Thyroid Testing

Thyroid Testing ...

We recommend thyroid testing for people with past thyroid problems, those on thyroid medications and those who exhibit thyroid imbalance symptoms, such as:

Hypothyroid (underactive)

Difficulty losing weight
Hair loss
Dry skin, cracked nails
Fatigue
Mental fogginess
Poor memory
Anxiety
Depression
Irritability
Infertility
Swelling at the throat (goiter)

Hyperthyroid (overactive)

Anxiety
Fidgetiness
Weight loss
Fatigue
Insomnia
Hair loss
Palpitations
Rapid heart rate
Muscle twitching
Weight loss
Loose stools
Restlessness

Two major types of thyroid tests:

Electro-acupuncture testing – Our biofeedback practitioner, Donna Loftin can target hormonal testing specifically for the thyroid and ramifications of its imbalances. It can check for hypo or hyper thyroid. This test can only be done in person.

Blood tests should include: total T3 and T4, free T3 and T4, anti-thyroid antibodies, thyroid peroxidase, thyro binding globulin, reverse T3, TSH, free thyroxine index and T3 uptake.

This is a much more complete thyroid panel than most doctors order, but well worth the information we get from it. This extensive testing is especially vital for people with auto-immune thyroid, a goiter or swelling at the throat, Hashimoto’s, Grave’s disease and gluten sensitivities. We can order these tests for you, but we can not bill your insurance company. If you have insurance and know it covers blood tests, then take the above list to your medical doctor and ask him/her to run the tests. Make sure to get a copy for us, so we can use the information to create your health-building program.

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