Have you approached your doctor, complained of fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, high cholesterol, depression, hair loss, dry skin, hair and nails, menstrual abnormalities and a loss of libido?
Have you tried to tell your doctor that you think you have a thyroid imbalance?
Have you had a blood test only to be told that your results were within the “normal range”?
At Serenity Health Care Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin, we use a multi-tiered approach to treating hypothyroidism. We will perform a blood test to measure all the thyroid hormones as well as thyroid antibodies to determine if you have an autoimmune condition.
We look at total cholesterol and LDL levels because these are often elevated in patients with hypothyroidism. However, our primary criteria for diagnosis and evaluating the effects of hypothyroidism treatment are how the patient feels.
Your history combined with our medical examination and tests determine if thyroid supplementation may be of benefit to you. If this is the case, then we will recommend desiccated thyroid, known as Armour thyroid, a well-established, safe and effective thyroid medication, rather than synthetic thyroid drugs that contain only T4, the inactive form of the thyroid hormone.
If you experience clinical symptoms of hypothyroidism, we may recommend a therapeutic trial of desiccated thyroid, unless you have a health condition that prevents the use of this medication. We will monitor you and incrementally adjust your dose, checking your thyroid lab values, until your hypothyroid symptoms are resolved.
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Are you struggling to shed those stubborn pounds despite your best efforts?
Are traditional weight loss methods not delivering the results you desire? If so, you’re not alone. Many individuals face challenges when it comes to achieving their weight loss goals, but there’s hope!
We offer a Medically Supervised Weight Loss Program
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What is GLP-1?
GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1, is a hormone naturally produced by the body that plays a crucial role in regulating appetite, food intake, and blood sugar levels. It acts on receptors in the brain to signal feelings of fullness and satisfaction after eating, helping to reduce hunger and prevent overeating.
How Does GLP-1 Support Weight Loss?
GLP-1-based medications, such as semaglutide and liraglutide, have been shown to enhance the body’s natural appetite-regulating mechanisms, leading to:
Reduced Appetite: GLP-1 helps to suppress appetite and control cravings, making it easier to stick to a healthy diet and consume fewer calories.
Increased Satiety: By promoting feelings of fullness and satisfaction, GLP-1 helps individuals eat smaller portions and avoid overeating, leading to decreased calorie intake and weight loss.
Improved Blood Sugar Control: GLP-1 medications can help stabilize blood sugar levels and reduce insulin resistance, which is beneficial for individuals with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.
Slowed Gastric Emptying: GLP-1 slows down the rate at which food moves through the stomach, leading to prolonged feelings of fullness and reduced hunger between meals.
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Natural Approaches to Balancing Your Thyroid Function
Understanding the Thyroid
The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of your neck, playing a crucial role in regulating your metabolism, energy levels, and overall hormonal balance. When the thyroid functions optimally, it produces the right amount of hormones to maintain your body’s metabolic rate, heart function, digestion, and brain development. However, when it becomes underactive (hypothyroidism) or overactive (hyperthyroidism), it can lead to a range of health issues.
Identifying the Underlying Causes of Thyroid Dysfunction
At Serenity Health Care Center, we believe in treating the root cause of thyroid dysfunction rather than just masking the symptoms. Various factors can contribute to thyroid imbalances, including:
Nutrient Deficiencies
Iodine, selenium, and zinc are essential for thyroid function. A lack of these can disrupt hormone production.
Autoimmune Conditions
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Graves’ disease are common autoimmune disorders that attack the thyroid.
Chronic Stress
Prolonged stress can lead to adrenal fatigue, which in turn affects thyroid function.
Environmental Toxins
Exposure to heavy metals and endocrine disruptors can interfere with thyroid hormone production.
Gut Health
An unhealthy gut can lead to inflammation, which may contribute to thyroid dysfunction.
Natural Approaches to Managing Thyroid Health
Managing thyroid health naturally involves a comprehensive approach that includes dietary changes, lifestyle modifications, and the use of natural thyroid medications. Our goal is to help you achieve optimal thyroid function without relying solely on synthetic medications.
Diet and Lifestyle Changes
Nutrient-Rich Diet: Incorporate foods rich in iodine, selenium, and zinc, such as seaweed, Brazil nuts, and pumpkin seeds. These nutrients are vital for thyroid hormone production.
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: Reduce inflammation by consuming a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and omega-3 fatty acids. Avoid processed foods, sugar, and gluten, which can exacerbate autoimmune conditions.
Stress Management: Practice stress-reducing techniques such as yoga, meditation, and deep breathing exercises. Lowering stress levels can improve adrenal and thyroid function.
Regular Exercise: Engage in moderate physical activity to boost metabolism and support hormonal balance.
Gut Health: Support your gut with probiotics and a high-fiber diet to reduce inflammation and improve overall thyroid health.
2. Natural Thyroid Medications
At Serenity Health Care Center, we offer a range of natural thyroid medications that can be tailored to your specific needs:
Armour & NP Thyroid: These natural desiccated thyroid (NDT) medications are derived from porcine thyroid glands and contain both T4 and T3 hormones, providing a more balanced approach to thyroid hormone replacement.
Compounded Thyroid Medications: For individuals who need a customized dosage or have sensitivities to fillers in commercial medications, we offer compounded thyroid medications. These are tailored specifically to your body’s needs, ensuring optimal absorption and effectiveness.
3. Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Autoimmune Thyroid Conditions
For patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, we utilize Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN). LDN helps to modulate the immune system, reduce inflammation, and slow the progression of autoimmune attacks on the thyroid gland. This therapy is a powerful tool in managing Hashimoto’s and improving overall thyroid function.
Personalized Thyroid Care at Serenity Health Care Center
At Serenity Health Care Center, our holistic approach to thyroid health focuses on restoring balance naturally. By addressing the underlying causes of thyroid dysfunction and offering personalized treatment plans, we help you achieve optimal health and well-being.
If you’re struggling with thyroid issues or want to explore natural thyroid management, contact us today to schedule a consultation. Together, we’ll create a personalized plan that supports your thyroid health and enhances your quality of life.
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Serenity Health Care Center treats a variety of brain health issues and their symptoms. We utilize a holistic approach, focused on treating the whole person and dedicated to improving our patient’s quality of life, relationships, focus and productivity.
What Can Cause Brain Health Issues?
There are a variety of conditions that cause mild to severe cognitive decline. Inflammation is a contributing factor. Neurodegenerative conditions can be caused by environmental toxins, infection, diet, and genetics.
What Brain Health Issues Does Serenity Treat?
Brain Fog
Memory Loss
ADHD/Attention & Focus
Anxiety & Depression
Mood Swings/Oppositional Defiance
Addiction
Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (past and current)
Insomnia
Poor Focus
Impulsiveness
Irritability
Mood Swings
Migraines
What Treatment Is Available?
Neurotransmitter Testing
Medications & Supplements
Diet & Nutrition
IV Therapies
SPECT Scan Analysis
Mind Your Memory – Cognitive Screening Test
Serenity Health Care Center is an official testing center for Mind Your Memory cognitive screening test. Mind Your Memory is a simple, computer-based test that can be completed in about 30 minutes. No computer skills are required— this is an interactive test program.
Brain Neurotransmitter Lab
Brain Neurotransmitter Lab testing can identify the reason your symptoms are present. By knowing what neurotransmitters are high or low natural or specific approaches can be implemented.
Serenity Health Care Center treats
a variety of gastrointestinal issues and symptoms, ranging from leaky gut and
IBS, to small intestinal bacteria overgrowth (SIBO) and abdominal pain.
Our providers utilize a holistic
approach looking to treat the whole body, by utilizing detoxification,
nutrition, stool and food sensitivity testing, alongside supplements and
vitamins, to restore gut health, eliminate harmful bacteria, reduce pain,
regulate bowel movements and optimize digestive function.
What Can Cause GI Issues?
Gut health is the number one cause of systemic illness. There are few key components that lead to imbalance, which can cause major disruption in function. Bacterial overload such as SIBO, IBS or IBD are the result. Improper function with digestive enzymes can cause GERD, Ulcers or stomach pain.
Stool testing is the window into your entire body and immune system. The microbiome is everything to a healthy body. Stool testing can tell us how many good and bad bacteria is present. With GI testing we can see the immune markers, inflammation and if the tight junctions are a problem. Not all stool testing is the same; in order to really determine what is going on in the intestinal tract, you need a test that is sensitive and specific.
Food sensitivities occur in so many fashions. They can be delayed or immediate. Our immediate foods we recognize, but it is the delayed foods that are harder to identify. Getting food sensitivity testing can finally give you the answers about what foods cause problems for you.
Have you ever wondered if the supplements you are taking are really being absorbed? Once you have micronutrient testing done, it can tell you exactly what supplements you need. What form is best for you. We know if you have an absorption issue from the GI tract.
Inflammation is the underlying cause of several illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes, possibly cancer and inflammatory illnesses caused by biotoxins like toxic mold. Inflammation itself is not a bad thing. In fact, acute inflammation is the body’s normal response to an injury or illness. The body’s immune system employs inflammatory cells to fight bacteria and toxins.
The problem arises when the inflammatory response becomes chronic. The inflammatory cells can linger, causing problems such as plaque in the blood vessels or brain cells. The inflammatory response, which is meant to be short-term, begins working overtime when it becomes chronic, causing lingering symptoms and inflammatory illnesses.
People with inflammatory illnesses need to treat the underlying inflammation
People with allergies, fibromyalgia and other inflammatory illnesses often receive medical treatments from traditional medicine practitioners that ignore the underlying cause of a problem – inflammation. At our functional medicine clinic near Milwaukee, we don’t treat symptoms, we treat the whole person. We focus on treatments that help with inflammation.
Nutrition. Diet plays an important role in people with inflammatory illnesses. Our team tests patients for food sensitivities and helps create a personalized diet plan for each patient to address their needs and inflammation.
Supplements. At our functional medicine clinic, we believe in the power of high quality supplements, tailored to each person’s needs. Our practitioners have a unique understanding of the benefits of a myriad of herbs and supplements.
Alternative therapies. We offer alternative therapies that address inflammatory illnesses. For example, metabolic detoxification helps rid the body of toxins that may be causing inflammation.
Mold exposure causes inflammation
Toxic mold causes an immune-based response that involves inflammation of the blood and body tissues. Mold allergies and illnesses are often misdiagnosed or ignored by traditional medicine, but at our functional medicine clinic near Milwaukee, patients can finally find relief. Our team is highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of both acute and difficult-to-treat chronic illnesses caused by exposure to mold.
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome is another underdiagnosed condition
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome is one of the most under-recognized and underdiagnosed of all the inflammatory illnesses. This syndrome is a collection of symptoms and illnesses that occur when a person is exposed to biotoxins. Biotoxins may be inhaled, ingested or incurred from a tick or spider bite. Our functional medicine clinic has the tools to diagnose this complex syndrome.
Our team understands the complexities of inflammatory illnesses
Often, we see patients who have suffered from a vast array of symptoms for months or even years with no relief, primarily because the practitioners they have seen did not understand or look for inflammatory illnesses. This happens frequently when people have allergies, mold illnesses or Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. If you are suffering and need answers, contact us for an appointment at our functional medicine clinic near Milwaukee. We’re experts at solving medical puzzles.
At our functional medicine clinic near Milwaukee, we take an integrative approach to diagnosing and helping patients on the autism spectrum, which includes addressing underlying medical issues and autism. Patients of all ages benefit from treatments that Dr. Greg Brown, our board-certified internist, provides for medical issues.
Addressing underlying medical issues and autism is part of our approach
People on the autism spectrum frequently experience co-existing medical conditions at a higher rate than those who aren’t on the spectrum. These issues include:
It’s very important to deal with underlying medical issues and autism in an integrative treatment setting. At our functional medicine clinic, we combine a medical approach with holistic treatments such as supplements and dietary changes, along with alternative therapies to treat the whole person.
We vary our approach to meet the individual needs of the patient.
Underlying medical issues can impact a child’s development or adult’s behavior
Conventional medicine doesn’t always recognize that underlying medical issues and autism can negatively impact a child’s development and an adult’s behavior and skills. For example, adrenal and thyroid issues can affect a child’s language, motor function, socialization skills and more. In addition, mitochondrial diseases need to be considered. The organization Autism Speaks believes that “…around 5 to 10 percent of children with autism have mitochondrial dysfunction as the underlying cause of their symptoms.”1
Yeast is another subject that involves underlying medical issues and autism. Conventional medicine often fails to see the connection between untreated yeast, primarily Candida albicans, and how it affects those on the autism spectrum. Untreated yeast leads to stomach pain and other problems. Children or adults who have problems communicating may not be able to describe their pain adequately, and that can lead to behavioral issues.
Detoxification and autism
Another difference between our functional medicine clinic near Milwaukee and conventional medical centers is our detoxification program. Underlying medical issues and autism that may require detoxification may be caused by exposure to heavy metals, lead, pica and organic toxins. We provide therapies such as chelation therapy to rid the body of toxins.
People with underlying medical issues and autism should consider seeing our experienced team. Our approach is about people, not symptoms, and our goal is to improve each individual’s quality of life.
At our functional medicine clinic near Milwaukee, we understand the important relationship that exists between the microbiome and autism. Researchers are conducting studies to determine how the state of the microbiome affects people with autism. Evidence has come to two conclusions about the microbiome and autism:
There is a potential relationship between intestinal microbes and autism, indicating that this relationship may even increase symptoms or be the cause of certain symptoms.1
“Research suggests that as many as 9 out of 10 individuals with the condition also suffer from gastrointestinal problems such as inflammatory bowel disease and leaky gut.”2
Additional research is needed and is being conducted; however, in the meantime, we check our patients for gastrointestinal problems and treat them with herbal supplements and antibiotics if necessary.
Understanding the microbiome and autism
It’s helpful to understand the microbiome and autism. The microbiome is comprised of 100 trillion microbial cells that inhabit the body. The microbial cells in the human gut are also known as “gut flora,” and they are responsible for several important functions in the body, including:
At our functional medicine clinic near Milwaukee, we believe that the relationship between the microbiome and autism is important. As part of our biomedical intervention for any underlying medical issues that people with autism may have, we test for gastrointestinal imbalances. We attack the problem in different ways, including:
Specific dietary changes
Herbal supplements
Antibiotics, if necessary
Another problem we address is yeast overgrowth, or candidiasis, which is related to the microbiome and autism. To have a healthy gut, people need to have a good balance between yeast and good bacteria, but yeast overgrowth is a problem for many people with autism. Conventional medicine practitioners often ignore this problem. At our clinic, we attack yeast with a three-pronged approach that gets rid of yeast already in the colon; limits sources that provide yeast to the diet; and restores beneficial bacteria in the colon.
Patients with autism benefit from our Autism Care program
In addition to addressing the microbiome and autism, our Autism Care program focuses on the whole patient, not just a series of symptoms. We check for toxins, yeast, imbalances in the gastrointestinal system, thyroid issues, and mitochondrial and adrenal issues. In short, we perform tests and examine patients to discover any underlying medical issues.
If you are looking for a complete, personal approach to autism, contact us.
When you come to our natural medicine clinic near Milwaukee with symptoms of allergies, we begin by evaluating your personal and family history, as well as the environment in which you live and work. After we discuss your personal history and perform a physical examination, we may suggest allergy testing to help us make a thorough and accurate diagnosis.
How intradermal allergy testing is performed
Our expert health professionals perform a method of skin testing known as intradermal testing because it is more sensitive than the skin prick test, the most commonly performed type of allergy testing.
Allergy testing identifies the allergens that cause your body to produce the IgE antibody, which causes your cells to produce the histamines and other chemicals that lead to allergy symptoms.
During intradermal allergy testing, we inject allergens immediately below the skin’s top surface with a very fine-gauge needle. This usually only takes about five to 10 minutes, and most people find that it is relatively painless. These injections are usually done on an adult’s forearm, and on a child’s back or forearm.
What happens after you receive your results?
Once the injections for your allergy testing are finished, we wait about 15 to 20 minutes to see if your body reacts to any of the allergens. It is important to see a medical professional for allergy testing in case of a severe reaction.
When you do react, you will see a wheal, which is a raised red bump that looks like a mosquito bite. It may also be itchy.
Our integrative medicine health professionals check the injection sites and record which allergens, if any, caused a reaction. We use these results to create an individualized treatment plan for you that may include medications or allergy drops.
Sometimes patients experience delayed reactions for up to 48 hours after the test. You should report redness, swelling or itching to our staff if this occurs after you leave our natural medicine clinic near Milwaukee.
How to prepare for testing
If you decide to pursue allergy testing, our staff will provide you with instructions before the test. We will advise you when to stop taking antihistamines prior to the test, usually three to seven days before testing, as well as when to stop using other allergy or asthma medications you may be using.
Allergy testing is part of the integrative medicine program we offer at our natural medicine clinic near Milwaukee. Contact us for more information about our comprehensive, caring approach to allergies.
