Hashimoto's was the first disease recognized as an autoimmune disease. It was first described by the Japanese specialist Hakaru Hashimoto in Germany in 1912. Hashimoto's is also known as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis or HT. In this autoimmune disorder the body produces an antibody that attacks the thyroid gland resulting in inflammation, and often decreased thyroid function (hypothyroidism).
Topics: Hypothyroidism, thyroid symptoms, autoimmune, Hashimoto's, fibromyalgia, thyroid
Proper Blood Sugar levels are critical for anyone with low thyroid function. Normal blood glucose levels medically have a broad range of anywhere from 70 to 105. Functional or optimal blood glucose levels are 85 to 99. According to the American Diabetic Association, a blood sugar level reading of 106 to 126 is called, “Insulin resistance,” and anything above 127 is diabetes.
Topics: autoimmune, inflammation, Diabetes, Insomnia, Adrenal, Low Thyroid Symptoms
Despite enormous expenditures for health care in the United States, several life-impacting chronic conditions and diseases are on the rise. A large number of patients who visit my office with a chronic health chanllenge are found to have some type autoimmune basis for their health decline via specific testing.
Topics: autoimmune, Hashimoto's, fibromyalgia, brain based therapy, autoimmune disease
Topics: Hypothyroidism, autoimmune, Hashimoto's, fibromyalgia, vertigo, Insomnia
Although eating a healthy diet and exercise is paramount to losing fat, there is one little unknown fact that will prevent millions of people from ever losing fat.
Topics: thyroid symptoms, fibromyalgia, ADD, phthalate, plasticizer, allergies, plastic, styrofoam
Topics: TSH, T3, hypothyroid, gut, hypothyroid symptoms, Reverse T3
A patient has elevated TSH but normal T4 and T3.
Topics: TSH, insulin resistance, T4, T3, hypothyroid, pre-diabetes
