Not exact matches
While the practice has been studied, the kind of research
doctors prefer — large - scale studies of pregnant women randomly assigned to have either a
conventional or underwater birth — are difficult to complete.
While some bioidenticals have been approved by the FDA and prescribed for years, most have not, and
doctors argue that these «natural» hormones could trigger disease as easily as
conventional hormone therapy.
Many
conventional doctors only look at thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), but your TSH can read as «normal»
while hypothyroidism or even autoimmunity lurk underneath.
While many
conventional doctors still primarily rely on drugs to treat hormonal imbalances, that's changing.
While doctors may warn you of GERD risk factors (such as being overweight, smoking, and overeating), the
conventional treatment is medication that soothes GERD symptoms, either by neutralizing stomach acid or blocking its production.
While there are dozens of natural cancer treatments and three primary
conventional cancer treatments (cut, burn, poison), most
doctors in mainstream medicine tell cancer patients there is only one «proper» way to treat their disease.
While I have the utmost respect for the profession of endocrinology and believe that every person who has been diagnosed with Hashimoto's should see an endocrinologist at least once for a full evaluation and a thyroid ultrasound, many patients with Hashimoto's end up disappointed with the care they receive from their endocrinologists and
conventional doctors.
A:
While some maintain their own practice, Registered Dieticians often work in
conventional medical settings, such as hospitals and public health centers with
doctors to help patients with series health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or cancer.
The Whole Health Medicine Institute aims to offer resources to
doctors who have already completed their training and have lost touch with what called them to medicine in the first place,
while also offering tools to practice Whole Health Medicine, either inside or outside of the
conventional medical system.
So, if you and your functional medicine
doctor decided that the
conventional therapies are the way to go, ask about taking on vitamin C therapy
while you're going through it.