Greenville SC Thyroid Disorder Doctor
If you’re still struggling with thyroid symptoms despite being under one or more practitioners’ care, an alternative option may help. It’s not uncommon to continue to suffer with problems such as an inability to lose weight, anxiety or depression, low libido or other health issues even while taking thyroid medication. You may even have been told that according to blood work your medicine is working and “you’re fine.” Regardless of what lab results show, if you don’t feel well, there is a reason.
Functional wellness is a different type of health care that often helps those who have thyroid disorders—even when everything seems to have failed. It differs from the care typically provided by practitioners in standard medicine in several important ways.
Most GPs and other health care professionals in standard medicine are trained to approach health problems in a specific way. They look for symptoms, and then they add something to the body to try to stop whatever is causing the patient discomfort. In the case of chronic health condition like thyroid disorders, this approach unfortunately doesn’t always work. Thyroid hormone medication is often used to try to help patients who have symptoms of low thyroid. But attempting to replace “missing” hormones doesn’t take into account what is actually causing thyroid malfunction.
A practitioner who is educated in functional wellness will seek out the root cause of the patient’s thyroid problem. Functional wellness care isn’t focused on trying to stop or mask symptoms. It aims to help the body heal itself, so symptoms naturally fade as balance and proper function are restored. Activating the body’s natural ability to heal doesn’t involve medication, surgery or other invasive types of care. Instead, it consists of providing appropriate, natural care that addresses the patient’s exact health issues. Detoxification, nutritional support and lifestyle adjustments involving diet, exercise, stress management and more are some examples of the type of therapeutic support functional wellness care may involve.
Functional wellness practitioners listen very carefully to patients’ reports of how they feel and take a very detailed health history. They also take advantage of in-depth testing to gain a comprehensive, ‘whole body’ view of the person’s health. This process of investigation enables the practitioner to find out exactly what’s going on related to the patient’s thyroid and other systems, glands, hormones and organs that are involved.
A ‘one size fits all’ approach to thyroid disorders rarely works for patients, because thyroid conditions are complex rather than simple matters. Functional wellness care provides personalized support, so you can achieve the best results as efficiently as possible. You can learn to care for you own health and achieve optimal wellness by working with a practitioner who is trained in functional wellness. Either as a complement to your regular care or for an initial evaluation for symptoms you think may relate to a thyroid problem, functional wellness care may be just what you need.
