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From: Xaanadu on 1 Oct 2005 06:23 I am rather suspicious of anyone putting out conspiracy theories. We're supposed to buy this book which tells us 'What your doctor doesn't tell you'. Are we to believe that there's a secret cabal of doctors out there, who know but won't tell. You go to visit your doctor, you're sick, you need help, he knows how to cure you, but he won't tell you, but now this woman will? This is the kind of cheap selling technique beloved of snake oil saleswomen the world over. Every con artist on the planet has some conspiracy theory about how their product is good but the Jews/pharmaceutical companies/doctors/establishment/government is trying to hide the truth. Am I to believe that my doctor, my endocrinologist and the pharmaceutical company that supplies my medicine are all in it together, trying to prevent me from finding out the truth. That none of them is going to spill the beans, but now this woman has. What is this, secret magic tricks? I've known my doctor for 10 years, she's a dedicated professional, my endocrinologist is a good man who spends a lot of time with me - more than he has to, and I used to work for Glaxo-Wellcome, full of good people trying to do the right thing. So now we should buy this woman's book, because our doctors won't tell us how to cure ourselves? If this woman is right, then every doctor in my country is deliberately withholding information that would make me healthier. Or if not, this is just another scam to frighten people into buying a product. This smells bad, very bad.
From: KSMorris on 1 Oct 2005 10:31 Xan, The title says "doesn't tell you," not "won't tell you." The sad reality appears to be that medical schools are not teaching their students much about thyroid disese. During a recent conversation with a medical student from the University of Western Ontario (a very high-calibre university), I learned that WO gives only two 1-hour sessions of instruction on the thyroid: 1 hour on hypothyroidism, and 1 hour on hypethyroidism. This is the program of a medical school in 2005. Imagine what doctors who are currently practicing were not taught. Karen
From: mtait on 1 Oct 2005 10:41 I, too, have excellent doctors, but that is because I have the resources to find them. Many people aren't aware that all doctors aren't created equal and are intimidated by the medical establishment and are afraid to ask questions. You don't have to look hard to find the cases where things were missed in a diagnosis, whatever the reason, just as you don't have to look hard to find caring , competent doctors. As for Mary, she has always been willing to answer personal emails from people she has no connection to, spent hours of her time gathering information and working hard to advocate for good thyroid care. That she now is paid for SOME of the time she spends on this cause is fine with me. Mag
From: Daisy on 1 Oct 2005 11:11 ....and Xan ....many doctors just don't have the time to tell you -how could they tel you al lthe info in this book---it woud take hours.. don't knock it Daisy-Claire
From: John Turner on 1 Oct 2005 11:56
What book are you talking about? Daisy wrote: >...and Xan ....many doctors just don't have the time to tell you -how >could they tel you al lthe info in this book---it woud take hours.. > >don't knock it > >Daisy-Claire > > > |