There is Hope for Thyroid Sufferers

Over 20 million people suffer from thyroid disease here in the United States alone. Presently, statistics show that the female population is affected 25 times more than men.
For several years, Dr. Robert Olivieri, DC of Cape May County has been working with women who suffer from thyroid symptoms despite their lab test results being normal.
“My practice now consists mainly of women who have nowhere else to go. They are tired, cranky, don’t sleep well and overweight,” says Dr. Olivieri.
What most sufferers don’t realize is that close to 80 percent of thyroid cases nowadays are autoimmune in nature. It’s called Hashimotos Thyroiditis and it is often undiagnosed.
“Only 15-20 percent of the time is the gland itself the problem. If that is the case, all a woman needs is a T4 hormone and they are good to go, but for the vast majority, they will need the medication plus nutritional and diet intervention in order to calm down the fire, so to speak.”
As a chiropractor with an advanced specialty in nutrition and neurology, Dr. Olivieri believes that performing specific metabolic tests to determine what is deficient or overreacting is key. These tests are not performed routinely.
“The problem is two-fold: one, the insurance companies don’t typically pay for a lot of the tests, and two, the standard medical model doesn’t support the answers we get from many of the test. We look at women’s adrenal glands with a saliva or urine test and are able to supplement with really powerful botanicals in order to stimulate them into working better. There are no drugs out there to help the adrenals work better.”
Dr. Olivieri emphasizes that he is not treating the disease. “That’s what their MD is for,” he says. “The medications can be life savers and women should not take themselves off of them. It’s my job to help modulate the thyroid gland nutritionally.”
What is it that Olivieri is doing differently than your other doctors? They prescribe medication to help treat the disease. Working in conjunction with them, he uses specific diagnostic testing to establish proper diet, nutrition and supplementation to help boost the patient’s immune system as part of his thyroid support protocol.
Dr. Olivieri says it is a very rewarding way of practicing. “I can actually see patient’s lives improve on a weekly basis. It makes me look forward to coming to work each day.”
Dr. Olivieri can be reached at (609) 886-8585.