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#1: Reliable T3 SR has made a
significant impact on my effective treatment regimes for impaired/suboptimal
thyroid function. The titration scheme utilizing body temperature as a
reflection of T3's impact on a trillion or more of the patient's cells
is extraordinary and extremely practical (not to mention cost-effective
and patient involving)! The correlation between rising body temperature
to optimum and massive reduction in symptoms is nearly astounding! The
philosophy of correcting the underlying deficiency rather than merely
addressing the symptoms (with pharmaceuticals or even health foods) is
particularly refreshing!
#2: Usually adding T3 is helpful
in those patients who have a problem with T4-T3 conversion. I would venture
to guess that at least a third of all hypothyroid patients have this problem,
here or at the cellular receptor site. In this population, at least 80%
of my patients at least benefit.
#3: Since probably 40% of the
American population has suboptimal thyroid function, and a third of these
patients have a T4-T3 difficulty, possibly 13% of the population could
benefit. That is 13% of 250 million people=32.5 million people, just in
this country!! When one ponders how much people spend in the health food
industry to improve energy, mood, sexuality, skin and hair, immunity,
etc. when the underlying cause is a flawed thyroid system, one must feel
sad that this information is not only widely unknown, but also ignored.
My guess is that 95% of doctors do not know enough about Wilson's Temperature
Syndrome to even try the treatment. Probably less that 75% have even heard
of it.
#4: If a patient also has adrenal,
ovarian/gonal dysfunction as well as thyroid difficulties, I am not optimistic
these patients will experience a "cure" using the protocol. However, they
all can usually benefit from Sustained Release T3 as a continuous treatment
(Oftener that not these type of patients have a identified or unidentified
autoimmune problem).
#5: The more knowledgeable
patients always do better and are easier to treat than those who do not
interact with the knowledge base.
#6: I favor the Doctor's Manual
over the patient book, because most doctors are rookies themselves, and
are learning about Wilson's Temperature Syndrome as they treat the patient.
It's easier for both patient and doctor if they are reading the same pages!
Also the Doctor's Manual's format and illustrations are better. There
is also a trend for the patient to be on an equal footing with the doctor,
or that the doctor give the patient a little more credit/respect that
in the past. I have found that patients interested in Wilson's treatment
are frustrated with "conventional" treatment, and in general, have self-educated
themselves to a larger degree than other patient groups through necessity
(because they have learned if they are mere sheep, they do not progress).
#7: T3 therapy has helped many
of my patients fell better. Importantly, it has also worked for me personally.
I thought I had made a huge jump forward some years ago by incorporating
T4-T3 containing Armour Thyroid in my practice. This was a quantum leap
from simple T4 preparations. I noticed though, that I had a fair percentage
of treatment failures---about a third. Getting fluent with T3 therapy
has made a tremendous difference for those "hard" patients. I would encourage
my colleagues to embrace the frontier and step over it! The rewards are
impressive!
Jim
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