NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is more than just a thyroid disorder—it’s an autoimmune disease that requires a holistic, root-cause approach. At Patients Medical in New York City, we go beyond simply prescribing thyroid hormones. Our integrative model combines conventional care with functional medicine to uncover and address the underlying imbalances in the immune system, gut, hormones, and environment.
Hashimoto’s disease (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) is an autoimmune condition where your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland, causing chronic inflammation and often leading to hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).
Over time, this attack can destroy the thyroid’s ability to produce hormones, leading to fatigue, weight gain, depression, and more. It’s the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the U.S.
Hashimoto’s may develop slowly and silently. Symptoms can vary and worsen as the thyroid declines.
Functional medicine seeks to identify what triggered your immune system to attack the thyroid. Common root causes include:
At Patients Medical, we take a comprehensive approach to diagnosing and understanding Hashimoto’s disease. Our diagnostic tests include:
Rachel, age 42, came to us with constant exhaustion, hair thinning, and anxiety. Despite normal TSH, her TPO antibodies were elevated, and her gut microbiome showed dysbiosis and candida overgrowth.
Results: Rachel’s antibody levels dropped by 60%, energy returned, sleep improved, and she lost 12 pounds—all without increasing her medication dose.
While the autoimmune process can’t be “cured,” you can reduce antibodies, restore function, and feel dramatically better with the right support.
Some patients do, but with healing, dosages may decrease. Others stabilize through integrative care alone.
We look beyond TSH and treat root causes, not just lab numbers.
There’s a genetic link—but lifestyle, gut health, and stress often determine expression.
Hypothyroidism is low thyroid function. Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune attack that causes it.
This is common. We test free T3, T4, antibodies, and reverse T3 for a full picture.
Yes—gluten, sugar, and dairy can worsen inflammation. We guide you with tailored nutrition plans.
They are markers of autoimmunity against the thyroid. Reducing them is key.
Absolutely. Chronic stress increases cortisol, which worsens immune dysfunction.
We are out-of-network but provide superbills for reimbursement. Many labs may be partially covered.
Patients Medical specializes in gently helping the patient identify the root cause of their medical issues and then assist them to recover from their problems to help them move forward to good health.
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