What is Hashimoto’s?

One of the blood tests that doctors do to see if you have Hashimoto’s is to test something called your TPO antibodies and also something else called TG antibodies. When these two numbers are elevated, then most likely you have an autoimmune disease to your thyroid gland, and it’s called Hashimoto’s. If it’s hyperthyroid, you would be diagnosed with Graves’ disease.

Did you know that acupuncture in Chinese medicine is actually phenomenal for treating Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease and reversing the antibody count? We just got some new labs from a Hashimoto’s patient that we’ve been treating for three months, and when she first started with our practice, her TPO antibodies were over 900. The normal range is 0 to 35, so her antibodies were through the roof, indicating that her body was attacking her thyroid gland. 

So, three months into our Hashimoto’s protocol, we just got our lab results, and her antibodies actually decreased from over 900 to around 360. So, we dropped her antibodies by more than half in three months, which means her body is attacking her thyroid gland less, which is better. That is the first step in reversing autoimmune diseases, and most people are unaware of it: there is no medication that will lower your antibodies, and diet is crucial. 

Supplements? Yeah, it’s crucial, but we didn’t put her on that many supplements; we put her on probably three or four supplements. It’s not the norm; if you went to a functional medicine doctor, they’d probably put you on 20. We changed her diet, we did acupuncture, and we also used an infrared sauna, which was very effective (Did you know we have an infrared sauna at Achieve Integrative Health?) and we also did some Chinese herbs and three to four supplements, and that’s it! Now, she’s down to just one supplement.

You can reverse that antibody or lower that antibody level by just changing your diet, using an infrared sauna, and also incorporating acupuncture in Chinese medicine. We do this on a daily basis, and it has actually been quite effective. So, if you know of anybody who has Hashimoto’s and they’re taking all the thyroid medication but they’re still tired, their brain is foggy, they’re constipated, they’re anxious, they’re depressed, they have chronic fatigue, insomnia…

You know they’re on all the thyroid medication, but they still feel like crap. Have them give us a call at 512-260-1710. We could possibly help them; we would need to find out; we would need to examine it to figure that out; but we have had great success. Our goal is to help one million people make pain and suffering optional, but you’ve got to take that first step.

So, if you know anybody, message us, have them call us, or message us, and we can call them so we can get the help that they need.