Thyroid Health
Your thyroid can influence how you feel each day
Tiredness, weight changes, hair loss, mood swings, or feeling like your body just isn't working like it used to can all be related to your thyroid function.
At Elán, we evaluate your symptoms, history, and studies to understand what's happening and create a personalized treatment plan.
Doctors specializing in hormonal health
Functional and integrative medicine
Bioidentical hormones
Customized and evidence-based protocols
Symptoms of Thyroid Problems
When your thyroid changes,
You can feel it throughout your body
Your thyroid is small, but the hormones it produces are involved in important functions such as metabolism, energy, body temperature, heart rate, mood, and more.
When there is an imbalance, the symptoms can seem disconnected from each other. That's why understanding the whole picture is important.
Weight gain
Due to a slow metabolism, body fat accumulates throughout the body.
Dry Skin
Dryness all over the skin, more pronounced on the heels
Hair Loss
The person suffers from hair loss across the entire scalp and poor hair quality.
Fatigue
Daytime fatigue; it feels like being in slow motion.
Constipation
Having a bowel movement only once a day, or not at all, prevents weight loss and causes inflammation.
Poor Sleep Quality
Reduces deep sleep stages.
Your thyroid can work
in different ways
Your thyroid produces hormones that help regulate your energy, metabolism, body temperature, and many other functions that affect how you feel every day.
When your thyroid produces too little or too much of these hormones, you may start to notice changes in your energy, weight, mood, sleep, or overall wellbeing.
Understanding how your thyroid is functioning is the first step toward finding the right support for your body.
Hypothyroidism
(slower thyroid)
When the thyroid produces fewer hormones than your body needs, many functions can slow down.
Fatigue
Increase
of weight
Feel
colder
You may notice:
Constipation
Fur
dry
Fall of
hair
Hyperthyroidism
(more active thyroid)
When it produces too many hormones, some body functions can speed up.
Palpitations
Loss
of weight
Anxiety
You may notice:
Trembles
Difficulty
to sleep
Feel
too much
heat
Other problems
(slower thyroid)
The thyroid can also undergo changes that do not necessarily mean it produces more or fewer hormones.
For example, nodules may appear, changes in their size, or autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's may occur.
Nodules
thyroid
Changes
in its size
Diseases
autoimmune
like Hashimoto
You may notice:
Not sure which one applies to you?
How can we help you at Elan?
1
Medical Examinations
We analyze all hormonal and metabolic systems, not just the thyroid, since some systems affect others. Whether you're already in treatment or haven't started yet, we can help. We'll fill out your insurance form or advise you on the best option for your budget.
2
Symptom Analysis
In the first consultation we listen to all the symptoms and discomforts you present, we evaluate your biomarkers such as body fat percentage, visceral fat, muscle mass, hydration, blood pressure, height and metabolic age
3
Treatment and Follow-up
We start with low doses of natural thyroid containing T3+T4, which we gradually increase to avoid accelerating the metabolism too quickly. If you are already using chemical thyroid medication (only T4), we overlap the chemical treatment with the natural one so that your body is not affected. We monitor with tests after 3 months to ensure the correct dose.
Thyroid
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference in treatment with Eutirox?
Eutirox is a chemical derivative of levothyroxine (T4). The body must convert it into T3 to use it. Often, the body loses the ability to do this conversion, so even if TSH levels in the blood are suppressed, T3 levels don't rise, which is why they are sometimes not even tested. Unlike a natural thyroid, which contains both T3 and T4, Eutirox makes the symptoms disappear, rather than simply suppressing TSH and continuing to experience symptoms.
How do you switch from chemical treatment to natural treatment?
We have overlap protocols depending on the dosage being used, so the body adapts better. Once the ideal dose is found, the symptoms of hypothyroidism are eliminated.
What does thyroid treatment involve?
It consists of taking a slow-release capsule upon waking in the morning, starting with a low dose and increasing the dose every 10 days until reaching the ideal dose.
What is the difference between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism?
Hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid gland that doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone. Hyperthyroidism is less common and is an overactive thyroid gland that causes rapid heartbeat, weight loss, bulging eyes, and moist skin. Neither condition is healthy, so it's important to maintain optimal levels of TSH, T3, and T4 in the blood.
Feeling tired all the time shouldn’t
become your new normal.
If you’re experiencing symptoms, have noticed changes in your test results, or simply have questions about your thyroid health, we can help you understand what may be going on and determine the right next steps for you.
