Glandular Disorders and Syndromes including Thyroid problems, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance and Diabetes

The Endocrine system consists of glands which produce hormones (chemicals that regulate the function of organs and tissues in your body). Included in this group are the pituitary, adrenal gland, thyroid, and pancreas.

Disorders related to your glands are very common place. They include such things as the stress related “adrenal burnout”, hypo or hyperthyroidism, blood sugar problems or insulin resistance, or diminished pancreatic enzymes.

Endocrine glands feedback information to each other, which is why problems in one area can affect another area. For example, if you are stressed this might affect your thyroid gland which might in turn effect your reproductive hormones.

To investigate your hormone activity tests such as fasting blood sugar levels, thyroid or stress hormone levels or iridology are warranted. Whatever the cause, naturopathy is able to correct the imbalance through the use of dietary and lifestyle recommendations and the use of Practitioner Only supplementation.

Because Insulin Resistance and Blood Sugar irregularities play such a great part in each of these disorders, dietary & lifestyle modifications can bring about outstanding long term results.