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Dr. Thiemo Osterhaus
Functional medicine clinician
Hashimoto's thyroiditis • thyroid health • functional medicine
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Focus: Functional medicine approach to Hashimoto's and thyroid health
Thiemo Osterhaus is a German specialist in general medicine with a focus on functional medicine. He treats complex thyroid and autoimmune cases and advocates a comprehensive diagnostic panel beyond TSH for thyroid screening.
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Thiemo Osterhaus: Looking at Hashimoto's beyond a single thyroid test
Hashimoto's is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the thyroid, the small gland that helps set your body's energy and warmth. A standard test that checks only one hormone may miss part of the picture. Diet, sleep, and stress changes may help some people, but alongside standard care, not instead of it.