Posted by Kath on September 1, 2009, at 16:10:54
In reply to Re: My Wife and OrthoMolecular, posted by ColumbiaU on September 1, 2009, at 1:22:55
Yes - I guess that's the problem.
I just checked the ones in Ontario. If they were actually psychiatrists, our government healthcare would cover the cost. Unfortunately, they aren't.
But even so, I suspect one could get a lot of information online & in books & see what makes sense, etc. I tend to be extremely proactive in my own healthcare. I always get a medical diagnosis, then do my own wholistic thing. Sometimes I combine it with alopathic (sp?) drugs.
It's worked for me - the most dramatic example being that I was told by a naturopath who used iridology, that there was something out of whack with my thyroid & to have tests done by my med. doctor. Tests showed hyperthyroid; sent to endocrinologist; advised to have thyroid irradiated (& take thyroid meds for life). I wasn't prepared to do that without trying alternatives first. Asked my doctor if he'd support me in trying alternatives first; would he arrange re-testing after a certain period of time. He said yes. Went to naturopath; did various herbs, etc. My thyroid got normal again...and that was with a diagnosis of Graves Disease, which is not supposed to be able to get better.
Long story - sorry for that. My point is that natural methods can help us. In that example, I was working with a naturopath. Sometimes I do my own research & forge onwards....like when I had a systemic candida overgrowth problem. In some situation, we can learn about what steps we can take ourselves, I believe. Of course we have to be careful.
Kath
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