Jul 25, 2022
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Today Dr. Brittany Henderson MD speaks to the challenges of treating thyroid patients with strictly conventional medicine. She implores patients and doctors to develop a comprehensive approach to their treatment. Conventional medicine tends to ignore or is completely unaware of the positive effects lifestyle and nutritional care can have when paired with medication. Dr. Henderson teaches us that a patient’s experience can be more informative than lab results alone.
Key Takeaways
[3:25] The research vs the clinical. Patient feedback saying the medicine is NOT working and they are in pain.
[4:15] Shifting the focus from simply medicating but also taking into account nutrition, lifestyle and healing the immune system.
[6:10] Conventional medicine is looking at the TSH hormones range which is so broad and Optimized is the key within all hormones not simply one hormone.
[7:55] Lab results are only part of a diagnosis, a patient's input can really inform a doctor on how the treatment is working.
[9:50] Can you treat your thyroid naturally?
[13:10] The American College of Thyroidology: bridging conventional medicine and integrative medicine.
[16:50] better late than never..we are moving in the right direction
[17:40] There is hope for reversal and improval: entering remission is possible with Hashimoto’s disease
Resources
The American College of Thyroidology
WWW.ACTthyroid.org (providers)
https://mythyroiddoctor.com/ (patients)
Dr. Henderson’s book : “What you must know about Hashimoto’s disease”
https://www.amazon.com/What-Must-About-Hashimotos-Disease/dp/075700475X
IG: @drhendersonmd
Quotes
“Conventional endocrinologists have not been trained, at all, in any kind of nutritional therapy for Hashimoto's disease, nor have they looked into the data.” [8:33] -Dr. Brittany Henderson
“Unlike the liver, which can regenerate, the thyroid does not regenerate so if you have had 20 years of Hashimoto's disease; where your immune system is continuing to kill off thyroid function. You’re not going to get that back with JUST a dietary change .” [10:18] -Dr. Brittany Henderson
“Really, there is a solution to this. I think as providers that know how to do this correctly we really need to start talking and opening the conversation between ourselves and those endocrinologists or providers that maybe aren’t open to combination treatment.[12:42] -Dr. Brittany Henderson
“There really is a lot of benefit to lifestyle medicine, in diet, in nutrition, in exercise, in vitamins, why would we ever think that there is not, that there is no impact…There IS an impact! Of course there is an impact. The training there just needs to improve in our fellowship programs. Patients are demanding that and rightfully so.” [15:00] -Dr. Brittany Henderson
“If you listen to the patient, you will figure out what the right path is.” [19:55] -Dr. Brittany Henderson
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