Do you see patients? I have Graves Disease and am trying to avoid radiation.
Yes, I see patients at my office at Preventive Medicine Group in Westlake (Cleveland), Ohio.
Graves Disease is an autoimmune disease; that is, the body has decided to attack itself (the thyroid gland). Initially, the gland gets over-stimulated and is no longer under control of the pituitary gland. Hence, you have a hyperthyroid state with fast heart rate, finger/hand tremors, anxiety, and, if severe, swelling behind the eyes which pushes the eye balls forward. If the symptoms are not too severe and you have time, then our approach may work. If there is medical risk to you by waiting, which only your local physician will know, then you need to get it taken care of quickly. This includes radiation therapy or radio-active iodine, neither of which has control over how much of the thyroid gland tissue is destroyed in the process.
If time is on your side, the following need to be done, some of which you are most likely already doing:
- 1. The diet needs to be good, including no sugar and processed food.
- 2. A potent multi-vitamin and essential fatty acids and possibly extra anti-oxidants-C, E, selenium.
- 3. If any of the following are present, they need to be addressed-toxin removal with far-infra sauna and liver support with milk thistle, allergies or sensitivities. There are things we can do in the office beyond what can be done at home. These include, if indicated:
- 1. A toxic metal assessment and removal
- 2. A metal sensitivity assessment and avoidance or desensitization
- 3. A viral assessment and treatment. It usually takes 3 to 12 months for the immune system to stabilize, but we generally see the thyroid antibodies become negative, hopefully before too much thyroid tissue is destroyed and you are left with a hypothyroid (low thyroid) condition.
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing:
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1 leslie huch // Feb 24, 2010 at 12:47 pm
find a good endocrinologist. you can take tapazol which the japanese have used for years. it takes care of the problem and then you can stop taking it. i took it for several years and now my thyroid levels are in normal limits even though i no longer use the medication
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