You can't determine Thyroid Function with just a TSH test!
Discover the power of a Full Thyroid Panel
You can't determine Thyroid Function with just a TSH test!
Discover the power of a Full Thyroid Panel
Why Thyroid Optimization Center is better
Over 20+ Years in Functional Medicine Optimizing Thyroid Function
A center that gives you a real look at your Thyroid Function. It’s impossible to determine Thyroid Function from only a TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) test. This is the only test that traditional Medicine uses the majority of the time. In our opinion, we feel you deserve more. When we order labs we run all systems of the body, i.e. blood sugar, cholesterol, kidney, minerals, liver, digestive markers and gut inflammation marker, immune, full iron panel including ferritin, RBC’s, and 10 tests of Thyroid, i.e. T3 uptake, Total T4, Total T3, TSH, Free T4, Free T3, Free Thyroxine index, Reverse T3, Anti TPO and Thyroglobulin antibodies for Hypo Thyroid and if Hyper Thyroid we also run Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies and Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulins.
Why do we Run all those Tests?
Thyroid can be an acute phase reactant which means that it can look like you have a thyroid disorder but it’s acting out because of some other underlying condition. Conditions like chronic infections, hormonal imbalances, toxin accumulation, blood sugar imbalances and nutrient deficiencies due to faulty digestion and more. It’s logical to understand that treating thyroid without correcting the other underlying condition will put you through an insane amount of suffering. With the underlying conditions still in place, Regular MD's will keep adjusting thyroid medicine, possibly never doing anything for the autoimmune antibodies you may have. You will feel like you are on a roller coaster, first too much medicine then too little, never optimizing it’s function.
What if I have autoimmune?
To optimize thyroid function, if there are antibodies to your thyroid tissue, it has to be managed through the immune system with natural support. If it is not managed, then one day you might have a thyroid storm or excessive attacking which releases thyroid tissue into the blood, causing excessive symptoms. Then the next day you will be wiped out, fatigued, etc. If you happen to go have a blood draw on a day of excessive attacks, in traditional medicine, they would adjust your thyroid hormone down to compensate for what looks like hyper thyroid and then you will be too low in thyroid hormone. We don’t put you through that. By managing the autoimmune, lowering antibodies, it is possible to find your exact dose of thyroid hormone. However again, we must find the underlying causes to help lower the antibodies.
