Review the sequence of metabolic events that commonly result in hormone dysfunction and its consequences, including obesity, diabetes and hypothyroidism, and an integrative medical approach to restoring metabolic balance and resolving these health conditions. The role of cortisol as a pivotal hormone that can drive or disrupt well being, mental clarity and weight regulaton will be emphasized and how thyroid hormone production can
be influenced by many factors and without intervention, lead to persistent weight gain. This lecture will help physicians identify the common clinical presentations and laboratory markers and establish an integrative treatment plan incorporating herbal, hormonal and nutritional interventions to promote a patient?s broad spectrum wellness.