Re: Hi ,its me marg

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Marg said "I did find an md who also practiced integrative medicine in land and all she seemed to be interested in was my mental health. "

Marg, I'm on another yahoo group called Health and Hormones Naturally. We talk about docs who do this. According to "Pat," a naturopath/MD who often contributes to the group, many docs who practice both sides of the medical spectrum like to focus on the whole person therefore practicing "holistic medicine." They tend to look first at mental well-being, then nutrition as they believe that many problems with the body stem from many different places. Then, they go after the root of the problem which can be in various places throughout the person (mental wellness and diet or whatever combination). So I'm wondering if that's the reason this doctor in land focused on one area - maybe she felt it wasn't covered enough in your medical history and she was trying to complete the circle? Just a thought, that's all.

Good luck to you as it seems you've been working really hard to get yourself better.

~ Tracie

Hi ,its me marg

Thanks for answering me. First of all medicare will not cover holostic,natural medicine or nutritionists. I did find an md who also practiced integrative medicine in land and all she seemed to be interested in was my mental health. Most doctors don't even believe in hypo and the new doctor I see in Virginia now doesn't treat hypo and neither did the one I use to go to. Hypo also is controlled by diet and everyone has to so call experiment as no two hypos tollerate the same foods. It took me a while to see what foods I could tollerate as a hypo and now I have to omitt wheat which on my hypo diet was accepted but I found a receipe for bread that is good and is gluten free and casein free and for sugar I use splenda which works in my portable oven. I eat all meats where animals are grass fed and I can have baked white and sweet potatoes, all vegetables ,both fresh and I usually buy frozen too. I can have popsicles with splenda and I watch what oils and margarines I use and eat mostly egg beaters. I too have sunflower seed nut butter for a snack and can't have cheese which before I could but its hard to find foods without gluten,casein but thats life.Sometimes I get discouraged and cheat but pay for it. Its the same with hypo. I have been to nutritionists for my hypo and tried their sugestions which didn't work as I had to see what my body could tollerate. I can only eat certain fruits because of hypo and its hard also to find a nutritionists that knows anything about hypo. One told me I could take a certain calcium and it had 5 gms of sugar in it and that I can't have. I paid her 100 dollars an hour for mis information. I am going to see an endocrinologists sept 9th and see what he saids about hypo and thyroid and many other problems. I hope hes good and was highly recommended to see him. The internest I go to now seems good but doesn't treat hypo and thats one of the reasons hes sending me to an endocrinologists. He also thinks I have a para thyroid problem. I have so many problems with my health like heart trouble,neuropathy,hypo,gerd,severe arthritis,ulcers and many more which I really don't think a holostic or naturopath can treat all my health problems. I showed the internest the report from entero lab and he said that gluten or celiac is diagnosed by biopsy and I have had 2 EGDs and was biopsied and they came back ok but the internest said it wouldn't hurt to try a gluten,casein free diet but its very difficult as there is gluten in everything and hes right but I still am trying. I think my constipation is getting better although I still take MOM. I'm 72 years old and have lived a good life until my mouth problems started and I still think it was the guard.To find an md with experience in nutrition and natural medicine I would have to travel for hours and its hard with my arthritis,so I will try the gluten,casein free as best as I can and I know it can take years. my husband and I try to check everything I eat for gluten,casein and things that I can't have on my hypo diet and that the best we can do. my mouth still burns most always and gets sore and sometimes I get an ulcer which goes away in a few days. I do the best I can and my arthriris is getting worse and its not from diet. I have osteo and degenerative arthritis which is caused by wear and tear on bones thru the years and i did hard heavy work in the operating room,where I lifted too much weight for so many years. Your much younger than I and its hard for you and probably will take years and I've read that sometimes it may never get resolved. By the way did you ever get your cabbage probiotic made. I gave up as I read it can also be a problem as it has to be made correctly or it can be a problem for ones health. Take care and let me hear from you. sorry for the long letter. best marg

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Tracie, Can you send me the link for that Health and Hormone group?

Thanks,

Kathy

Hi ,its me marg

Thanks for answering me. First of all medicare will not cover holostic,natural medicine or nutritionists. I did find an md who also practiced integrative medicine in land and all she seemed to be interested in was my mental health. Most doctors don't even believe in hypo and the new doctor I see in Virginia now doesn't treat hypo and neither did the one I use to go to. Hypo also is controlled by diet and everyone has to so call experiment as no two hypos tollerate the same foods. It took me a while to see what foods I could tollerate as a hypo and now I have to omitt wheat which on my hypo diet was accepted but I found a receipe for bread that is good and is gluten free and casein free and for sugar I use splenda which works in my portable oven. I eat all meats where animals are grass fed and I can have baked white and sweet potatoes, all vegetables ,both fresh and I usually buy frozen too. I can have popsicles with splenda and I watch what oils and margarines I use and eat mostly egg beaters. I too have sunflower seed nut butter for a snack and can't have cheese which before I could but its hard to find foods without gluten,casein but thats life.Sometimes I get discouraged and cheat but pay for it. Its the same with hypo. I have been to nutritionists for my hypo and tried their sugestions which didn't work as I had to see what my body could tollerate. I can only eat certain fruits because of hypo and its hard also to find a nutritionists that knows anything about hypo. One told me I could take a certain calcium and it had 5 gms of sugar in it and that I can't have. I paid her 100 dollars an hour for mis information. I am going to see an endocrinologists sept 9th and see what he saids about hypo and thyroid and many other problems. I hope hes good and was highly recommended to see him. The internest I go to now seems good but doesn't treat hypo and thats one of the reasons hes sending me to an endocrinologists. He also thinks I have a para thyroid problem. I have so many problems with my health like heart trouble,neuropathy,hypo,gerd,severe arthritis,ulcers and many more which I really don't think a holostic or naturopath can treat all my health problems. I showed the internest the report from entero lab and he said that gluten or celiac is diagnosed by biopsy and I have had 2 EGDs and was biopsied and they came back ok but the internest said it wouldn't hurt to try a gluten,casein free diet but its very difficult as there is gluten in everything and hes right but I still am trying. I think my constipation is getting better although I still take MOM. I'm 72 years old and have lived a good life until my mouth problems started and I still think it was the guard.To find an md with experience in nutrition and natural medicine I would have to travel for hours and its hard with my arthritis,so I will try the gluten,casein free as best as I can and I know it can take years. my husband and I try to check everything I eat for gluten,casein and things that I can't have on my hypo diet and that the best we can do. my mouth still burns most always and gets sore and sometimes I get an ulcer which goes away in a few days. I do the best I can and my arthriris is getting worse and its not from diet. I have osteo and degenerative arthritis which is caused by wear and tear on bones thru the years and i did hard heavy work in the operating room,where I lifted too much weight for so many years. Your much younger than I and its hard for you and probably will take years and I've read that sometimes it may never get resolved. By the way did you ever get your cabbage probiotic made. I gave up as I read it can also be a problem as it has to be made correctly or it can be a problem for ones health. Take care and let me hear from you. sorry for the long letter. best marg

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Hi Kathy,

Sorry it took me a little to get back to you - was out of town. Here's the link to the group:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/HormonesandHealth-Naturally/

Tracie

Hi ,its me marg

Thanks for answering me. First of all medicare will not cover holostic,natural medicine or nutritionists. I did find an md who also practiced integrative medicine in land and all she seemed to be interested in was my mental health. Most doctors don't even believe in hypo and the new doctor I see in Virginia now doesn't treat hypo and neither did the one I use to go to. Hypo also is controlled by diet and everyone has to so call experiment as no two hypos tollerate the same foods. It took me a while to see what foods I could tollerate as a hypo and now I have to omitt wheat which on my hypo diet was accepted but I found a receipe for bread that is good and is gluten free and casein free and for sugar I use splenda which works in my portable oven. I eat all meats where animals are grass fed and I can have baked white and sweet potatoes, all vegetables ,both fresh and I usually buy frozen too. I can have popsicles with splenda and I watch what oils and margarines I use and eat mostly egg beaters. I too have sunflower seed nut butter for a snack and can't have cheese which before I could but its hard to find foods without gluten,casein but thats life.Sometimes I get discouraged and cheat but pay for it. Its the same with hypo. I have been to nutritionists for my hypo and tried their sugestions which didn't work as I had to see what my body could tollerate. I can only eat certain fruits because of hypo and its hard also to find a nutritionists that knows anything about hypo. One told me I could take a certain calcium and it had 5 gms of sugar in it and that I can't have. I paid her 100 dollars an hour for mis information. I am going to see an endocrinologists sept 9th and see what he saids about hypo and thyroid and many other problems. I hope hes good and was highly recommended to see him. The internest I go to now seems good but doesn't treat hypo and thats one of the reasons hes sending me to an endocrinologists. He also thinks I have a para thyroid problem. I have so many problems with my health like heart trouble,neuropathy,hypo,gerd,severe arthritis,ulcers and many more which I really don't think a holostic or naturopath can treat all my health problems. I showed the internest the report from entero lab and he said that gluten or celiac is diagnosed by biopsy and I have had 2 EGDs and was biopsied and they came back ok but the internest said it wouldn't hurt to try a gluten,casein free diet but its very difficult as there is gluten in everything and hes right but I still am trying. I think my constipation is getting better although I still take MOM. I'm 72 years old and have lived a good life until my mouth problems started and I still think it was the guard.To find an md with experience in nutrition and natural medicine I would have to travel for hours and its hard with my arthritis,so I will try the gluten,casein free as best as I can and I know it can take years. my husband and I try to check everything I eat for gluten,casein and things that I can't have on my hypo diet and that the best we can do. my mouth still burns most always and gets sore and sometimes I get an ulcer which goes away in a few days. I do the best I can and my arthriris is getting worse and its not from diet. I have osteo and degenerative arthritis which is caused by wear and tear on bones thru the years and i did hard heavy work in the operating room,where I lifted too much weight for so many years. Your much younger than I and its hard for you and probably will take years and I've read that sometimes it may never get resolved. By the way did you ever get your cabbage probiotic made. I gave up as I read it can also be a problem as it has to be made correctly or it can be a problem for ones health. Take care and let me hear from you. sorry for the long letter. best marg

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