San Diego Thyroid Institute

About Dr. Michael Gorgas, DC

San Diego Thyroid Sufferer’s Can Breath A Sigh Of Relief Because Somebody FINALLY Gets It…

Dr. Michael Gorgas, D.C., has been practicing in San Diego since 1983.  After receiving his undergraduate training from his hometown of Miami, Florida, he moved to Portland, Oregon where he completed his Chiropractic Doctorate program at Western States Chiropractic College. In addition to six years of college, he has studied functional neurology and functional medicine from some of the best instructors in the world.

Dr. Gorgas holds current licenses in California, Hawaii and Florida.  During his practice in Oregon, he directed research projects that led him to write and publish the book Inversion for Health and Fitness.

Dr. Gorgas has a complete approach to helping patients with hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease. Most of his patients have already received all that they could out of the traditional medical treatment approach for thyroid disorders. In medicine, after a patients TSH is normalized with thyroid hormones, the patient is considered ‘managed.’ When symptoms such as fatigue, hair loss, and inability to lose weight remain, then the patient has those symptoms medicated.

Dr. Gorgas realizes that a normal TSH does not mean that all is well inside the body. He uses specialized functional lab testing to further uncover the root causes of the problem, and works with his patients to support and normalize those dysfunctions. His approach is literally the difference between suffering for a lifetime and living with zeal and zest.

He has written a special report that outlines the steps necessary to support and manage successfully a hypothyroid patient. You can have a copy emailed to you for free by filling out the form to the right.

4 key things that makes YOU put your trust into our Institute and choose our unique approach to naturally managing Hashimoto’s and Hypothyroidism.

1. You’ll discover that successfully managing thyroid disorders takes more than just managing your TSH with thyroid replacement hormones.
2. You’ll find out, the most common mechanism for thyroid disorders in the United States is the immune system.
3. You’ll learn  that  hormone imbalance, immune imbalance, adrenals, blood sugar imbalance, and digestive imbalance are main factors when formulating a whole-person approach .
4. You’ll use functional lab testing to guide and direct your protocols. This means that your protocol is based off the unique imbalances in YOUR body, not just what the ‘typical’ thyroid patient has.

But Most importantly we care for and listen to our patients.

We know that every doctor practically herds you in and out of their office, and never takes the time to help you understand why you feel the way you do, and how the protocol is going to ultimately help you feel and function better.

We take a partnership approach to health care because we want YOU to play an integral role in your protocol.

That is why we offer a complimentary consultation with Dr Gorgas to see if you are a good match.

If you would like to explore our functional, whole-person approach and  you haven’t requested and read our Special THYROID REPORT, you should request it by clicking on the link above or just take control of your health and be determined that you want to change by CLICKING HERE to schedule online   or call us at 760.433.4000 and we will assist you ASAP

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If you have hypothyroidism and are taking some type of thyroid replacement hormone, then you have received the standard medical treatment.

In traditional western medicine there are no additional treatment options beyond thyroid replacement. If you still have thyroid symptoms your only option is to take medications for every symptom remaining, which could include antidepressants for thyroid based depression or sleeping medications for thyroid based insomnia.

It is at this point that our institute steps in and excels to help YOU.

So What Makes Our Approach Unique for you?

We know that to manage your ‘thyroid’ condition we have to look the entire body. We call this a whole-person functional approach. Since 90% of low thyroid patients have an underlying autoimmune mechanism, we take a very close look at the immune system.

What Tests Look At The Immune System?

1. Lymphocyte Panel – to look at the ratios of T-Helper Cells, B Cells, T Cells, and Natural Killer Cells. From this test we can tell the functional configuration of the immune system and the likely sources of the dysfunction.
2. Cytokine Panel – autoimmune diseases are classified as TH-1 and TH-2 dominant. This panel helps determine the dominance in your immune system.

With the results of these tests we can devise an all-natural protocol to calm and modulate your immune system.

This is absolutely essential if you want to feel good again.

What Other Kinds Of Tests Do You Look At?

1. Complete thyroid panels – including TSH, T4, T3, Free T4, Free T3, T3 uptake, and reverse T3. There are over 30 functional thyroid patterns and by only measuring TSH and T4 a majority of thyroid problems will be missed.
2. Complete Metabolic Panel – we are going to investigate anemia patterns, functional blood sugar disorders, liver dysfunction, kidney dysfunction, and abnormal lipid metabolism.
3. Food Sensitivity Testing – a majority of thyroid patients have active food sensitivities and don’t even realize it. An immune food sensitivity is when your immune system creates antibodies to certain foods, creating a global inflammation effect every single time you eat the food. This alters your thyroid metabolism and makes the autoimmune component of your disease worse. These must be identified and eliminated.
4. Intestinal Permeability Testing – a majority of thyroid patients have a condition called Leaky Gut Syndrome. This means the intestinal lining of the stomach starts to break down and allows certain food particles pass into the blood stream and lymph. When the immune system sees these food particles it attacks and attempts to destroy them. This raises global inflammation similar to how food sensitivities do.
5. Gastrointestinal Infection Testing – bacterial infections, parasitic infections, and dysbiosis are common problems that plague autoimmune and thyroid patients. If these are not uncovered and appropriately treated then you may never be able to normalize your thyroid function.
6. Adrenal Testing – your adrenals are small glands that sit on top of your kidneys. They are responsible for producing a hormone called Cortisol. Cortisol plays an integral role in normalizing blood sugar and regulating your sleep and awake cycles. Many thyroid patients have underling adrenal problems that ultimately affect your thyroid functioning. This is an important test to run for thyroid patients.

Those are by no means a complete list of functional tests at your disposal.

Every case is unique and after a thorough review of your case history and past laboratory tests and a thorough consultation we determine the appropriate functional tests to run.

In this way we get to the root of your problems and design a custom tailored protocol consisting of dietary, lifestyle, and supplemental changes that will support and normalize your physiology.

This approach is literally the difference between living with energy, zeal, and zest, or a lifetime of endless prescriptions, fatigue, weight gain and hair loss.

To schedule an initial case review and consultation with our institute Click Here.