Endocrine Balance is essential to all aspects of living a healthy life. The most common regulation issues Dr. Hackett treats involve the thyroid, adrenals, metabolic, and sex hormones.
TCM and functional medicine work so well at creating better balance because each supplement of substance or herbs can be calibrated by dosage, timing, amount, and formulation very carefully to adjust to the changing needs of your system.
The body often only needs an occasional or slight ‘nudge’ with a small, intermittent dose. More complex issues require more substantial protocols, but the goal is always to help the body up or down regulate. Once a better overall regulation is achieved, then dosages are adjusted to intermittent or maintenance levels.
Conditions Dr. Hackett Treats:
Adrenal function has been discussed extensively in social media in the last several years. Fatigue, feeling tired but wired, unexplained deep exhaustion can all be attributed to cortisol level regulation, but there can be other causes as well. Your GI health, brain health, metabolic regulation, mitochondrial regulation can all contribute to fatigue. CFS can have a latent viral or parasite infection component.
Dr. Hackett helps uncover the underlying patterns and develop a treatment plan for you. “Adrenal fatigue” and “adrenal exhaustion” have specific clinical diagnosis rationale, not a subjective list of symptoms alone.
Dr. Hackett highly recommends the DUTCH test. These simple, at home, urine tests reveal valuable information about cortisol and sex hormone regulation. You can purchase the test directly from the lab’s website and enter Dr. Hackett’s name in the provider section. She is notified when the results are in and will reach out to schedule your appointment.
Sleep. The most essential activity to our long-term health and longevity is something that can be supported by natural, drug-free methods. dr, Hackett has extensive experience helping people get better sleep through TCM (herbs and acupuncture), functional medicine, meditation and other stress management tools.
Your circadian rhythm is the relationship between melatonin and cortisol levels. As the sunrises, your blood sugar and cortisol levels naturally rise to meet the needs of your starting day. At night, cortisol should have declined throughout the evening as melatonin rises.
This cycling of hormones can become imbalanced. There are herbal formulations and supplements that can help you get on a better sleep routine to reduce or eliminate drugs/alcohol for sleep. Acupuncture also helps enormously to help reset your mind and body for deep relaxation and better sleep.
Dysglycemia is a broad term for poor regulation of glucose metabolism. Chemical additives to foods, poor quality foods, too much sugar intake, alcohol intake, poor gut health, and other hormonal regulation issues can all contribute to sluggish metabolic health.
TCM and functional medicine are very helpful in re-regulating your metabolism. Dr. Hackett utilizes multiple natural choices for helping you achieve your optimal weight with : acupuncture, herbs, targeted supplements, and peptides.
Microdosing of specific peptides may also be helpful in giving your body a little nudge if you’re stuck on a hamster wheel of “trying everything and my weight stays the same”. There are safe, health promoting protocols available to help you get to your weight and health goals.
Weight management testing:
Sex hormone regulation changes as people age, but other factors like diet and environmental exposures can change how your hormones regulate. Dr. Hackett has years of experience helping people re-regulate their hormone balance.
BALANCE is the key word in her approach. In most cases, the body only needs low and intermittent dosages of natural and compounded substances to get your system back on track.
Fertility – for women and men getting complete lab panels and proactive support for your family goals is simply a smart strategy for hedging your success.
Perimenopause – as your hormone levels decline, your cycle and the symptoms of PMS change or compound, migraine, changes to your libido, you need some relief. Dr. Hackett can help with minimal additions to your current supplements mix. Whether plant/herb-based, hormone precursors, or compounded bio-identicals, Dr. Hackett can help design a personally tailored protocol for your phase of life.
Menopause – hot flashes, night sweats, changes to skin, bone, hair, digestion, pain, low libido, weight, muscles tone, migraine, and sleep can all be attributed to hormone decline. If you have a cancer history, that is taken into consideration as well. Dr. Hackett has helped many women find relief. Why suffer?
ED/Andropause – Men of all ages have been experiencing decline of testosterone, thyroid issues, and body burden of excess estrogen. This dysregulation can cause sexual dysfunction, mood problems, fatigue, weight gain, muscle loss. It is possible to correct these issues naturally.
Dr. Hackett highly recommends the DUTCH test. These simple, at home, urine tests reveal valuable information about cortisol and sex hormone regulation. You can purchase the test directly from the lab’s website and enter Dr. Hackett’s name in the provider section. She is notified when the results are in and will reach out to schedule your appointment.
Hypothyroidism has become extremely common. Hyperthyroidism is less common but can be managed along with your regular regime.
Whether you have a low regulating thyroid or Hashimoto’s, there are natural medicine solutions that can help. Your bloodwork is an important part of developing a protocol for you. Make sure that you get the right test to understand what is happening inside:
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Thyroglobulin antibody (Tg Ab) test: Measures antibodies against thyroglobulin.
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Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) test: Detects antibodies against thyroid peroxidase.
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody (TSHR Ab/TRAb) test: Used in Graves’ disease diagnosis.
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Thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin test: Also used in Graves’ disease diagnosis.
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TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone): Measures the hormone that regulates thyroid function.
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Free T4 (Thyroxine): Assesses the main hormone produced by the thyroid.
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Free T3 (Triiodothyronine): Evaluates the active form of thyroid hormone.
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Reverse T3: A form of T3 that can indicate thyroid dysfunction.
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Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPO): Tests for autoimmune thyroid conditions.
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Thyroglobulin Antibodies: Sometimes included to check for autoimmune thyroid disease.
These tests help in diagnosing various thyroid disorders and monitoring thyroid health. Any test order with fewer values will not provide a complete picture of your thyroid health.
WalkInLab is Dr. Hackett’s go-to lab choice for standard testing. It is easy to sign up with reasonable cash prices and a way to add your insurance information, if accepted. The results are populated into your own account, no more asking permission for your own biological information. Try them if you are having difficulty getting comprehensive lab orders. Dr. Hackett will help with interpreting the results.
Synergy:
Complementary Strengths: Functional medicine provides data-driven insights and modern diagnostics, while TCM offers time-tested, energetic balancing techniques. Both provide a whole systems approach to helping the body reregulate functions from a nutritive model rather than a reductive toxicity model.
Holistic Care: Both emphasize lifestyle, stress reduction, and individualized care, enhancing endocrine health by addressing physical, emotional, and environmental factors.
