Health Condition - Thyroid Problems
Dr. Pepi is a natural doctor with extensive training and experience. She conducts broad research and has made many breakthroughs in healing and nutrition. She is expert in finding the underlying source of a condition, enabling her to provide relief with lasting results.
Dr. Pepi has unusual success at solving thyroid problems, often allowing people to stop taking thyroid medications due to resolved thyroid levels. Medical doctors are largely trained to control 2 of the thyroid's hormone levels, as opposed to actually healing the thyroid conditions. When Dr. Pepi’s patients return to their MD's for testing, they are often flabbergasted that the thyroid is now functioning.
Types of Thyroid Problems
The thyroid gland, located in the front of the neck, sends out hormones into the body that help to control many functions. It acts like a pace setter, setting the rate for chemical reactions in the body. If someone is hypothyroid, their thyroid is under-active and making levels of hormones that are too low. As a result they can experience low energy, weight gain, slow metabolism, slow bowel function, slow thought processes, low body temperature, lowered immune response, and infertility.
If someone’s thyroid levels are too high (hyperthyroid), everything is overactive. The heart rate can be too high (heart racing), they can’t rest or sleep easily; they can experience anxiety, nervousness, irritability, tremors, frequent bowel movements, and unwanted weight loss.
Additionally, poor thyroid health can cause unhealthy hair, skin problems, and headaches. Another type of thyroid problem is where the body’s immune system attacks its own thyroid, called an autoimmune condition. This results in Hashimoto’s Disease (hypothyroid) or Graves’ Disease (hyperthyroid).
Traditional Treatment of Thyroid Problems
Traditional medicine does not consider thyroid problems resolvable, only that thyroid levels need to be monitored and controlled. However, as long as the source of the thyroid problem is not remedied, thyroid problems will continue and are likely to slowly worsen over time. This is because traditional treatments for the thyroid drive it into lower production.
Hypothyroidism is treated with thyroid hormones to raise their levels in the body. However, artificially adding these hormones causes the thyroid to further slow its own function. Additionally, the thyroid gland produces other hormones than the hormones traditionally replaced (triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4)). For example, the thyroid produces the hormone Calcitonin which plays a role in calcium levels of the body and this, too, can be impaired by the lowered thyroid function.
Hyperthyroidism and Graves’ Disease are treated with anti-thyroid medications to inhibit the production of thyroid hormones or with radioactive iodine to destroy thyroid tissue. If the hyperthyroidism isn’t resolved, the thyroid is removed surgically. Far from remedying the actual thyroid condition, these anti-thyroid drugs and radioactive iodine can cause many serious side effects. For instance, the drugs typically given for hyperthyroidism, state that they can cause serious liver damage, sometimes leading to death.
Natural Treatment for Thyroid Problems with Dr. Pepi
The goal of Dr. Pepi’s therapy is to correct the thyroid condition so that the thyroid normalizes and can produce correct levels of hormones on its own. Dr. Pepi is expert in finding the underlying source of a condition, enabling her to find the reason that the thyroid is not functioning well and create a treatment program to resolve the condition.
Treatment programs typically consist of supplements, diet program and lifestyle recommendations. Dr. Pepi has been able to successfully resolve thyroid problems through phone consultations when an office visit is not possible.
Success Stories
"I have been walking in circles between MDs and Chiropractors and Nutritionists for years while they tried to handle my thyroid. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease which is an auto-immune dysfunction effecting the thyroid. But despite the fancy name and the fancy treatments I was given, I was still exhausted most of the time. I would be doing fine and then the next day would just be unable to get out of bed. Or I would be working at my desk and suddenly find that I had been unconscious for the last 20 minutes and had not even known it. Yet the doctors found nothing wrong and no reason why the artificial thyroid supplement I was taking did not handle it.
I had begun to believe that there was nothing really wrong with me physically and that it was all in my mind and I was just lazy. Finally, I came to Dr. Pepi. I had heard that she is the best and can really get results. I heard right. She determined that the thyroid was actually not giving me a problem at present, but that I had such low blood sugar that I was simply going unconscious. Dr. Pepi got me onto some supplements to get my system properly functioning along with a diet to handle the blood sugar problem. It took a while for me to make the needed changes in my life so that I could stay on her program, but she worked with me and I did make the changes. The program kicked in and I am now doing much, much better. I have energy again. This is increasing as time goes on. I have also lost about 8 pounds without being hungry at all!
Dr. Pepi definitely gets results and her results are like magic!" L.R.
"I was diagnosed with Graves Disease -- hyperthyroidism -- in 1994. Since that time I have lived with the symptoms and controlled them to some extent only with acupuncture, finally agreeing to take anti-thyroid medication because of potentially serious long-term effects of an over-active thyroid.
Dr. Pepi began treating me six months ago when I was taking 20 mg. a day. She pinpointed the source of the auto-immune reaction causing the thyroid disease and began treating me with supplements. The result is that I am now off the medication and for the first time in 12 years, my blood tests are reflecting dramatic change towards normal thyroid function. We are now moving on to address other conditions and I am very, very grateful! K.M.
"After only 3 weeks Dr. Pepi has created such a healing phenomenon in my body. I've lost 11 lbs. I no longer have difficulty sleeping. My periods are not as painful. I feel like a completely different person. My digestive issues and thyroid problems are being resolved as Dr. Pepi continues to work with me. I am very grateful and appreciative of all the staff. As a chiropractor myself, I value the dedication Dr. Pepi and her staff demonstrate." M.M.
"I came to Dr. Pepi because I was having a lot of trouble with digestion. I had very low energy and I felt like my health was failing. I went on a couple of trips and came back with just terrible Irritable Bowel Syndrome – alternating diarrhea and constipation. Dr. Pepi cured that in 2 days! Then she went on to treat my thyroid. . .
About 30 years ago, I got a lump in my throat. My family doctor sent me to an endocrinologist who diagnosed me with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease. He put me on thyroid medication, which I've been on for 30 years. Despite the medication, my hair kept falling out. I'd be exhausted when I'd come back from long trips to Europe. I'd feel depleted and ruined and my hair would start falling out in a month. I tried acupuncture for the hair loss and that seemed to help, but in all these years I had no idea there was any other solution to the Hashimoto's besides the medication. I thought this was a life sentence.
Before seeing Dr. Pepi, my thyroid medication dose was .175 mcg. After seeing her for about 2 months, I had my thyroid blood test redone. My family MD was scratching his head and didn’t know what to make of it. He lowered my medication to .150 because my thyroid was starting to work on its own. I'm continuing to need smaller doses of the medication, much to my MD's confusion. Now when I take thyroid medication, I feel anxious, like I have too much thyroid hormone in my body.
My hair and skin are noticeably better and my daughter says I look 10 years younger, so I'm thrilled! This was quite an unexpected success and I’m sending all my friends to Dr. Pepi. Now my daughter wants to come see Dr. Pepi, too!" B.S.
"I came to Dr. Pepi feeling like I was dying – I mean my digestive system had shut down; thyroid had shut down and had Candida in it and my ovaries were screaming for help. After five days of being on Dr. Pepi's program – yes I sad five days – my energy is restored. I feel alive again. I feel like taking on the world again! Thank you, Dr. Pepi." J.C.
"I am so thrilled to be warm! After one treatment to handle my thyroid gland and about one week on a special supplement, I am warm. I am wearing tank tops and shorts around the house instead of socks and warm sweat pants! It is very liberating. Thank you, Dr. Pepi." L.L.
" I have been worrying about my body for about five years. It all started when I began some thyroid medicine and I watched my weight slowly increase each year. I tried everything to stop the weight gain – diets, exercise and other doctors, but nothing seemed to work.
My daughter is a patient of Dr. Pepi's and I saw first hand a long time health problem handled, as well as a big loss in weight. I couldn’t believe how good she looked. On a recent visit to LA I asked my daughter to set up and appointment for me. It was the best gift I have ever given myself. In just two days, I lost four pounds. At the end of three weeks I am twelve pounds lighter and feel the best I have in years. I feel like I have my body back again and each day I feel better and better. I know I will reach my goal. Thank you, Dr. Pepi and staff." D.K.
"I just filled out a new health questionnaire after having received treatments for some time. I’m happy to see that some of my chronic problems have completely disappeared. In particular, my disposition to constant (and I mean constant) viruses and low energy/weakness. I no longer feel like a sick person! I have great confidence that my remaining body problems will also get handled in turn. Also, I forgot to say that when I started with Dr. Pepi, I was on a high dosage of thyroid hormone. Dr. Pepi was successful in getting my thyroid improved to a point where I do not seem to need these supplemental hormones any longer.” L.W.
