THYROID PROBLEMS?
Are you gaining weight or can’t seem to lose weight no matter what you do?
Do you experience fatigue, even after sleeping 8 hours?
Do you have hormonal imbalances, PMS, painful periods, or experience moodiness?
Do you have muscle or join pain?
Do you get cold hands and feet frequently?
Do you have hair loss?
Do you experience brain fog or poor concentration?
Do you have the above symptoms, have had your thyroid tested, and your doctor told you that the results were normal?
Do you suspect you have a thyroid problem but don’t know where to turn?
Thyroid Testing Using Functional Medicine vs. Traditional Medicine
Typically, doctors will only test TSH levels and possibly your free T4 levels when testing the thyroid. However, functional medicine doctors understand that it is necessary to look at other factors related to the thyroid when assessing its function.
Functional medicine doctors use functional medicine normal ranges, rather than general laboratory normal ranges, when looking blood test results. Functional medicine practitioners use a narrower range of what is considered normal. Therefore, more accuracy is obtained when making a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism.
The functional medicine approach to thyroid testing is to test thyroid stimulating hormones (TSH), Free T3 and T4, thyroid antibodies, and thyroid-releasing hormone (TRH).
The functional medicine approach is to look at the patient as a whole. Functional medicine practitioners look extensively at the health history and lifestyle and environmental factors that may play a part in creating a thyroid issue. There may be adrenal, inflammation, or other body systems that may need balancing to help the thyroid recover.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
A commonly overlooked thyroid condition is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. This condition is an autoimmune condition that affects the thyroid gland because it sees it as foreign in the body. The immune system will start to destroy the thyroid gland. If not treated properly, the thyroid gland will stop producing the thyroid hormone. This is a cause of hyperthyroidism.
What Can be Done for Thyroid Problems?
After having a consultation, review of an extensive health history, lifestyle, and environmental factors, the proper functional medicine testing can be recommended. After reviewing the results with Dr. Kalie, a treatment plan will be given to you to follow. The treatment plan will include lifestyle, dietary, and supplementation recommendations.
Please contact us now to regain your health by working with Dr. Kalie
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