The Hypothyroid Management Package supports individuals managing Hashimoto’s disease and other forms of hypothyroidism.
The emphasis of this package is on sustainable weight management and ensuring adequate dietary intake of nutrients essential for converting inactive thyroid hormones into their active form.
Note: If you have a family history of hypothyroidism or autoimmune conditions and suspect you may meet the diagnostic criteria, I can assist you in collaborating with your physician to requisition lab tests based on your specific risk factors and symptoms.
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Hypothyroid Management Package Structure
This package provides four services:
1. In-depth Clinical Assessment:
The first service in the package is an in-depth clinical assessment, which is broken into two parts:
a. The first part of the assessment includes a review of personal and family medical history, recent lab results, current medications and nutritional supplements, as well as your waist and hip measurements (10 minutes).
b. The second part of the assessment is a comprehensive dietary and lifestyle review, where I will collect detailed information, including what you like to eat and when, food likes and dislikes, religious, cultural, or ethical dietary restrictions, and other factors that impact your health and weight, such as sleep habits and activity level (50 minutes).
2. Design of Individual Meal Plan: The second service in the package is the design of your individual Meal Plan, tailored to help you accomplish the goals that you set. Your Meal Plan will take into consideration the information collected during the assessment, medications you may be taking, risk factors you may have, lab test results, food preferences, and food restrictions, if any.
Your Meal Plan will serve as the nutrition and lifestyle roadmap to bridge the gap between your health goals and an achievable and sustainable lifestyle. It will also take any guesswork out of what to eat, when to eat, and how much to eat, while providing plenty of variety and choice.
A detailed, multi-page Meal Plan Summary handout will be prepared to accompany your Meal Plan, summarizing the content of what you will be taught during the upcoming Nutritional Education Session. This Summary will also serve as a reference for you as you implement your Meal Plan.
The turnaround time for completing your Meal Plan will be approximately 2 weeks from the time I receive any requested or missing information, such as any nutrition labels or pending lab test results.
3. Nutrition Education Session: The third service in the package is the Nutrition Education Session, which begins with you receiving your Meal Plan, as well as the detailed, multi-page Meal Plan Summary handout.
The visit will begin with a review of any existing risk factors, including weight, waist circumference, or out-of-range lab test results. It will be followed by step-by-step teaching of your Meal Plan, including food categories, serving sizes, number of portions, and how to make substitutions within each food category at each meal.
You will also be provided with specific dietary and lifestyle recommendations to help you achieve the goals that you set. Unless time doesn’t permit, the session will conclude with an opportunity to ask questions to clarify what you were taught.
4. Specialized Thyroid Nutrition Session: This final session covers nutrients required for the conversion of inactive thyroid hormones (fT4) to active thyroid hormone (fT3). It includes recommended dosages and the timing of supplements in relation to thyroid medication and other nutrients. This session also teaches about foods such as goitrogens and gluten in relation to Hashimoto’s and other types of hypothyroidism.
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Support With a Hypothyroid Diagnosis
Ready to address the metabolic impact of hypothyroidism? Want evidence-based nutritional support to maximize the conversion of inactive thyroid hormones to active ones?
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