Many of our patients, tired of their past medical practitioners only doing the bare minimum tests for thyroid health and offering a cookie-cutter approach to treatment, come to our doctors for their expert advice and individualized treatment for hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, Grave’s Disease and Hashimoto’s.
We offer many avenues and formulations, based on your particular needs.
Are you tired? Dry skin? Hair shedding? Do you have cold hands and cold feet? Are you depressed and either sleep too much or can’t sleep? Do you have a family history of hypothyroidism?
Do you feel like your body temperature is turned up or you cannot stand an extreme of temperature? Do you feel weak? Do your hands shake? Are your bowels loose? Are you experiencing heart palpitations? Insomnia? Extreme anxiety and nervousness? Then your thyroid may be hyperactive (hyperthyroid).
Do you have some of both categories of symptoms (expressing hyper and hot symptoms simultaneously? No, you are not crazy, but clearly there is an imbalance in your thyroid hormones! But don’t dismay! Our doctors are very skilled at treating complex thyroid cases with great outcomes.
The naturopathic physicians at NatureMedica will assess your thyroid by using complete testing protocols to enable the development of a plan to meet your specific needs. Our doctors think outside the box and have helped many people with thyroid challenges so they can feel good again.
Most physicians only test for TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone released by the pituitary gland), when they should also be testing for active levels of the T4 and T3, thyroid antibodies and in some cases reverse T3, iodine levels and thyroid antibodies.
At NatureMedica, we believe in treating the whole person and when using any medication, to dose it in a way that helps the individual feel their very best including: