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"Traditional" doctors also despise you

What kind of doctor do you go to?

I've had success with an Osteopath. They see nutrition as very important as well as using natrual means to get to the root of the problem. Hey, I've been in remission with Graves' disease (hyper throid) for two years and counting - through their approach. "Traditional" Endocrinologists would have ablated my thyroid ages ago (12-18 months to be precise). What's amusing about their approach is that destroying the thyroid is crazy. It's not the thyroid that is misbehaving. It is the antibodies attacking the thyroid. If I had allowed them to do that, destroy my thyroid, I'd be forced to go on Synthroid or Armour for the rest of my life.

Now I control my levels through nutrition, avoid foods high in iodine (since I produce enough of that for am army) and herbs. Bloodwork of FT3, FT4 and TSH show that I am consistently in the normal range and feel great!

To further illustrate how "traditional" doctors handle a problem - take a strept throat. In the old days as soon as you frequently had a sore throat they'd yank out your toncils. Luckily I didn't allow them to have them despite being bribed with ice cream. Now "traditional" doctors KNOW, NOT to do that. You need your toncils.

Back to the thyroid - over in europe and particually Japan, it is RARE that any medical professional would consider R.A.I. (Radio active iodine) to destroy a perfectly good thyroid. Instead they concentrate on the source of the problem - the antibodies that are attacking the thyroid and have success with diet and herbs. It is the U.S. that is OFTEN behind in less evasive methods to solve a medical problem. It was VERY disturbing to see how the U.S. has SLIPPED in ranking worldwide on care. I had always thought the U.S. was the best in care and methods TILL I developed a medical problem.

What made it more difficult for me is that Graves' (HYPERthyroid is not common. It is HYPO thyroid that is most common - not enough iodine. So I had a tough time finding our information on it. While going through this process it is SHOCKING how little traditional Endo's KNOW about the immune disorder. Incompetence is being kind. Most don't bother to do the right blood tests or don't know.

You: "Traditional" doctors also despise you."

Not surprised. Trust me - "traditional" doctors despise you as well. All they care about is $$ they can make off you. They should "despise" me because I no longer throw moeny at them for their destructive and worthless opinion.