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Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease Are you searching for answers to your thyroid health issue? Do you know the Thyroid doctor Chicago trusts? As a Chicago functional medicine doctor, I see patients every day that are suffering from the effects of unhealthy thyroid gland function. Common symptoms of low thyroid function include weight gain, fatigue, brain…
Fatigue and Exhaustion An increasing number of my new patients are suffering from fatigue and exhaustion. They often state that they just don’t have the energy they used to. For many, it does not matter how much sleep they get, they just feel run down, tired, and not motivated. There are many reasons that a…
Are you suffering with digestion problems? IBS and leaky gut often occur together. SIBO and leaky both occur in the small intestine. IBS tends to affect the large intestine. IBS and SIBO and leaky gut often occur simultaneously. These are all common digestive system problems that are treated using functional medicine. You may have one…
Hashimoto’s disease is not only a thyroid disease. This autoimmune disease often affects your brain. Many individuals with this disease still suffer with brain-related symptoms even when their thyroid hormone levels are optimal. Your symptoms may not be related to your levels of thyroid hormone at all. In many instances, symptoms attributed to thyroid hormones…
Many people contact our office to get information about and seek treatment for SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). In addition, a lot of people are interested in the root cause of SIBO. This article will provide you with the information you need to know about SIBO and what can cause it. SIBO is a common…
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM…WILL MY INSURANCE PAY? We receive calls every day from people interested in receiving the benefits of functional medicine. One of first questions they commonly ask is “will my insurance pay for this?” or “do you accept my health insurance?” The elephant in the room is this: health insurance is not what…
Optimize Your Genetics Genetics are at the top of the health pyramid. Can you change your genetics? Before I answer that, let’s explore some terms you may have heard regarding genetics and/or a genetics doctor. What is genetics? It is the scientific study of genes or heredity. What are blood genetics? Blood type genetics…
IS YOUR ‘THYROID PROBLEM REALLY YOUR THYROID? Many thyroid problems are diagnosed by clinical symptoms and by a lab value called TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone). This is a signaling hormone that is secreted by the pituitary gland in the brain in response to circulating levels of thyroid hormone in the blood. If there are suboptimal…
If you want to restore your health…start with your gut. Health starts in the gut. You have probably heard that that if you want to improve your health, then fixing your digestive system is the place to start. This is generally good advice, but why? What if you don’t have digestion gut problems? What if…
If you have been researching blood testing and functional medicine, you may have heard the terms ‘food allergy testing’ or ‘food sensitivity testing.’ You may even think that the two terms are one and the same. Perhaps you have gone to an allergy doctor and been tested for food allergies. Maybe you have even left…