BLAH!!!

Do you feel Fatigued, Weak, have unexplained Weight Gain or difficulty losing weight, Coarse (dry) Hair, Dry rough Pale Skin, Hair loss, Cold intolerance, Muscle cramping (muscle ache), Constipation, Depression, Irritability, Memory Loss, Abnormal Menstrual Cycle, Decreased Libido if your thinking I just described you than you might want to read this.

Over 5 million people (in my opinion there are many more) feel this way and are then diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is a disease that means that the thyroid gland is under active. This condition may lead to you feeling like that first sentence (like Crap).

The reason I bring this up today is that I have many people that come into my office and say I have all the symptoms of Hypothyroidism, but they tested me and I am in a normal range. I am not going to get off track by saying too much about that other than far to often Dr. X just looks at the test and ignore the physiological aspects (the symptoms you feel). I am here to tell you that YOU are the only one living in your body and you know how you are supposed to feel. Don't just use a test to tell you that you are alright (when you know that you are not alright). One other insight that I would like to share is the health and disease model. They call it a disease process because it is a PROCESS. What I mean by this is that you do not go to bed one night and are completely healthy and wake up the next morning with the disease (it is a gradual process). This means that you can test negative for the condition and be moving toward Hypothyroidism in this scenario.

O.K.... I am getting a little carried away. To make a long story short, you have to catch the disease before it is the disease........ I know what your thinking.. "Dr. Stinemetz you already told us that the tests will come out negative. So what are we supposed to do?". I am so glad you asked that question. One early Test is "The Iodine Patch Test". See the Thyroid is the only structure that uses iodine. The thyroid uses iodine to make the hormones that it produces. Thus if you are deficient in iodine than you are not going to make the hormones that you are supposed to make. Then you feel like CRAP.

There are many other structures and hormones that can cause Hypothyroidism (and Hypothyroid type symptoms), and you should always seek a professional to help with figuring these issues out. And remember too much of a good thing can be a bad thing also. Do some research on your own and be sure to schedule a consult with me if you have any questions.

Your partner in HEALTH Dr. Nathan