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From: bob@textware.UUCP (Bob Felt)
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Subject: Re: hyperthyriodism
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Date: Sat, 9-Nov-85 10:30:10 EST
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> (By the way, just out of curiosity.  What would you holistic types out
> there have done?  Didn't get any mail from you.  This is your chance--convert
> me.)

Conversions are not my specialty, however, had this wholistic type
been given surgery as an alternative, I would seek acupuncture treatment.
The Shanghai medical school reports treating the condition successfully
with both acupuncture and Chinese crude drugs (herbs, if we must).

There are about a dozen Oriental medical syndromes which incorporate
your condition, treatment references go back to the Da Cheng in
the eighteenth centry.  Since you do not report tumors, lesions
or some traumatic damage, the prognosis (via acupuncture) is fairly good.
Yves Requena, M.D. reports two of these syndromes are particularly
related to women, one post-partum, the other is not related to
reproductive events (Requena, ``Terrains et Pathologie en Acupuncture'',
Maloine, Paris, 1981).  Japanese treatment combines acupuncture
and treatment with drugs prepared from traditional Chinese formulae,
(Otsuka, M.D., ``Kanpo Journal'').  I don't have a batch of references
at hand; however, a descent basic text or point reference will
discuss your condition.  There is not a lot of work going on
about this in Oriental medicine, because it is usually not
considered very difficult to treat and because,
the attention is on the problems that allopathy finds difficult.
The Oriental texts use ``Graves Disease''
(an older name) in many cases.  I watched one of my treachers,
Dr. Tin Yau So, treat two cases, both stabalized immediately, one
required some routine visits for a year or so.

Although, this isn't my field a French physician,
Menetrier, declares that the action of manganese,
in cases of hyperthyroidism, is often ``clear and long lasting.''
Menetrier did a great deal of research on trace elements
and is the ``father'' of ``diathetic medicine'' in Europe.

At least, considering the costs and risks, I'd put some effort into
finding a descent acupuncturist.  A course of treatment of about
10 days should be sufficient to let you decide if you are
converted, or would like to postpone surgery, while retaining
your membership in the other camp.  Many M.D.'s
will be curious enough to encourage you to give it a try.  If you
can, use the acupuncture and Chinese prescription in combination.

Bob Felt