Optimize Your
Thyroid Health
Your Thyroid Gland
Impacts Every Tissue in Your Body
Signs of Thyroid Dysfunction
Underactive Thyroid
(Hypothyroidism)
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Fatigue
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Dry Skin
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Thinning Hair
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Weight Gain
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Constipation
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Depression
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Cold Hands & Feet
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Mental Sluggishness
Overactive Thyroid
(Hyperthyroidism)
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Anxiety
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Insomnia
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Weight Loss
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Heart palpitations
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Heat Intolerance
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Increased Sweating
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Increased Bowel Movements
Autoimmunity & Thyroid Dysfunction
Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Graves' Disease are both caused when your immune system attacks your thyroid gland, causing inflammation and tissue destruction.
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis causes hypothyroidism.
Graves' Disease results in hyperthyroidism.
Cause of Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders
Autoimmune thyroid disorders can be caused by a variety of factors including genetic susceptibility, presence of other autoimmune illnesses, and environmental triggers such as:
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Diet
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Stress
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Toxins
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Past infections
Ready to Reverse
Your Thyroid Dysfunction With a Functional Medicine Doctor?
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: At A Glance
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Most common form of hypothyroidism.
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5 in 100 Americans suffer from Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
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Affects women more than men.
3 Stages of Hashimoto's Disease
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Silent Autoimmunity:
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No Symptoms or tissue damage
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Positive Antibodies
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Reactive Autoimmunity:
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Symptoms
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Normal TSH
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Positive Antibodies
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Autoimmune Disease:
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Symptoms
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Elevated TSH
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Positive Antibodies
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Tissue destruction
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Not all Thyroid Panels
can detect
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Identifying Autoimmune Thyroid Disease early is key to preserving thyroid function. Allow Dr. Sarah Williams, here in Concord, MA, to help. We are actively accepting new patients and are ready to be your thyroid doctor to create a treatment plan just for you!