Thyroid Hormones And Women?Alternative Treatments For Thyroid Conditions In Tampa,fl
THYROID HORMONES AND WOMEN—ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR THYROID CONDITIONS
Inside This Report You’ll Discover…
Ø The Most Common Reasons Women Get Thyroid Problems
Ø How To Tell If You Might Have A Thyroid Condition
Ø Why Some Thyroid Conditions Are Reversible
Ø How To Determine If Your Doctor Is Doing Everything Possible To Fix Your Thyroid Condition (Most Are Not)
Ø New Advancements In The Treatment Of Thyroid Conditions
Ø Why You May Not Need Medication At All
Ø The Different Types Of Thyroid Conditions And Their Symptoms
Ø New Testing For Thyroid Disorders
After studying more about thyroid disorders, I realized how poorly diagnosed and treated thyroid conditions are. I also noticed a very disturbing trend in the current treatment approach for these conditions, which I’ll reveal in a moment.
First, let’s learn more about how the thyroid works…
In healthy people, the thyroid makes just the rightamountsof two hormones, T3 and T4. These hormones have important actions throughout the body. Most importantly, they regulate many aspects of our metabolism, affecting how many calories we burn, how warm we feel, how much we weigh…and our general well-being.
In short, the thyroid “runs” our metabolism—it’s
literally the “gas pedal” of the body.
Thyroid hormones also have direct effects on most organs, including the heart which beats faster and harder under the influence of increased thyroid hormones (this is why heart problems can often accompany chronic thyroid problems in women, and perhaps why heart problems are more common in women under the age of 50).
T3 is the more biologically active hormone (it’s more important for cellular function), and in fact most of T4 (80%) is converted to T3 in the body’s peripheral tissues. So T4 is just a precursor for the more active hormone, T3.
One of the problems in some thyroid disorders is that you may have trouble converting T4 to T3 in your tissues (have you been checked for this?). This can create a deficiency of T3, disrupting the body’s ability to properly regulate metabolism…leading to specific symptoms.
One of the controversial aspects of the most common thyroid medication, Synthroid, is that it is only T4. If you have difficulty converting T4 to T3 (and Synthroid is a synthetic form of T4, mind you) then this medication is not as effective.
Now, back to that disturbing trend I observed concerning the treatment of thyroid conditions…the disturbing trend: most thyroid sufferers are treated exactly the same!
This really bothers me because I understand from my knowledge of neurology that no two people react the same…especially with endocrine dysfunction.
Then why are all thyroid sufferers treated the same?
Did you know that there are MANY different blood tests that can be analyzed in order to determine exactly how your thyroid is affected? Most doctors just use the same old blood tests and never bother checking beyond those.
To learn mroe about how I treat Thyroid coniditons, please join me on April 13th, 2010 for a FREE informational WORKSHOP. Call 813-933-6481 to reserve your seat.
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Post Graduate Work
· Currently enrolled in post-graduate program to become Board Certified in Chiropractic Neurology
· Certified Interactive Metronome Physician
· Spinal Rehabilitation
· Worker’s Compensation Certification Under Managed Care
· Diagnostic Radiology
· Whiplash and Spinal Trama
· Nutritional Protocols for various health concerns
· Balance Disorders
· Stroke Rehabilitation
· Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
· Fibromyalgia
· Cox Flexion Distraction
· Matriculation
· Physiolgical Therapeutics
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· Member of the American Chiropractic Association
· Member of the Florida Chiropractic Association
· Member of the Florida Chiropractic Society
· Member of Hillsborough County Chiropractic Society
· Member of Dr. Michael Johnson’s Neurology Group
· Member of the National Fibromyalgia Association
Dr. Willmitch and his wife Jennifer live with their two children in the Tampa Bay area. They are active members of St. Paul ‘s Church in Tampa and The Emerald Greens Golf and Country Club.