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<blockquote data-quote="christi99" data-source="post: 847184" data-attributes="member: 179601"><p>Ya exactly- great points. Even though I know docs are usually extremely smart people, they often really are pretty restricted in their thinking outside the accepted research- UNTIL something comes along to challenge what they thought they knew!!. Kind of funny story- about 30 years ago, I wrote a research paper linking folate deficiency and neural tube defects- My professor said my sources were not quality, that it was an erroneous and baseless premise etc. etc. (agreeably, I did use research that was a bit outside the box, but hardly witch doctor stuff!). Anyway, maybe 10 -15 years later= it is totally proven and a basis for treatment to supplement all pregnant and to be pregnant women with folic acid to help <em>prevent neural tube defects!! SO...huh, who knew?</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em> </em>I get why doctors legally, ethically whatever, can't just prescribe or treat things outside a standard of practice- but they can <strong><em>acknowledge</em></strong> that much of what we know is either incomplete, wrong or will be better understood in the future- or will evolve into better treatments. The collection of data, or patient populations don't include us!</p><p>I have found naturopathic physicians to be able to incorporate the best of both worlds- unfortunately they don't take insurance usually ( in my country insurance is the gate-keeper unless you pay out of pocket) and if they do they operate more like a traditional western medical practitioner. I have been extremely frustrated dealing with 2 other autoimmune diseases I do have, because frankly- the specialists I go to don't have many tools in their tool box! I have had more progress when I proactively seek out nutritional, immune system, herbal whatever info to help address what I really do live with and want relief from. M.D.s they often look at a patient like a page out of a book- maybe for lack of time, interest or imagination! But... there is sooooo much out there that can help if we find what actually applies to us (as individuals) for ANY disease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="christi99, post: 847184, member: 179601"] Ya exactly- great points. Even though I know docs are usually extremely smart people, they often really are pretty restricted in their thinking outside the accepted research- UNTIL something comes along to challenge what they thought they knew!!. Kind of funny story- about 30 years ago, I wrote a research paper linking folate deficiency and neural tube defects- My professor said my sources were not quality, that it was an erroneous and baseless premise etc. etc. (agreeably, I did use research that was a bit outside the box, but hardly witch doctor stuff!). Anyway, maybe 10 -15 years later= it is totally proven and a basis for treatment to supplement all pregnant and to be pregnant women with folic acid to help [I]prevent neural tube defects!! SO...huh, who knew? [/I]I get why doctors legally, ethically whatever, can't just prescribe or treat things outside a standard of practice- but they can [B][I]acknowledge[/I][/B] that much of what we know is either incomplete, wrong or will be better understood in the future- or will evolve into better treatments. The collection of data, or patient populations don't include us! I have found naturopathic physicians to be able to incorporate the best of both worlds- unfortunately they don't take insurance usually ( in my country insurance is the gate-keeper unless you pay out of pocket) and if they do they operate more like a traditional western medical practitioner. I have been extremely frustrated dealing with 2 other autoimmune diseases I do have, because frankly- the specialists I go to don't have many tools in their tool box! I have had more progress when I proactively seek out nutritional, immune system, herbal whatever info to help address what I really do live with and want relief from. M.D.s they often look at a patient like a page out of a book- maybe for lack of time, interest or imagination! But... there is sooooo much out there that can help if we find what actually applies to us (as individuals) for ANY disease. [/QUOTE]
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