Lichfield | Newcastle Under Lyme
Lichfield | Newcastle Under Lyme
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and all the physical and mental health benefits a well functioning thyroid brings
We take a whole-body approach to your health and wellness care by incorporating physical medicine, nutrition, emotional health, and ongoing support. We use advanced diagnostic tools, a root cause medical approach, 25 years of clinical experience, a comprehensive care team and hour-long appointments because we believe that you deserve better health. We take a Care Team Approach to your health journey. Our team collaborates to provide excellent, cutting edge functional medicine individualized just for you. Here’s what you can expect as a new functional medicine patient.
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We take a Care Team Approach to your health journey. Our Team collaborates to provide excellent, cutting edge functional medicine individualized just for you.
Getting To The Real Causes Of Hypothyroidism
The following are some of the real causes of hypothyroidism. They do not exist all together in any one person but in varying combinations.
About Neurogenics Thyroid Clinic
Neurogenics Thyroid Clinic is a specialist functional medicine clinic providing advanced diagnostics and testing to help individuals assess and treat the root cause of their specific health concerns.
Functional medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease.
In this way, Functional Medicine supports the unique expression of health and vitality for each individual.
Functional Medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century.
Why You Need Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine involves understanding the origins, prevention, and treatment of complex, chronic disease. The focus of functional medicine is on patient-centered care, promoting health as a positive vitality, beyond just the absence of disease.
Functional Medicine integrates traditional Western medical practices with what are sometimes considered “alternative” or “integrative” medicine, creating a focus on prevention through nutrition, diet, and exercise; use of the latest laboratory testing and other diagnostic techniques; and prescribed combinations of drugs and/or botanical medicines, supplements, therapeutic diets, detoxification programs, or stress-management techniques.
At Neurogenics we are at the cutting edge of research. We help you make smart decisions.
Think of your thyroid as the central gear in a very complex engine. When that gear breaks down it can take the entire engine down with it. Every cell in your body needs thyroid hormone. Thus the thyroid is a major factor in a wide range of physical and mental health issues.
Thyroid hormone acts like a spark plug for energy production. It controls the rate of energy production, maintains body temperature, helps regulate children’s growth and profoundly affects brain chemistry influencing moods and emotions
Hypothyroidism, according to published research, is now believed to affect 25 – 30% of the general population in industrialised countries. It is 10x more common in women than in men and is now affecting young women in the 14 – 20 age group. Almost 90% of hypothyroidism is actually down to an autoimmune condition called Hashimoto’s disease. No two people with hypothyroidism are alike and the condition will present differently in each person. This is why everyone with hypothyroidism must be treated as a unique case.
The Inadequate TSH, T4 Assessment and Treatment Model
The now controversial TSH and T4 assessment and treatment model is a philosophy that dates back to the early 70s. Unfortunately it has never changed in that time despite the fact research has moved on greatly, especially in the last ten years.
Assessing thyroid function properly through lab tests now requires that thyroid antibodies be assessed together with T3 levels free and bound. This is a critical factor when it comes to designing and implementing individual treatment programs.
What Is Hashimoto’s Disease ?
Hasimoto’s Disease is hypothyroidism caused by issues relating to autoimmunity. It is a complex condition that has to be managed in a highly structured manner. The test for Hashimoto’s disease is a thyroid antibody test. However, most if not all GP surgeries refuse to test for thyroid antibodies because if the antibodies are positive, they have no way of treating the condition. Their treatment remains the same – thyroxine only.
Our Total Thyroid Profile
Our thyroid analysis is a Total Thyroid Profile and is carried out by Genova Diagnostics. All necessary markers are covered.
Get Your Thyroid Assessed And Treated
The Functional Medicine Way
Functional Medicine is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the needs of people seeking better health in the 21st century. Functional Medicine seeks to identify the cause(s) of hypothyroidism and to develop highly focused, research driven treatment programmes to promote better thyroid function.
Functional medicine will help you get to the root cause of your hypothyroidism and treat it appropriately
Special Topic
Hypothyroid Induced Dementia
Thyroid Induced Dementia and Depression
In your brain thyroid hormone acts like a spark plug and your brain is saturated with thyroid hormone receptors. That means your brain needs thyroid hormone for much of its energy and drive. In other words thyroid hormone literally lights your brain up. A deficiency in thyroid hormone means that brain function will slow down.
In the medical literature ( The Lancet ) it is clearly stated that approximately 40% of depression is related to hypothyroidism. Low thyroid function is associated with dopamine deficiency which is itself is associated with the more extreme signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism such as hopelessness, poor motivation and losing one’s sense of purpose in life including self isolation.
Worse still, is that hypothyroidism is a key element in the progression of some forms of dementia.
How the latest scientific discoveries can help you leverage the power of natural medicine to aid in restoring thyroid function
BEGIN HERE BY ASSESSING YOUR THYROID HEALTH AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY BE AFFECTING YOUR THYROID FUNCTION
Medical Director
Neurogenics Wellness Clinics Ltd
I am a clinician, educator and researcher and have been in private practice for over thirty years. My specialities are osteopathic medicine, functional medicine and functional neurology.
I am currently studying for a Masters in Functional Medicine with The Kharrazian institute ( USA )
Lichfield Practice
Lichfield Osteopathy Practice
30 Rotten Row, Lichfield WS13 6JB
Tues, Wed and Friday
11am – 6pm
01543 252673
Newcastle Under Lyme Practice
Neurogenics Wellness Clinics
Brampton Trees
Brampton Business Centre
10 Queen St, Newcastle-Under-Lyme
ST5 1ED
Mon, Thurs, Sat (am)
11am – 6pm
07814 528087
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Cutting Edge Science For Smart Decision Making
Newcastle Under Lyme Practice
Brampton House Business Centre, The Brampton
10 Queen St, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs ST5 1ED
07814 528087
Lichfield Practice
10 Rotten Row, Lichfield WS13 6JB
01543 252673
Alan Lee
07814 528087
neurogenics@outlook.com