There are many reasons the patients put their trust into our institute, and choose our unique approach to naturally managing Hashimoto’s and Hypothyroidism.

We know that successfully managing thyroid disorders takes more than just managing your TSH with thyroid replacement hormones.
We focus on the immune system, the most common mechanism for thyroid disorders in the United States.
We take a whole-person approach that factors in hormone imbalance, immune imbalance, adrenal and blood sugar imbalance, and digestive imbalance when formulating our approach for a patient.
We use functional lab testing to guide and direct our protocols. This means that your protocol is based off the unique imbalances in YOUR body, not just what the ‘typical’ thyroid patient has.
Most importantly, we care for and listen to our patients. We know that every doctor practically herds you in and out of their office, and never takes the time to help you understand why you feel the way you do, and how the protocol is going to ultimately help you feel and function better. We take a partnership approach to health care and want you to play an integral role in your protocol.

This approach is literally the difference between living with energy, clarity, less pain and better function versus a lifetime of endless prescriptions, fatigue, weight gain and hair loss.

Our Unique Approach

If you have hypothyroidism or hashimotos and are taking some type of thyroid replacement hormone, then you have received the standard medical treatment. In traditional western medicine there are no additional treatment options beyond thyroid replacement. If you still have thyroid symptoms your only option is to take medications for every symptom remaining, which could include antidepressants for thyroid based depression or sleeping medications for thyroid based insomnia.

It is at this point that Dr. Gorgas steps in and excels.

So What Makes Our
Approach Unique?

We know that to manage your ‘thyroid’ condition we have to look the entire body. We call this a whole-person functional approach. Since 90% of low thyroid patients have an underlying autoimmune mechanism, we take a very close look at the immune system.

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What Tests Look
At The Immune System?

Lymphocyte Panel – to look at the ratios of T-Helper Cells, B Cells, T Cells, and Natural Killer Cells. From this test we can tell the functional configuration of the immune system and the likely sources of the dysfunction.
Cytokine Panel – autoimmune diseases are classified as TH-1 and TH-2 dominant. This panel helps determine the dominance in your immune system.

With the results of these tests we can devise an all-natural protocol to calm and modulate the immune system. This is absolutely essential if you want to feel good again.

What Other Kinds Of Tests Do You Look At?

Complete thyroid panels – including TSH, T4, T3, Free T4, Free T3, T3 uptake, reverse T3 and Thyroid Antibodies (TPO-AB and TAA-AB). There are over 30 functional thyroid patterns and by only measuring TSH and T4 a majority of thyroid problems will be missed.
Complete Metabolic Panel – we are going to investigate anemia patterns, functional blood sugar disorders, Inflamation markers,liver dysfunction, kidney dysfunction, and abnormal lipid metabolism.
Food Sensitivity Testing – a majority of thyroid patients have active food sensitivities and don’t even realize it. An immune food sensitivity is when your immune system creates antibodies to certain foods, creating a global inflammation effect every single time you eat the food. This alters your thyroid metabolism and makes the autoimmune component of your disease worse. These must be identified and eliminated.
Intestinal Permeability Testing – a majority of thyroid patients have a condition called Leaky Gut Syndrome. This means the intestinal lining of the stomach starts to break down and allows certain food particles pass into the blood stream and lymph. When the immune system sees these food particles it attacks and attempts to destroy them. This raises global inflammation similar to how food sensitivities do.
Gastrointestinal Infection Testing – bacterial infections, parasitic infections, and dysbiosis are common problems that plague autoimmune and thyroid patients. If these are not uncovered and appropriately treated then you may never be able to normalize your thyroid function.
Adrenal Testing – your adrenals are small glands that sit on top of your kidneys. They are responsible for producing a hormone called Cortisol. Cortisol plays an integral role in normalizing blood sugar and regulating your sleep and awake cycles. Many thyroid patients have underling adrenal problems that ultimately affect your thyroid functioning. This is an important test to run for thyroid patients.

Those are by no means a complete list of functional tests at our disposal. Every case is unique and after a thorough review of your case history and past laboratory tests and a thorough consultation we determine the appropriate functional tests to run. In this way we get to the root of your problems and design a custom tailored protocol consisting of dietary, lifestyle, and supplemental changes that will support and normalize your physiology.

This approach is literally the difference between living with energy and vibrant health,or a lifetime of endless prescriptions, fatigue, weight gain and hair loss.

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Previous Head Trauma

This is where Dr. Gorgas really shines and sets us miles apart from the modern medical approach. Even though the brain and nervous system controls the function of everything in the body including the hormones, modern medicine doesn't assess brain function until its too late. This is usually occurs after a stroke , or when the symptoms of Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease have already set in.

Dr. Gorgas's extensive career as a Doctor of Chiropractic and dealing with all kinds of injuries to the head and neck, has developed a strong correlation with auto-immune thyroid and previous head trauma and brain injuries. He places special emphasis on the Vagus Nerve and the Pituitary Gland by taking special X-Rays to determine if your skull is properly positioned on your first vertebra, the Atlas. These two bones may have been misaligned for years after the initial head trauma and may be the underlying cause of severe head aches and hormonal imbalances as well as numerous neurological symptoms that others doctors my have overlooked.

By combining our metabolic evaluations of your immune system and assessing brain function from previous injuries, Dr.Gorgas leaves no stone left unturned when evaluating the underlying causes of your condition.

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