Dr. Boydston's Neuro Endocrine Immune Blog

Hashimoto's Autoimmune Hypothyroid Patient's Don't Stand A Chance In Mainstream Medicine

Dr. Robert Boydston D.C., founder of the Boydston Institute elaborates:

I am no longer surprised by how mistreated and mismanaged Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroid patients are in the mainstream medical system. It's completely predictable. Whatever happened to looking at mechanisms for dysfunction? What about asking why things went wrong in the body, and actually investigating those dysfunctions? When did we become a society that throws pills at every random symptom a patient may present with? If I, or a member of my own family, was treated with way...I would be infuriated.

This is the truth...if you have a problem that is not going to kill you tomorrow...and it takes more than 10 to 15 minutes of face to face time with the doctor...your up a creek without a paddle. All you are going to get is a pill to mask your symptoms. Are you ever going to be better in the long run with this approach? I HIGHLY doubt it. Sad but true. I see it first hand every single day. 

Here is the natural progression for a thyroid sufferer. First they become fatigued or begin to have unexplainable weight gain. The patient goes to their doctor and gets thyroid replacement of some sort. Is there any exploration of the mechanism of the thyroid dysfunction? Of course not...it is not considered medically necessary because it WILL NOT change the treatment. The treatment is still thyroid replacement.

Eventually after going back to the doctor, visit after visit, month after month, and still not relieved of their symptoms, they are going to start getting prescribed anti-depressants. I think they are trying to make it so the patients just don't care about their problems any more.

If a patient in the United States has hypothyroidism, the number one cause, in up to 90% of cases, is Autoimmune Hashimoto's Thyroid Disease. This means the bodies own immune system is attacking the thyroid gland, causing the dysfunction. Without calming and modulating the immune system...the treatment is almost guaranteed to fail. It is possible to do...but it requires stepping outside of the box and really investigating what the immune system is doing.

If you or someone you know suffers with hypothyroidism or has already been diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease, pick up a copy of my report.It will explain what needs to be done to properly manage and treat Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroid.

Do you suffer with hypothyroidism? Call the Boydston Institute, in Clovis, CA...just 2 blocks outside of Fresno, at 559-297-9218. Ask for a consultation with Dr. Robert Boydston. If you have questions, Contact Us.

Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism - What Are The Treatment Options?

Fresno Chiropractor and Natural Health Doctor Comments:

Eighty percent of hypothyroidism in the United States is caused by an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. An autoimmune disease is an illness that occurs when the bodies tissues are attacked by its own immune system. With Hashimoto's it is the thyroid gland that is under attack.

Although, Hashimoto's Disease can cause hyperthyroidism, it most commonly causes hypothyroidism, which is a low thyroid state. Typically Hashimoto's is a slow gradual immune attack, resulting in thyroid cell death, eventually destroying enough cells to cause symptoms of low thyroid.

Medical management of Hashimoto's disease doesn't change because the mechanism is autoimmune, although it should. Replacement thyroid hormones are still the treatment of choice.  Absolutely no attention is given to the autoimmune destruction itself.

Focusing the clinical management on slowing and modulating the autoimmune attack is crucial in Hashimoto's Disease. How can you have a properly functioning thyroid if the body is continually attacking and killing it?

We take a functional endocrinology approach to naturally supporting and modulating the immune system in autoimmune cases. We do special lab panels to measure the specifics of the immune response. We look at inflammatory cytokines, lymphocyte subpopulation analysis, and natural killer cells. Natural management of autoimmune conditions is complex. Support that is specific to the individual immune system is essential if you truly want to help Hashimoto's Disease.

To learn more about how we naturally manage Hashimoto's Disease, grab a copy of my free report by Clicking Here.

If you suffer with hypothyroidism and you would like to become a patient at the Boydston Institute in Fresno, CA, call us at 559-297-9218.  If you have a question then Contact Us.

To learn more about how we naturally manage Hashimoto's Disease, grab a copy of my free report by Clicking Here.

If you suffer with hypothyroidism and you would like to become a patient at the Boydston Institute in Fresno, CA, call us at 559-297-9218.  If you have a question then Contact Us.