home lab test, please follow the instructions provided to register your test. Once sample(s) are sent to one of our CLIA certified labs, it will take approximately 3 weeks for your results to be returned, during which time you will receive information on how to schedule your one-one-one health coaching call.
You can contact us at support@equi.life for general questions.
If you have a more specific question about your sample collection you may reach out to the lab directly to better guide you - each instruction sheet has the contact information available to get your questions answered promptly!
We highly recommend reading through all instructions thoroughly before planning the day of your collection to make sure you are prepared and don't have additional questions.
Make sure to hydrate with plenty of water (2-4 eight-ounce cups) a few hours prior to collection.
