Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Wow Deborah, sorry to hear that. It's hard sometimes to convince people that there are alternatives. I myself went kicking and screaming at first, until i got tired of getting progressivly worse and my hubby telling me that i could get better. Drop some info her way now and then, little things you read here or anywhere else. I saw lots of little articles about thyroid and other ailments in the little mags they give you at the HFS's and that is what set me on the path of enlightenment. And i'll tell you, it was not just Thyroid for me, i was like the poster child for bad medicine and what it can do to a body. I had horrible alergies, eczema, asthma/chronic bronchitis, Insulin resitance, fatty liver disease (just started), Migraines (weekly) and of course the thyroid. Once i did the total body cleanse, i went off ALL conventional meds even asprin and ibuprofen. I use only herbs, tinctures, teas and supplements now and i not only feel better, i look better (healthier) I havent dropped all the weight yet, but that's in part due to the fact that i still dont excersie enough. Keep working on yourself and be the example that your friend will one day be jealous of and hopefully want to emulate ) Sylvia > In a message dated 10/18/2004 1:27:06 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > h10feet@y... writes: > I blonged to one of the biggest Boards for Thyroid for over a year > and the few things i got out of it were, a few (very few) people > taking control of their health, and focusing on positive > outlook/attitude. The mod of that board has a book on Thyroid and i > got it and read it and again, the main thing i got out of it was > that you have be willing to take control and be responsible for your > own health. > > I sure wish I could convince another friend of mine that is on a Thyroid list > and says you cannot repair a bad Thyroid. She still has her Thyroid but > won't even talk about this list or eating habits having anything to do with > Thyroid. Once is is bad it is bad forever, in her eyes and mind. Maybe someday she > will get the idea. She is self medicating and is (so far) happy with the > meds. I didn't want to go that route, that is what led me here. > > > Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2004 Report Share Posted October 18, 2004 Hi Gloria, I know where you are coming from. When I discovered the joy of kefir, I was so thrilled about it that I tried to give kefir grains to my family and friends, thinking that they would like it as much as I did. You could say that I "forced" kefir on them and they resisted :-( People have to be ready to accept new things, and it doesn't matter how much we (their friends) harp on about something that we think is great, if they are not at that stage where they are ready it will not work. All we can do is sew little seeds, give them little tasters when appropriate, and wait for them to come to us. It's the same thing with feeding dogs raw food, but I'm not going to get into that here...... and the K9'sI have made little suggestions and she has told me I am wrong and that I am going the wrong direction.I think all of us have gone through this with friends and it hasn't worked for me. Even when people get desperate and down to the wire, I find that although they may ask me "what herb is good for this", they have much more faith in traditional medicine. I've learned debating about the effectiveness of natural healing is about as pointless as debating politics these days. I give up! Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 MorningGlory113@... wrote: > > >> I have made little suggestions and she has told me I am wrong and >> that I am going the wrong direction. >> >> I think all of us have gone through this with friends and it hasn't >> worked for me. Even when people get desperate and down to the wire, I >> find that although they may ask me " what herb is good for this " , >> they have much more faith in traditional medicine. I've learned >> debating about the effectiveness of natural healing is about as >> pointless as debating politics these days. I give up! >> >> Gloria > > ============================ THis is exactly why I don't debate anymore. I just inform them of what will help them and then it is their choice to research and find the truth. If they wish to follow the allopathic path or the natural path, it is their choice. I don't usually, anymore, help anyone unless they specifically come to me and ask for my help. Otherwise, I have found, that I am intruding into their belief system and they resent it. But I will help anyone who asks. Even if they are asking about my thoughts on some allopathic therapy of medication but I will still point out a much more natural solution to their dilemma. It is all about choice and educating oneself. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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