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Do you find yourself asking:
Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms, When All My Labs are Normal?

Some 20 million Americans are affected by thyroid disorders...that is 1 in 13 people! And more than half of those people are unaware they have a thyroid problem because it frequently goes undiagnosed...until it gets severe.

According to the National Womens Health Information Center, 1 in 8 women will experience a thyroid disorder during their lifetime. The reason why this fact may surprise you is because you've probably never heard it explained to you; that's because most doctors are only vaguely familiar with thyroid disorders.

Are you tired of running from doctor to doctor only to play "Russian Roulette" with different medications?
"Here try this drug, that didn't work? Try this one!"
Are you tired of taking drugs that don't fix the problem?
Do you continue to struggle with chronic thyroid symptoms day in and day out?

Before we go any further, lets cover the 3 primary types of thyroid conditions:

Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism or Graves Disease
Hashimotos Thyroiditis

I. Symptoms of Hypothyroidism

Fatigue, tired, or sluggish?
Cold feet and/or hands?
Do you require excessive amounts of sleep to function?
Do you gain weight easily?
Do you have difficult or infrequent bowel movements?
Are you depressed?
Lack of motivation?
Do you suffer from morning headaches that wear off as the day progresses?
Do you suffer from thinning hair or excessive hair falling out?
Do you suffer from dryness of the skin and/or scalp?
Do you suffer from mental sluggishness?

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the body lacks sufficient thyroid hormone. Since the main purpose of thyroid hormone is to "run the body's metabolism", it is understandable that people with this condition will have symptoms associated with a slow metabolism. Over five million Americans have this common medical condition.

II. Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism (aka. Graves Disease)

Do you suffer from heart palpitations?
Do you suffer from inward trembling?
Do you have an increased pulse even at rest?
Are you nervous and emotional?
Do you suffer from insomnia?
Do you suffer from night sweats?
Do you have difficulty gaining weight?

Hyperthyroidism is the medical term to describe the signs and symptoms associated with an over production of thyroid hormone.

III. Hashimotos Thyroiditis

Hashimotos Thyroiditis is a condition in which the body's immune system attacks the thyroid gland, it is termed an auto-immune disorder. It is diagnosed by checking the patient for thyroid antibodies (TPO & TGB) and gluten antibodies. Patients suffering from Hashimotos Thyroiditis will experience symptoms of Hypothyroidism AND Hyperthyroidism, MEANING that they will experience some or ALL of the above symptoms.

Introduction to Functional Thyroid Disorders

Functional thyroid disorders are very common and generally overlooked in today's healthcare model. Most patients that have functional thyroid imbalances do not have primary thyroid imbalances. Thyroid metabolism is very sensitive to slight alterations in metabolism. Thyroid hormone synthesis is altered by luteal phase function, progesterone, and autoimmunity, etc. Thyroid hormone binding is influenced by essential fatty acid metabolism, testosterone, estrogen, etc. Thyroid hormone peripheral conversion is dependent on proper 5' deiodinase activity and can be altered by cortisol, estrogen, hepatic dysfunction, dysbiosis, etc. Thyroid hormone receptor binding and response may be altered by inflammation, vitamin A status, and essential fatty acid levels, etc.

Thyroid Physiology Review

Once the thyroid is stimulated by Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) from the pituitary, it produces thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) by transporting iodine into the thyroid and by stimulating Thyroid Peroxidase Activity (TPO), TPO is involved in the formation of T4 and T3 as it catalyzes the oxidation of iodine using hydrogen peroxide. The thyroid will produce 94% of the available T4 and 7% of the available T3. As we know, T4 is inactive and T3 is an active thyroid hormone. Therefore, the majority of hormone production at the thyroid is inactive T4. Once the thyroid has produced T4, it is metabolized peripherally from the thyroid into combination T3 hormones by the enzyme 5f deiodinase, mostly at the liver. Under normal circumstances, about 40% of the available T4 is converted into T3, 20% is converted into reverse T3 (rT3), which is irreversibly inactive, and 20% is converted into T3 sulfate (T3S) and triodothyroacetic acid (T3AC). T3S and T3AC are inactive thyroid hormones until they circulate into the gastrointestinal tract and are acted upon by intestinal sulfatase into active T3. Gastrointestinal sulfatase activity is dependent upon a healthy gut microflora.

Yes, it is very complicated, but I am here to tell you that there is NEW HOPE!

If you're tired of dealing with this problem and you are worried about getting worse, learn how your thyroid condition can be helped.

My name is Dr. Kerry Escamilla and I am a board certified chiropractor. I have been in private practice in northern New Jersey since 1986. I have studied under Dr. Datis Kharrazian the author of the revolutionary, breakthrough book "Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms, when all my labs are normal?" I have taken many hours of post graduate courses, including, Autoimmune Physiology, Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis, Functional Endocrinology, Autoimmune Thyroid and Advanced Thyroid Principles and Case Studies.

*** Disclaimer and Notice: The information provided here is not intended as a substitute for personalized medical advice. The information should not be construed as a claim or representation that any procedure or product mentioned constitutes a specific cure, palliative or ameliorative. Procedures described should be considered as adjunctive to other accepted conventional procedures deemed necessary by the attending licensed physician.