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0 pointsDanBC10y ago0 comments

In countries that allow self requested testing we see more people taking thyroid.

Not a synthetic hormone, actual bits of ground up pig thyroid.

Here's one UK doctor who rejects the current science around thyroid function:

http://drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Thyroid_-_the_correct_prescribing...

And she mentions another doctor: Dr Kenneth Blanchard

Neither of these doctors can work for the NHS. They have to work privately.

So, explain how "it's all about money" here? Who makes money by preventing her from taking NHS patients and mis-prescribing them thyroxine?

If you pooe around her site you see she'll happily point you toward providers of blood tests, and she'll interpret the results for you, and on the back of her interpretation she'll sell you some bullshit "miracle minerals mix" to cure anything.

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firasd10y ago

It doesn't make sense to me to restrict access to common diagnostic information based on the risk of people attempting treatments not approved by the NHS. The potential list is endless: Weighing machines, because some people are anorexic. Glucose monitors, because some people might not understand how to manage their blood sugar. Mirrors, because someone might misinterpret the discoloration of their tongue.

I would suggest it is a basic civil liberty to be allowed to know about the nature of the blood pumping through your own veins.

beagle310y ago

It's all about the money. I want to get CBC and blood chemistry. Why do I need to have a doctor take 75-200 USD to make the request for me? When everything is fine, he has zero input. When something is off, I may know how to interpret myself, or I might go to the doctor.

I don't understand your logic - it's equivalent, e.g. To making me convince a financial advisor about any transaction I want to make, and pay him for the privilege of sending the order to the broker instead of me. It will equally help some people who have no idea or business doing what they do - and is totally incompatible with western ideals and practices.

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