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ChroniCare Here at ChroniCare of Utah we use proven technology and years of expirence to help heal conditions s

Dr. Darren Scott is a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Chiropractic Physician. ChroniCare is an integrative medical clinic where we combine functional medicine, physical medicine interventions like spinal decompression, PRP, Tissue allograph donations, and medical expertise with our skilled Nurse Practitioners. Our team provides a holistic approach to wellness, addressing the root causes of health issues with personalized, science-based solutions."**

06/04/2026

Medication replaces hormone.
It does not calm the immune system or address why the thyroid is under attack.
That’s why so many people still feel unwell.
Save this if you’ve felt confused or stuck.

06/03/2026

Celiac disease is when gluten causes your immune system to attack cells in the small intestine. Celiac testing has a 50% false negative rate which means your told it’s negative and it isn’t.

If you have one autoimmune condition you have multiple. And most common is Hashimoto’s.

05/28/2026

Your A1C is normal but you still feel awful? This is probably why. Fasting insulin is the test most doctors never run. Go to my bio to book a free discovery

05/26/2026

3 signs that your gut is blocking thyroid healing.
1- Bloating and constipation. If forgot is inflamed, it will slow down digestion, which makes it so you may not absorb certain minerals like zinc, selenium magnesium that is required for thyroid function, but you also may not absorb your thyroid medication efficiently either.

2- Food reactions that you’ve never had before. An irritated gut lining activates your immune system. When your immune system is activated it triggers your immune system to attack your thyroid gland. Without fixing this, you’ll never put Hashimoto’s into remission.

3- You're doing everything right but you still have symptoms.. You're taking the supplements going gluten-free and taking the medication like you should but you’re still having weight gain fatigue bloating. If this is happening, that means you never got to the root cause of the problem..

05/20/2026

Most Hashimoto’s patients still eat these daily.

1️⃣ Gluten
Often triggers immune cross-reactivity and fuels thyroid inflammation, even in people without obvious gut symptoms.

2️⃣ Dairy
A common driver of gut irritation and immune activation, especially with autoimmune thyroid issues.

3️⃣ Soy
Can interfere with thyroid hormone function and absorption in some people.

4️⃣ Processed foods
Seed oils, additives, and fillers increase inflammation and stress the immune system.

5️⃣ Added sugar
Spikes blood sugar and stress hormones, which directly impacts thyroid function.

⚠️ This doesn’t mean these foods affect everyone the same way.
But if symptoms or labs aren’t improving, these are the most common roadblocks I see clinically.

Ready for a personalized plan? Book a thyroid consult through the link in bio

05/20/2026

Reference ranges were designed to catch disease, not optimize health.
Normal doesn’t always equal functional.
Context matters.

05/18/2026

Stop guessing with supplements and diets.
If guessing worked, you wouldn’t still be exhausted with “normal” labs.

This is why functional medicine looks at why your body isn’t responding — not just what to take next.





05/14/2026

Low ferritin is rarely just an iron problem.

In Hashimoto’s, it’s usually inflammation,often driven by the gut.

Fix the inflammation first.
Then ferritin improves.




05/13/2026

Levothyroxine doesn’t fix your thyroid. It replaces a hormone. That’s it.
It does nothing for Hashimoto’s. Nothing for your immune system. That’s why you’re still sick.
Free discovery call in my bio.

05/12/2026

My wife did not want more medications. She wanted answers. The only solutions she was offered was medications. She wanted to find out “Why” She was having issues. When we found the root cause she got her life back. I hear this story every single day. If that is you, you have not tried everything. Go to my bio. Free discovery call is linked there.

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