Guest guest Posted December 18, 2002 Report Share Posted December 18, 2002 The most interesting and innovative acupuncture treatment approach to treating thyroid disease, including Grave's Disease, to come to my attention recently is available in Kiiko Matsumoto and David Euler's fascinating new book, KIIKO MATSUMOTO'S CLINICAL STRATEGIES: IN THE SPIRIT OF MASTER NAGANO,available from Kiiko Matsumoto International, 8 Centre St, Natick MA 01760 (on the web at kiiko.com). Neal White. - SCOTT MARTIN Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:40 PM Grave's Disease Does anyone have any information regarding a TCM /herbal approach to the treatment of this disease? Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.http://mailplus.The Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Herbal medicine is very effective for treating Grave's disease. Diet: Green vegetables and Whole Grains are very important as is nutritional yeast. Please avoid iodized salt and coffee/caffeine. Great foods for you would include; brocolli , brussel sprouts , cabbage , cauliflower , kale , mustard greens , peaches , pears , rutabagas , soy beans , spinach , turnips , onions , and bitter almond. Essential fatty acids are also very helpful so I’d recommend taking Evening Primrose oil and also Eating Hemp Seeds. Exercisize: Water stepping is very important , try to do it for at least one minute per day. You step high alternating legs , bringing your knee as close to your chest and as high in the air as possible. Perspiration is important so other exercises and saunas and steam baths would be great. Herbal Therapy: Bugleweed- if you cannot find Bugleweed, Gypsywort may substitute. Use 30-40 drops, 3x per day. Lemon Balm- . Use 5 drops , 2x a day Chickweed, Nettle Seeds and Seaweeds nourish and help balance the thyroid but avoid Dulse. You can also make a decoction of equal parts Oak Bark and Male Fern Root and drink 1 to 3 x a day. Homeopathy: This ca be added as a support therapy for Grave's Disease. Lycopus Virginianus Natrum Muriaticum Other Recommendations: You should ask for a comprehensive stool and digestive analysis from your doctor to determine how well you are currently absorbing different nutrients , as your condition can adversely affection digestive absorbstion and we may have to have you on other supplements to compensate such as PABA. regards christopher scipio homeopath/natural healer www.natropractica.com "There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."     -- Albert Einstein "He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice."  – Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 With only one caveat. The patient needs professional monitoring. The Thyroid affects all other vital functions. So, any self-treatment, is dangerous, unless you are really knowledgeable or really adventurous. Swamynatropractica wrote: Herbal medicine is very effective for treating Grave's disease. Diet:Green vegetables and Whole Grains are very important as is nutritional yeast.Please avoid iodized salt and coffee/caffeine. Great foods for you would include; brocolli , brussel sprouts , cabbage , cauliflower , kale , mustard greens , peaches , pears , rutabagas , soy beans , spinach , turnips , onions , and bitter almond.Essential fatty acids are also very helpful so I’d recommend taking Evening Primrose oil and also Eating Hemp Seeds. message truncated.... Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Why did you choose those particular herbs Kim? All the diseases you mention have one thing in common: they are auto-immune conditions. I have never yet met a person with an auto-immune disease who had perfect digestion. Getting your digestion in tip top shape is a great way to start with any health problem! Are you taking digestive enzymes? How is your elimination? "Leaky gut" is almost always a factor. Incompletely digested particles of food floating around in the bloodstream confuse the immune system! Ien in the Kootenays~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't."~Lyall Watson http://businesshelpingpeople.comPersonal and business introduction page~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Ien, I bought the enzymes Purify and another one can't think of the name..I may not have given it long enough. I go usually 1 x a day sometimes 2 or 3 depending on what ate. What enzymes would you recommend? thanks Kim lots of herbalist and books list these herbs for graves. the fibromylagia doesn't really bother me. I don't think I actually have it but am tired all the time but not in pain.. Why did you choose those particular herbs Kim? All the diseases you mention have one thing in common: they are auto-immune conditions. I have never yet met a person with an auto-immune disease who had perfect digestion. Getting your digestion in tip top shape is a great way to start with any health problem! Are you taking digestive enzymes? How is your elimination? "Leaky gut" is almost always a factor. Incompletely digested particles of food floating around in the bloodstream confuse the immune system! Ien in the Kootenays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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