Barleycorn Clinic

Barleycorn Clinic Specialising in your Hormones, Gut Health, Skin, Lab Testing & Weight Loss Clinic

29/05/2026

🧪Comprehensive Dutch, blood and Gut Testing Reveals Hormonal and Gut Imbalances in a 54-Year-Old

📍A lovely 54-year-old, let’s have a look at her tests.
📍She has high free cortisol, but very low cortisol production. This shows a sluggish clearance of cortisol.
📍She has low oestrogen and she’s symptomatic. We have reviewed this alongside blood tests. So trialing, transdermal oestrogen and vaginal oestrogen.
📍She is on re**al progesterone and has a low preg A, so we have suggested oral progesterone, important with trialing oestrogen. If tolerates.
📍She has low end testosterone and low end DHEA, which needs supporting.
📍She was taking DIM, but we advised to stop that as that can lower oestrogen.
📍Her methylation is sluggish, so needs supporting, and she has low neurotransmitters.
📍She has subclinical hyperthyroidism.
📍Gut test shows the big three, which includes parasite, H. pylori and candida.

So we have lots to work on - and so far she’s feeling better 😃🙏

📍Next Steps:
📍If you would like to know more about this or more about any of our testing programs
📍Get in contact, comment Dutch or gut
📍Grab yourself a free discovery call in the bio or the website.

Donna Barleycorn
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Prescriber (NP/NMP)
Functional Medicine Clinician (FDN/P)
British Menopause Trained
MSc BSc (Hons) Dip HE PGCHE FHEA
UK based 🌍

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Barleycorn Clinic
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Prescriber (NP/NMP)
Functional Medicine Clinician (FDN/P)
British Menopause Trained
MSc BSc (Hons) Dip HE PGCHE FHEA
UK based 🌍

30/04/2026

✨ Case Study: Hormones, Gut & Thyroid Health at 50 ✨

We recently worked with a 50-year-old female presenting with:
• Bloating
• Fatigue
• Low mood
• Ongoing inflammation

🔬 Testing revealed:
Her DUTCH hormone test showed:
• Low end adrenal dysfunction
• High oestrogens
• Low progesterone (mirena coil insitu)
• Low androgens
• Poor methylation

Her blood work supported this, also indicating:
• Very high oestrogen
• Low Progesterone
• Low end Testosterone
• Thyroid dysfunction consistent with Hashimoto’s

🦠 Gut testing showed:
• Low beneficial gut bacteria
• High inflammation
• Poor gut barrier integrity
• Reduced gut immune function

🧩 Our approach:
We implemented a personalised gut and hormone restoration protocol to address the root causes — not just the symptoms.

💬 If you’d like to:
• Understand your own hormone balance
• Learn more about DUTCH testing
• Explore functional testing options
• Start your own health transformation

Comment “DUTCH” below and grab your FREE discovery call today.

Donna Barleycorn
Advanced Nurse Practitioner Prescriber (NP/NMP)
Functional Medicine Clinician (FDN/P)
MSc BSc hons Dip HE PGCHE FHEA
UK based 🌍

Struggling with skin issues like acne, dryness, or unexplained flare-ups? Your skin is often a reflection of what’s happ...
27/04/2026

Struggling with skin issues like acne, dryness, or unexplained flare-ups? Your skin is often a reflection of what’s happening inside your body.

With DUTCH hormone testing, we take a deeper look at your hormones to uncover the root cause of your skin concerns — not just treat the symptoms.

We also offer combination health programs:
✔️ Comprehensive gut health testing
✔️ Hormone and Blood panels
✔️ Dutch Hormone Testing
✔️ Personalised insights for real results

Ready to understand your body on a deeper level?

Comment “DUTCH” below and grab your FREE discovery call today.

Donna Barleycorn ✨Advanced Nurse Practitioner Prescriber (ANP/NMP)
Functional Medicine Clinician (FDN/P)
MSc BSc hons Dip HE PGCHE FHEA

20/04/2026

40. Successful. Driven. Running on empty.

She’s a mum of 3.
A senior leader.
The one everyone relies on.

But behind the scenes?

✨ Exhausted
✨ Wired but can’t sleep
✨ Anxious
✨ Low libido
✨ Hair thinning

And she knows it…

👉 Overtraining
👉 Undereating
👉 Constant stress

Her results told the story:

• Subclinical hypothyroidism + Hashimoto’s
• Low vitamin D + low ferritin
• Low free cortisol (burnout phase)
• High cortisol clearance
• Low progesterone + lower oestrogen
• Poor oestrogen detox
• High 5-alpha activity (linked to hair loss)

But here’s what matters most…

We didn’t just look at her labs.

We looked at her life.

Is she:
• Overwhelmed?
• Carrying too much?
• Feeling unappreciated?
• Constantly “on”?
• Fueling her body enough?

Because hormones don’t just “go wrong”…

👉 They respond to how you’re living.

The good news?

This is so common.
And it’s absolutely fixable with the right approach.

You don’t have to feel like this.

We support women like Helen every day—women who know something isn’t right, but haven’t been given real answers.

If you want a deeper look at your hormones and a personalised plan:

👇 Comment “DUTCH” below
📩 Or book your free discovery call



I’ve somehow reached my 50s, and for most of my life what drove me was overworking, overachieving, overdoing… and overtr...
18/04/2026

I’ve somehow reached my 50s, and for most of my life what drove me was overworking, overachieving, overdoing… and overtraining.

And if I’m honest—I loved it.
It made me feel good about myself. It felt like who I was.

Until my body said no.

I became physically sicker than I ever thought possible.
I had to give up my role, my life as I knew it. For a very long time, I couldn’t even leave my room or the house. It was dark.

What made it harder was this…
I never thought I’d be that person.
I thought I was stronger. More resilient.

But I wasn’t.

And that’s where everything changed.

Over the years, I stopped focusing on everyone else and started working on myself. I didn’t give up on my health—but I did stop pushing, stop controlling, and finally slowed down enough to listen.

I was forced to surrender.

And through that deep, dark journey, I found my way back.

Not to who I used to be—but to someone more aligned.
I’ve created a life that feels calmer, more intentional… and more peaceful.

And now, I’ve built my own established health clinic to help other women do the same—
to evolve, reconnect with themselves, optimise their health, and finally feel at peace in how they show up.

Yes, I have all the shiny twinkly clinical and academic qualifications.

But what makes me different is this…
I’ve been there too.

I hear you. I sit with you.
As your guide, and your cheerleader.

What’s your story? I’m listening 💛

Donna
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Functional Medicine Clinician

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