Hashimoto’s Disease and AcupunCture
Hashimoto’s contrary to popular belief, is not an endocrine condition. It is an autoimmune condition that attacks the thyroid gland itself.
Your body is having an immune reaction, creating antibodies that flow through the blood stream, which then attack and damage the thyroid gland itself. This damage and scar tissues prevents the thyroid gland from making adequate amounts of hormones, so the presentation starts to mirror hypothyroidism with similar results in the bloodwork.
The allopathic (what your doctor would do) treatment for a thyroid disorder has not changed in the last fifty years. The treatment is often to prescribe supplemental hormones that the thyroid would normally make (like Synthroid). No medicine shame here, that is what medicine exists for - when we need it!
But the allopathic treatment for Hashimoto’s versus hypothyroidism is not any different either. Which is crazy, because we know that the root causes are very different, they can just look symptomatically similar!
But, I have heard from so many of you who are on medication that despite your bloodwork numbers being in range, you still don’t feel great. And that is where acupuncture can come in.
Acupuncture is amazing for both hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease. I have seen amazing improvements in bloodwork, but also a reduction or reversal in symptoms. Acupuncture excels at helping with fatigue, digestive concerns, brain fog, swelling of the throat, loss of voice, hair loss, PMS, and irregularity with the menstrual cycle.
Management of a thyroid condition is so much greater than just medication. There are lifestyle, herbal medicine, and acupuncture protocols that can be incredibly beneficial, filling the space where medication is lacking.
This is the dream. Unifying acupuncture with allopathic medicine, where we see both a fundamental change in the bloodwork, but we also just feel better too!
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Disclaimer: This article is not intended for the purpose of providing medical advice. All information, content and material is for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a substitute for consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment.
