bertiedog
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I have been reading a very interesting book by Datis Kharrazian DHs, DC, MS called Why do I still have Thyroid Symptoms when my lab tests are normal.
He said something that really resonated with me from my own experience of dealing with thyroid and adrenal issues since 2002 (although they were apparent by 1996 at least if not before). He says that when we have an autoimmune thyroid condition like I do its called Hashimotos and majority of doctors try to treat our thyroid without addressing the REASON as to why we have this malfunction. He says it rarely works well longterm because in fact its an IMMUNE SYSTEM problem and if that isn't addressed then we don't have a chance of good improvements.
He goes on to say there are many things that can cause and affect this situation, things like viruses, bacteria, fungi, gluten, casein, heavy metals etc which will cause the overactivity in the immune system.
He says one can only be successful at getting to the bottom of what is causing and maintaining the issue (it will be individual) is if we test to find out if we are TH1 or TH2 dominant and then address this with various natural compounds and possibly drugs though he prefers natural ways.
Therefore here in the UK is there any lab that can test the various markers to see which is the most dominant issue for an individual? In the book he names the various markers which indicate TH1 dominant or TH2, things like too many natural killer and cytotoxic T cell activity will indicate TH1 dominant whereas too much B cell activity will mean one is TH2 dominant.
I would love to know if this is relatively easy to test for here in the UK and if so where could one find a doctor who would do this. I realise it probably would have to be paid for privately.
Thanks for any info.
Pam
He said something that really resonated with me from my own experience of dealing with thyroid and adrenal issues since 2002 (although they were apparent by 1996 at least if not before). He says that when we have an autoimmune thyroid condition like I do its called Hashimotos and majority of doctors try to treat our thyroid without addressing the REASON as to why we have this malfunction. He says it rarely works well longterm because in fact its an IMMUNE SYSTEM problem and if that isn't addressed then we don't have a chance of good improvements.
He goes on to say there are many things that can cause and affect this situation, things like viruses, bacteria, fungi, gluten, casein, heavy metals etc which will cause the overactivity in the immune system.
He says one can only be successful at getting to the bottom of what is causing and maintaining the issue (it will be individual) is if we test to find out if we are TH1 or TH2 dominant and then address this with various natural compounds and possibly drugs though he prefers natural ways.
Therefore here in the UK is there any lab that can test the various markers to see which is the most dominant issue for an individual? In the book he names the various markers which indicate TH1 dominant or TH2, things like too many natural killer and cytotoxic T cell activity will indicate TH1 dominant whereas too much B cell activity will mean one is TH2 dominant.
I would love to know if this is relatively easy to test for here in the UK and if so where could one find a doctor who would do this. I realise it probably would have to be paid for privately.
Thanks for any info.
Pam
