whole telehealth
making healthcare whole
Protocol development in integrative medicine is not typically a simple process. Individuals require individualized care, and what works for one patient may not work for another.
To establish these protocols, we first developed a Rating Scale that could be used to discern the rigor of evidence supporting a specific nutrient’s therapeutic effect.
The following protocols were developed using only A through D-quality evidence.
Disclaimer
The Fullscript Integrative Medical Advisory team has developed or collected these protocols from practitioners and supplier partners to help health care practitioners make decisions when building treatment plans. By adding this protocol to your Fullscript template library, you understand and accept that the recommendations in the protocol are for initial guidance and may not be appropriate for every patient.
Thyroid Health
Selenium
200 μg, total per day of selenomethionine, minimum 3 months1,2,3
-
A decrease between 20% and 63.6% in anti-TPO marker was observed,1,2,3,4
Selenium in the Fullscript catalog.
Vitamin D
2000 IU, total per day, minimum 6 months6,7,8
-
It has been demonstrated that low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is related to thyroid auto-immune diseases like Hashimotos5
-
Vitamin D has been shown to decrease concentrations of thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies6,7,8
-
Vitamin D has been linked to a decrease in thyroid autoimmunity in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis treated with levothyroxine. The impact is more significant for thyroid peroxidase than thyroglobulin antibodies8
-
The combination of Simvastatin and vitamin D supplementation had a stronger effect in reducing concentrations of thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies then vitamin D supplementation alone6
Vitamin D in the Fullscript catalog.
New and upcoming research:
Cordyceps sinensis
6 g, total per day, minimum 24 weeks9
-
Preliminary research shows that Cordyceps sinensis may balance the proportion between helper T cells and cytotoxic T cells9
-
In addition, Cordyceps sinensis may contribute to a significant decrease in anti-TPO antibodies in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis patients9
Cordyceps sinensis in the Fullscript catalog.
References
1
B
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25894865
2
B
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28042649
3
B
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17696828
4
A
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27702392
5
A
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25854833
6
B
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29331793
7
B
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26637501
8
C
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28073128
9
B
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=cordyceps+TPO
10
B