Re: Not to sure what to think about this one !!!!

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Maybe we need to look at the sources of what she says? I notice she hasn't

given any. Even when you look at the original scientific papers you often find

that the conclusions don't reflect the data. Also many scientific studies are

scientifically flawed, and only a trained statistician can spot what is wrong

with them.

(I am currently reading " The hidden story of cancer " by Peskin, and

the first section of the book is a criticism of many unscientific " scientific "

studies.)

I think it is a generally sloppy article because she says, " many alternative

doctors think it is OK to give anyone thyroid hormone to the point their body

temperature rises " . This is not what they are doing. They are trying to treat

the patient to the point where they are symptom-free. Sheila often says that

temperature is one of the last things to get right, and may never go back up to

37C/98.4F.

It is not very helpful for her to say, " Figure out a different way to fix your

metabolism if you still have symptoms and low body temperature. " I notice she

doesn't say what those other possible ways are.

Finally, even supposing what she says might be true, if it is a choice between

the TRH signalling parts of the brain, and the whole body having adequate

thyroid hormone, surely the latter is to be preferred? Perhaps sometimes the

solution is not 100% perfect, but still preferable to the original problem.

Personally I wouldn't pay any attention to such a carelessly written and

unreferenced article.

Miriam

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