Your Doctor Said Your Hashimoto's Labs Are Normal. Except you feel anything but.
We're Your Virtual Hashimoto's Specialist
At Smarta Functional Medicine, your Hashimoto’s treatment isn’t built from basic lab work. It’s mapped to your DNA. We are the first Genetics-First practice for Hashimoto’s that hasn’t responded to conventional care. Find out why nothing’s worked yet and what should happen next to move the needle.
Does this sound familiar?
You were diagnosed. You started the medication. You cleaned up your diet. You exercised. The supplements didn’t work, and neither did the elimination diet. You did everything they told you to. Your labs look “normal on paper.” And you still feel exhausted, foggy, cold, and stuck. Normal numbers and actually feeling well are not the same thing.
THE PROBLEM
The Reason Conventional Medicine Keeps Failing You
Here’s what most doctors don’t tell you about Hashimoto’s…
Hashimoto’s is not a thyroid problem. It’s an immune system problem — one where your immune system is actively attacking your own thyroid. And the standard thyroid panel your doctor runs (usually just TSH, maybe T4) cannot detect that attack. It can’t see whether your immune system is inflamed. It can’t tell whether your body is converting thyroid hormone into a form your cells can actually use. And it gives no information about why your specific body is responding the way it is.
So you get medication that manages a symptom of the disease — without ever addressing what’s driving your autoimmune attack. And you’re told your labs look normal. And you still feel awful.
That’s not a failure of effort. It’s simply a failure of collecting deeper insight.
TSH barely sees Hashimoto's
It measures one signal between your brain and thyroid. It doesn’t measure the autoimmune attack, the conversion problems, or the nutrient depletions driving your symptoms — which often start at the gene level.
Your medication may not be converting.
Most thyroid medication is T4, the inactive storage form. Your body has to convert it to T3, the form your cells actually use — and whether you can do that efficiently is written in your DNA.
Generic protocols don't fit everyone
The supplements, the diets, the elimination protocols work for some Hashimoto’s patients and not others. Your genetics determine which group you’re in.
THE SOLUTION
The Hashimoto's Genetic Blueprint
The Hashimoto’s Genetic Blueprint is a comprehensive nutrigenomics test that analyzes 134+ genes across 36 health pathways — it tells us exactly how your unique biology is driving your Hashimoto’s symptoms, including your nutrient deficiencies and WHY your body doesn’t respond to treatment.
Just a simple cheek swab. Done at home. Results that finally answer the question you’ve been asking for years:
Why isn’t anything working for me?
134+ Genes and 36 Health Pathways Is What’s Missing
Hi, I'm Marta Banuelos
Marta Banuelos, MS, CNS®, LDN
Not that long ago, I was you, flip flopping between hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism with autoimmune issues that kept escalating.
I was utterly exhausted, weak and feeling horrible every single day. And every doctor I saw gave me the same response — “your labs are normal” — and refused to investigate further. I knew something was wrong. I just couldn’t find anyone willing to look at the bigger picture. And like most patients, I had to start investigating it for myself just like you’re doing right now.
I became a virtual Hashimoto’s Specialist because I refuse to let another woman accept “everything is fine” as an answer when clearly it isn’t. I also, through my own experience, understand that Hashimoto’s patients can flip flop like I did between Hashimoto’s & Graves disease, something few doctors are aware of, but a topic I worked on heavily in graduate school.
Through my patient care what I’ve learned is this: basic thyroid labs will never give you everything you need. They measure one signal. Your Hashimoto’s genetics measures everything else — the immune pathways, the conversion problems, the nutrient deficiencies unique to your biology and more. And what I know for certain is that when we have your genetic results, we don’t have a guess anymore. We have your precise roadmap every step of the way because genes don’t change but your health status absolutely can.
MICHELLE’S STORY
For the first time in years, I recognize myself. The information I got out of this genetics test is truly incredible. I am so grateful to have my life back being normal in every day life.. Marta will shock you with her knowledge and insight, you will be so glad you did this for yourself. Don’t hesitate.
DENISE’S STORY
Almost 2 years later, my health is monotonously good. It almost seems obvious now to look at the genes when you aren’t getting better looking back. It makes you wonder why no one else does it, especially with Hashimoto’s and all the complications that go with it.
STACY’S STORY
I ran my DNA test and was literally surprised at how spot on Marta was in my care. I peaked at my results in the app and it’s crazy! I am so excited to target everything and feel better again. It’s just unbelievable how spot on she could be in her deep dive session before she even has labs.
SUSAN’S STORY
I’ve had chronic digestive issues for decades. I never really saw them as a problem until I could’nt really live my life anymore. At every challenge that came up Marta helped me do the right testing to improve the awful pains I was having. I feel so much better I had no idea how bad I was feeling.
ANGELLE’S STORY
Marta was the only practitioner in the entire United States that was willing to see my son. Everyone ran from him because he had chronic seizures, the medications weren’t working and we simply didn’t know what to do. We were scared our son would fall through the cracks and struggle to thrive. Though we didn’t fit the Hashimoto’s model, Marta suggested the genetics framework to look closer into our case. She ran the gut panel and bloodwork. She took the time to listen and compile a proposed solution based on the DNA results and all the lab work. Our son is now living his life, catching to his peers in school, able to recite his ABCs, and very rarely has seizures. We really got the roadmap with this test. It’s unbelievable and we are so grateful to her for taking us on. Ironically we did find a gene related to thyroid issues that also induces seizures. Now we know what to feed our son and how to keep him from seizing and living a normal childhood like he deserves.
LANA’S STORY
I don’t believe I have ever met anyone in healthcare that cares as much as Marta does about her patients. She is dedicated to finding ways for all of us to access functional medicine and her insane level of knowledge. I am blown away each and every time how deeply she thinks about my case, makes new suggestions and does everything she possibly can to make sure I come out a succsess story. She never gives up on you even when you struggle. She checks in on you, asks how you are, and asks if you need anything. When the hell has your doctor bothered to even do that? I can tell you for sure this is the first time anyone has cared that much about me. And it means to much as you know when you’re at your worst feeling that no one can help you.
HOW IT WORKS
How We Build Your Personalized Hashimoto's Roadmap
Step 1: Book Your Deep Dive
In this private 45-minute session, we’ll start with your story: what you’re dealing with, how long it’s been going on, and what you’ve already tried that hasn’t worked. From there, we’ll get honest about what’s really happening in your case — and what happens if nothing changes. I’ll walk you through the path that actually makes sense for someone in your situation, step by step. The goal of this call is simple: you leave with real clarity on your case and a concrete next step, whatever that looks like for you and I’ll show you how genetics plays a role for your specific situation as well.
Step 2: Your Fit Check
Using everything from your Deep Dive — your symptoms, your history, your labs — I build your personalized functional medicine plan for Hashimoto’s, with your own DNA layered in as the deeper diagnostic. For most people, that means a simple at-home genetic test: no blood draw, no lab visit, just a cheek swab I issue directly from our session, shipped the same day. It’s the piece your doctor has never been able to order, and it’s exactly why it surfaces what your doctor has never found — including what could finally move the needle, even if you’re already on thyroid hormone replacement therapy. But the test isn’t the point. The plan built around it is.
Step 3: Your Results Come Back — and We Build Your Plan With Proven Lab Data
Your labs come in over the next several weeks, each one adding a new layer to your case. Blood work is typically back within 5 days, your GI panel within 2 weeks, and your genetic results within about 4 weeks — so nothing you’re waiting on is wasted time, it’s your full picture coming together piece by piece: what’s happening in your blood, what’s happening in your gut, and what’s happening at the level of your DNA.
Step 4: We Put the Plan Into Motion
Using everything from your results — your blood work, your GI panel, your genetics — I build your custom protocol: a strategy specific to what’s actually driving your case, not a generic Hashimoto’s template. This becomes your Success Strategy Plan, and from there you move into ongoing care — either 1:1 functional medicine care or our group Hashimoto’s program — with the support, monitoring, and adjustments to carry it out. The goal isn’t just to feel better. It’s to move down the autoimmune spectrum and stay there, with your genetics guiding every step of the way.
Commonly Asked Questions
We start by getting the full picture — your symptoms, what you’ve already tried, and what’s changed (or hasn’t) despite doing everything you’ve been told to do. From there, we get honest about what’s really going on: what it’s costing you, what happens if nothing changes, and what’s actually been standing in your way. Once we’re clear on that, I’ll walk you through what the right next step looks like for someone in your exact situation — which, for a lot of people, includes a deeper look at their genetics. You’ll leave the call with real clarity on why you’ve been feeling this way, and a concrete plan for what to do next.
No — but it’s where most patients land, because by the end of the call the case for it is clear. The consultation is designed to give you the full picture so the decision feels obvious, not pressured. If something else makes more sense for your situation, we’ll talk through that too.
That’s exactly who this practice is built for. The Genetics-First approach is designed for cases that haven’t responded to conventional care.
Based on your results and goals, you can move into 1:1 functional medicine care or our upcoming Hashimoto’s group program — both built around your Hashimoto’s Genetic Blueprint as our guiding map. This isn’t a one-size protocol. It’s an ongoing, personalized plan with the goal of moving you down the autoimmune spectrum and keeping you there 100% with my support.
Endocrinologists manage Hashimoto’s conventionally — typically medication and lab targets. A functional medicine practitioner looks further upstream, at the genetic, nutritional, and lifestyle factors driving the autoimmune process. For people whose symptoms persist despite standard treatment, that upstream view is often what’s been missing.
Many people do best combining conventional management with a functional medicine approach that addresses root causes — especially when standard treatment hasn’t resolved their symptoms.
Yes — we offer payment plans for both labs and 1:1 care, including 0% financing. Patients love that there are no hidden surprises, just clear, flexible options for accessing care. During your consultation, we’ll walk through the details of your case together, and by the end, you’ll have a final quote built around your budget. My core mission is to make care as accessible and easy to obtain as possible for every patient.
You've Been Searching for Someone Who Will Look Deeper Than Conventional Labs.
Most Hashimoto’s patients spend years being told their labs are normal, their symptoms are stress, and their options are limited. They aren’t.
Your genetics hold a level of information about your specific case that no standard thyroid panel can touch. In 45 minutes, I’ll show you exactly what that means for you — your symptoms, your history, your body. This is where the guessing stops.