Endocrine Disorders

Thyroid Diseases

Our thyroid gland is the bow tie shaped gland that sits at the base of our neck and directs enzymes, biochemical reactions, hormones, and metabolic rate. As the conductor, your thyroid aids in controlling body temperature, hair, skin & nail quality, bowel motility, joint health, energy, metabolism, the ability for us to burn our own fat stores, the list goes on and on. There are a number of ways the gland can misfire. It can go hyper, hypo, develop nodules or goiter, and become autoimmune such as in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

Hormone Imbalances

Most of the time women suspect that they have a hormonal imbalance but are unable to receive a definitive answer from conventional laboratory testing. At our clinic we rely on your symptoms and alternative laboratory testing via saliva, urine, body temperatures, bodily secretions, and blood to ascertain a complete picture of what is happening. We then put together a specific program for you.

Diabetes

There are over 11 million people on the US with diabetes, and approximately 16 million that fall into the pre-diabetes category. Pre-Diabetes is defined as fasting blood glucose levels slightly elevated between 100-110 but not yet over 115 which is the number required to diagnose diabetes which incidentally ha been lowered in the last few years. In the past the level was 125. What this means is that the reference range was way too high and people actually had diabetes long before their blood work showed it to be so.

Adrenal Dysfunction

Cortisol is our stress hormone and is secreted in response to perceived stressors that occur in our world all day long. More feelings of stress, more cortisol secreted, less feelings of stress, less cortisol secreted. Cortisol gives us energy throughout our day so that we can survive whatever thing it is that is happening to us. Cortisol is also released in response to low blood sugar, if we don’t eat we require more cortisol output.

Patient Testimonials

"You have helped my husband and I so much. I was just telling him that I don't know where we would be today if it weren't for you. You've gotten us through some tough times over the past ten years. You were able to treat us when other doctors couldn't. When other doctors said 'There's nothing wrong with you, your lab work is fine' we were so frustrated because we had troubling symptoms that affected our daily lives. You truly listened to us. We so appreciate how you treat the person as a whole. You look at everything and you understand how it all connects. We are tremendously thankful for you!"

~K.P., La Palma, CA