Thyroid Disorder Treatment in Greenville, SC
Thyroid Disorder Treatment at IHP Greenville. Dr. Hendry, DAOM — functional medicine, root-cause diagnostics, personalized care. Call (864) 365-6156.
Thyroid disorders — hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, and Graves' disease — affect an estimated 20 million Americans, with the majority being women. Conventional management typically involves thyroid hormone replacement (Synthroid/levothyroxine) for hypothyroidism, which addresses the thyroid hormone deficiency but not the underlying autoimmune destruction (in Hashimoto's) or the factors driving thyroid dysfunction. At Integrative Health Partners, Dr. Hendry treats thyroid disorders with a root-cause approach that includes functional medicine investigation, autoimmune intervention (for Hashimoto's and Graves'), and Chinese medicine support.
How Thyroid Disorder Treatment Works
Thyroid disorder treatment begins with comprehensive thyroid testing (full panel including antibodies). For Hashimoto's, Dr. Hendry addresses the autoimmune drivers: gluten sensitivity (molecular mimicry with thyroid protein), gut dysbiosis (leaky gut and immune dysregulation), vitamin D deficiency (critical for autoimmune regulation), and selenium deficiency (reduces TPO antibodies). Acupuncture provides immune regulation, HPA axis normalization, and Chinese medicine constitutional support for the Kidney Yang Deficiency pattern of hypothyroidism.
Conditions Treated with Thyroid Disorder Treatment
Your First Appointment
Bring all prior thyroid labs and current thyroid medications. Describe your full symptom picture — not just thyroid-specific symptoms. Associated gut, skin, joint, and mood symptoms are often part of the Hashimoto's autoimmune picture.
Why Dr. Hendry for Thyroid Disorder Treatment
Dr. Hendry's functional medicine and autoimmune expertise allows him to address Hashimoto's as an immune system problem with thyroid consequences — not simply a thyroid gland problem to be replaced with medication.