Functional Medicine Doctor

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• HASHIMOTOs
• Hypothyroidism

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Hashimoto's-Thyroiditis

• Hashimoto's disease is a disorder that affects
  your thyroid, a small gland at the base of your
  neck, below your Adam's apple. The thyroid gland
  is part of your endocrine system, which produces
  hormones that coordinate many of your body's
  activities.

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Hashimoto's

• In Hashimoto's disease, also known as chronic
  lymphocytic thyroiditis, your immune system
  attacks your thyroid gland. The resulting
  inflammation often leads to an underactive
  thyroid gland (hypothyroidism).

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Symptoms Of Hashimoto's Disease

• Symptoms of an underactive thyroid include
• Fatigue
• Weight gain
• Pale, puffy face
• Feeling cold
• Joint and muscle pain
• Constipation
• Dry, thinning hair
• Heavy menstrual flow or irregular periods
• Depression
• A slowed heart rate
• Problems getting pregnan

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What Causes Hashimotos Disease?

• Many factors are thought to play a role in
  getting Hashimotos disease. These include
• Genes. Some people are prone to Hashimotos
  disease because of their genes. Researchers are
  working to find the gene or genes involved.
• Gender. Sex hormones also might play a role.
  This may help to explain why Hashimotos disease
  affects more women than men.
• Pregnancy. Pregnancy affects the thyroid.Some
  women have thyroid problems after having a baby,
  which usually go away. But about 20 percent of
  these women develop Hashimotos disease in later
  years. This suggests that pregnancy might trigger
  thyroid disease in some women.
• Too much iodine and some drugs may trigger the
  onset of thyroid disease in people prone to
  getting it.

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About Doctor

• Robert Gilliland is a licensed chiropractic
  physician and board certified in Integrative
  Medicine. He has a bachelors degree in
  Environmental Science and post-graduate training
  in neurology, nutrition, functional endocrinology
  and functional blood chemistry analysis.
• What he actually do is called functional or
  integrative medicine - a combination of
  traditional medicine and alternative medicine. He
  use the tests from the medical side to find the
  underlying cause of the problem and natural
  therapies from the alternative side to address
  the underlying cause of the problem, not just
  mask the symptoms.

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