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From: "Ballew Kinnaman" <[log in to unmask]>
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> A fellow I know fired a doctor a while back. This
> endocrinologist said he could treat hypothyroid
> disease with nothing more than TSH readings.
> That endo literally said that even if a blood test
> provided T4 and T3 levels, he would only pay
> attention to the TSH. That particular endo also
> failed to take the patient's temperature - relying
> unscientifically on the "feel" of the patient's
> hand. History.
To us all,
Barnes B.O., Galton L. "Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness" Harper
& Row 1976
Page 37
"What we ideally need to measure is the amount of thyroid hormone on the
inside of each cell in the body where it controls the rte of oxidation
of fuel burning within the cell."
"It is obvious, of course, why such a test is impossible. since there
are billions of cell in the body, billions of simultaneous analyses
would have to be run and this can't be done even today with computers."
Page 43
"In August 1942, I could report in The Journal of the American Medical
Association on a study with one thousand college students whose basal
temperatures were taken and who also received basal metabolism tests.
The study indicated that a subnormal body temperature is a better index
of hypothyroidism and the need for thyroid treatment than the basal
metabolic rate."
Page 45
"This simple technique of measuring basal body temperature as a guide to
determining thyroid function and permitting proper treatment when
necessary did not appeal to the medical profession. Apparently some
physicians had reservations about a test which might permit patients to
arrive at their own diagnoses. perhaps some had reservations because the
test involved no fee."
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Hope this helps..
Greg
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