Your hormones. Your base line.
Hormone imbalances affect both men and women, and can happen at any stage of life, particularly following periods of stress. Poor nutrition, lack of regular exercise and draining emotional situations can also contribute to disruption in the hormonal system, resulting in imbalance and disfunction.
The most common symptoms can be just that—common—and are frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed. You should consider the possibility of hormone imbalance if you are suffering from fatigue, poor sleep, weight gain and mood swings.
Why bio-identical matters.
Bio-identical hormones are very different from chemically altered, synthetic hormones.
The difference lies in the molecular structure. Bio-identical hormones contain the same molecular structure as those naturally produced by your body. Hormone receptors in multiple types of tissue recognize and receive bio-identical hormones properly, like a key fitting into a lock.
Small doses of bio-identical hormones can make a remarkable difference in your health, energy and vitality.
Autoimmune
Disorders
An explosion of autoimmunity.
An estimated 24 million Americans are now affected by some form of autoimmunity, and the numbers are rising rapidly. The National Institutes of Health has documented over 90 autoimmune diseases—a short list includes Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Graves’ disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, celiac disease, scleroderma, and psoriasis. These diseases cause chronic fatigue, decreased cognition, muscle and joint pain, bowel dysfunction, insomnia, and a variety of other symptoms.
The National Center for Health Statistics states that an American is more likely to get an autoimmune disease than either cancer or heart disease. The risk for women is especially high. According to Donna Jackson Nakazawa, author of The Autoimmune Epidemic, “One in nine women will develop an autoimmune disorder, and the prevalence may actually be much higher due to missed diagnosis.”
Emerging biological therapy treatments target the parts of the immune system that are triggering inflammation, but frequently do not get to the root cause of symptoms. These new drugs also carry many severe side effects, making it difficult for patients to stay on the regimen or have reasonable quality of life.
Treating root causes with functional medicine.
Lynn utilizes a functional medicine approach to treat all aspects of autoimmunity, addressing both current symptoms and root causes. While root causes vary by individual, they frequently include:
Leaky Gut (severely inflamed gut allowing food proteins and toxins to “leak” into your blood stream and trigger an allergic response)
Toxic Burden (toxins that are in our bodies due to environmental exposures)
Infections
Allergens
Poor Diet
Stress
Genetics
Poor Hormone Balance
Low Adrenal Function
Hearing, believing, resolving.
Lynn takes time for careful listening and creative investigation, knowing she is the end of the line for many patients demoralized by endless specialist visits and inconclusive testing. With warmth, efficiency, and expertise, she specializes in collaborating with patients to diagnose and treat autoimmune disorders, as well as many chronic conditions including, but not limited to, the following:
Thyroid disorders
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Allergies
Asthma
Depression and anxiety
Adrenal dysfunction
Fibromyalgia
Diabetes
Metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance or pre-diabetes)
After gathering a detailed understanding of each patient’s genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors, Lynn creates personalized treatment plans that lead to improved energy and vitality, and promote optimal wellness.
Thermal Imaging
& Breast Health
What is Thermal Imaging?
Medical Thermal Imaging uses a heat-sensitive camera to measure the temperature or heat coming off of the body. Areas of increased heat are generally caused by inflammation or new blood vessel formation. New blood vessel formation is called a Neovascularity, and is the result of Angiogenesis. Angiogenesis is the process by which small blood vessels are formed and move in to surround a tumor, providing glucose and other chemicals to stimulate growth.
The Thermal Imaging camera senses very small temperature changes which can be documented and monitored over time. Temperatures are compared to previous images for changes or irregularities in vascular patterns.
A new view on breast health.
Changes related to early breast cancer can be seen via Thermal Imaging an average of 8-10 years before they are visible on a mammogram.
There is no harm or pain during the Thermal Imaging progress, and it is FDA-approved.
Some woman chose thermal imaging as their primary breast cancer screening tool, while others use it in conjunction with mammography. It is particularly well-suited for women with breast implants or very dense, fibrous breast tissue.