Naturopath Thyroid Treatment in EdmontonOur Naturopaths have a special interest in Thyroid Health.
We run comprehensive panels to precisely understand your Thyroid at our Edmonton Naturopath clinic. Our Naturopaths can also run reverse T3 as it is not available through Alberta health. So what exactly is hypothyroidism?Hypothyroidism is characterized by a failure of the thyroid gland to secrete enough thyroid hormone to meet the body’s needs. Unfortunately, standard TSH testing (not your actual thyroid hormones - just a measure of a signal from the brain to the thyroid) that is usually done by MDs misses subtleties in your actual Thyroid hormones. We've seen hundred and hundreds of patients in Edmonton whose thyroid abnormalities have been missed because only their TSH was tested.
Typically your MD is measuring your TSH which in Alberta is on a range between What are the symptoms of Low Thyroid?Symptoms of hypothyroidism may include fatigue as well as depression, constipation, weight gain, poor concentration & memory loss, cold extremities or cold intolerance, dry hair and skin, menstrual irregularities, fluid retention, muscle aches and pains and low libido. You do not have to have all of these symptoms to be hypothyroid. Many of our Edmonton patients only exhibit a handful of these symptoms. Our Naturopaths will correlate your clinical symptoms with abnormalities found on your lab testing.
The Naturopaths at TruMed know their thyroid health. Dr Muradov has training additional training in treating adrenal and thyroid concerns.
What about Hashimoto's & Graves'?Our Naturopathic Doctors can treat autoimmune Thyroid disease. We have experience treating both Hashimoto's and Graves' disease with Natural medicines. Hashimoto's is extremely commonly seen at our Edmonton clinic. Our Naturopaths usually start with Food sensitivity Testing as well as stool testing (Candida Yeast, Parasites - Toxoplasma and Blastocystis and Bacteria - Yersinia) are all suspect. We might also test for Viral infections - EBV is often a suspect in Hashimoto's. Selenium and Vitamin D are both important in both Hashimoto's and Graves'. High dose Iodine is an established treatment for Graves' and can be as effective as Methimazole. |
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The Adrenal Glands work closely with the Thyroid to regulate energy: Cortisol is involved in the entry of T3 Thyroid Hormone into cells. Low Cortisol levels often present with symptoms such as fatigue (especially in the morning), hypotension, and poor stress tolerance. The inability of a hypothyroid patient to tolerate even a small dose of supplemental thyroid hormone (such as desiccated thyroid) suggests the possibility of hypoadrenalism or low Cortisol. Our Naturopaths see a ton of Adrenal issues which can look exactly like thyroid problems in our Edmonton patients. Also it is common for our Docs to treat the Thyroid and Adrenals simultaneously.
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Our Naturopathic Doctors use a large range of Natural Adrenal and Thyroid treatments.
Bio-identical options are suggested by our Naturopaths to our patients through referral based relationships with prescribers in Edmonton. Often times, patients transitioning from Synthroid to Natural desiccated Thyroid feel profoundly better and "more like themselves." Curious about your thyroid?Give us a call
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Our Naturopaths offer comprehensive thyroid testing and we work with Natural Dessicated Thyroid, Cytomel (T3) as well as compounded T4/T3 preparations (requires referral to one of our collaborative professionals)