Patient Conversations

We are passionate about helping people get healthy, quickly and without spending a fortune. We work with real people and get real results and would like for you to be able to witness this. Please look through these conversations with our patients to see examples of how we may be able to help you.

Success with Graves Disease Using Functional & Conventional Medicine

Graves’ disease is a condition in which the body produces too much thyroid hormone, essentially the opposite of Hashimoto’s hypothyroid. However, both Hashimoto’s and Graves’ have an underlying immune component thus making functional medicine a management consideration. Today we speak with Zenaida who has overcome Graves’ with a combination of…...Read more

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Fatigue and Female Hormone Balancing

Today I sat down with Vicky. She was suffering with fatigue, low motivation, weight gain, and irregular periods. She was an athlete and trained quite hard, which made me think she was simply burnt out. We applied a simple plan of dietary changes and herbal hormonal supports. In only 30…...Read more

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Take Less Thyroid Medication and Feel Better by Improving Gut Health – Laura’s Story

After improving her gut health, Laura required less thyroid medication. She was able to cut her dose of thyroid hormone in half AND felt better than when she was on a high dose of thyroid hormone. Get help with your gut health. Get a free gut health eBook and be notified when my…...Read more

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Dietary Changes and Hormone Balancing Resolves Migraines, Hot Flashes, Bloating, and Constipation

Naomi experienced great improvements in her migraines, hot flashes, bloating, and constipation. Going grain-free was very helpful for her. She had responded partially to going gluten-free, but then when cutting out all grains (namely rice), she felt even better. Naomi also had some bacterial and fungal imbalances in her gut…...Read more

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Improved Insomnia, Blood Pressure, Joint Pain, Fatigue, and Thyroid Autoimmunity After Treating Intestinal Fungus – The Power of the Gut

Today I spoke with Janet, who was suffering from debilitating insomnia even after going to sleep clinics and trying many natural sleep supports. She also experienced heartburn, high blood pressure, joint pain, and fatigue. We found a severe case of thyroid autoimmunity, anemia, fungal overgrowth, and female hormone imbalances. Janet…...Read more

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Improved Blood Sugar with the Paleo Diet and by Treating a Virus

Today we spoke with David, who was suffering from progressively increasing blood sugar even though he was eating "healthy" and exercising. Even though he was on medication, his blood sugar was still high in the 200s. We made a few dietary modifications and used some herbal medicines that can improve…...Read more

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Success with Thyroid Autoimmunity, Joint Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia, and Weight Gain

Today I sat down with Laura. She was suffering with energy ups and downs, weight gain, insomnia, and joint pain from arthritis. We also found that Laura had Hashimoto's thyroid autoimmunity. We shifted Laura away from her previous vegetarian-like diet toward more of a Paleo-like diet. We also used some…...Read more

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The Power of the Gut – H. Pylori Causing Fatigue, Anemia, and Irregular Periods

Today I spoke with Lizette. She was suffering with fatigue, skin breakouts, irregular periods, and feeling cold. She also had chronic iron anemia. We found an H. pylori bacterial infection in the stomach, which appeared to be the root cause of her problems. Treating this led to an improvement in…...Read more

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Success Treating SIBO

Today I sat down with Robert, who had already been diagnosed with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). He was suffering from weight loss, constant bloating, stomach pressure, belching, and constipation. He had been working with his gastroenterologist and seeing some results, but still had room for improvement. We used herbal…...Read more

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Hypothyroid and Menopause Success

Thyroid hormones and female hormones both influence one another. Today I speak with Jennie, a current patient, regarding how we improved her thyroid health and female hormones. We did so without breaking the bank and without resorting to a excessive diet or supplement program. Simple dietary changes, support for her…...Read more

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