A Natural Approach to Healing Hashimoto’s

Treating Thyroid Disease:

A Natural Approach to Healing Hashimoto's

Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, RYT-200 Presbyterian Medical Services Farmington, NM beebopmfr@

Professional Disclosures

I have no personal or professional affiliation with any of the resources listed in this presentation,

and will receive no monetary gain or professional advancement from this lecture.

Talk Objectives

? Define hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's. ? Discuss various tests used to identify thyroid disease and

when to treat based on patient symptoms ? Discuss potential causes and identify environmental factors

that contribute to disease ? Describe how the gut (food sensitivities) and the adrenals

(chronic stress) are connected to Hashimoto's and how we as practitioners can work to educate patients on prevention before the need for treatment ? How the use of adaptogens can enhance the treatment of Hashimoto's and identify herbs that are showing promise in the research. ? How to use food, exercise, and relaxation to improve patient outcomes.

Named for Hakuro Hashimoto, a physician working in Europe in the early 1900's. Hashimoto's was the first autoimmune disease to be recognized in the scientific literature.

It is estimated that one in five people suffer from an autoimmune disease and the numbers continue to rise. Women are more likely than men to develop an autoimmune disease, and it is believed that 75% of individuals with an autoimmune disease are female.

Thyroid autoimmune disease is the most common form, and affects 7-8% of the population in the United States.

Case Study

Ms. R is a 30-year-old female, mother of three, who states that after the birth of her last child two years ago she has felt the following: ? Loss of energy ? Difficulty losing weight despite habitual eating

pattern ? Hair loss ? Irregular menses ? Joints that ache throughout the day ? A general sense of sadness

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