A unique, practical, handheld, stress test with results available in just 10 minutes
"Cells never lie"
The first ever practical stress test, that monitors how well your body is coping with physiological and psychological stressors.
Results available in just 10 minutes
Is stress good or bad?
Stress has been described as the curse of the 21st Century. A little stress can add spice to life, a lot can make you more vulnerable to illness. Too much stress can make existing conditions, such as heart disease, respiratory disease and immune system disorders much worse. Stress can make you irritable, affect relationships and has been linked to hair loss and premature ageing. We have developed an objective way of monitoring stress from a drop of blood (patent applied for).
How does the test work?
There are a whole host of mediators released in response to stress. Measuring a single mediator can be useful, but, it does not tell the whole story. The ideal stress indicator would be a sum of these mediators. This test monitors the multifaceted effects of stress using the body's cells as bio-indicators. The body's leukocytes (white cells) cells circulate throughout the body picking up and responding to all of the signals of stress.
What happens when cells are stressed?
When the cells are stressed they behave differently. We can pick up those subtle changes in reactivity, by a simple test.
What makes this test unique?
This test informs you how well your body is coping with both physiological and psychological stressors (coping capacity)
What information does the test provide?
- Provides: Actionable data for tailor-made stress management
- Warning of a compromised immune system
- It is objective and quantifiable.
- Easy to use.
- Portable
- Results are available within 10 minutes.
- Monitors the multifaceted effects of stress using the body's cells as bio-indicators.
- Early intervention can be targeted
- A single drop of blood from a finger or thumb
- 10 minutes
1990: Isolated Leukocyte studies.
1991: Stress studies in humans.
2002: Stress
reduction studies in animals started.
2003 Oxford files for patents in USA, Japan, UK and elsewhere.
2003: Human studies extended in the areas of sports and ergonomics.
2006: Beta testing contracts with UK Premiership footballers and a major car company.
2007: Further beta
testing with agricultural animals; Stress Measurement Company founded.
The Stress Measurement Company is privately financed