Re: from chapter on thyroid, et al Williss

October 3, 2000

Kathy,

I am the " one mother " and my son was never prescribed thyroid medication

despite his tests and symptoms!! He grows with zinc supplementation, but

without it he doesn't. I spent countless hours researching to find the cause

for

my son's growth issues. I don't understand how my research and

e-mail can be quoted without giving credit. Willis' paper is a great

collection, but

did he ever ask for permission to borrow all of the info that he presented?

There is another vital imbalance said by Raphael Kellman, MD, The Center for

Progressive Medicine in New York, to be present in his autistic patients—an

underactive thyroid. He states that 90% of medical problems of both mother

and child result from a lack of proper attention and testing of the thyroid

and its functioning. The problem is that the standard medical tests for

thyroid function, even the newer TSH test, are totally inadequate.

Furthermore, the child is judged normal by adult ranges! One mother writes,

“My son’s T4 is normal for an adult. I found a great article in CLINICAL

CHEMISTRY (1999 Jul;45(7):1087-91) reporting a study done at Harvard by

Zurakowski. It included scatter plots for several thousand kids for T4, T3,

and TSH. There were separate plots for boys and girls. When I saw the plots

it became obvious that my son’s T4 was quite low, yet the pediatric

endocrinologist was unconcerned about my son’s T4 being below the 2

percentile for a boy his age.” Zinc supplementation can increased plasma

levels of TSH, and normalized T3 and fT4 The one diagnosing must not rely on

these readings alone, but must carefully consider the presenting symptoms.

In final analysis, the bottom line is, “Did the patient respond favorably to

thyroid medication?”

October 3, 2000

,

You might recall back some time ago on the secretin-discussion list

when it was discovered that this same person had lifted off the

internet a majority of Owen's paper from her Durham talk and

had integrated it into portions of his paper, many times

misconstruing what had said. In the same article were portions

of a paper, also available online, which were written by Dr.

Sinaiko. That is why I asked if any references were provided

with the paper. My gut instinct told me it was probably your

research that was being used this time, as you were the one that

found the mercury T3 connection, (much to my delight)and the

Zurakowski study, and had posted it to some of the lists.

It is wrong for him to gather and use this information without the

permission of the authors, especially since quite frequently things

are taken out of context.

Ricci

<aplant@g...> wrote:

> Kathy,

>

> I am the " one mother " and my son was never prescribed thyroid

medication

> despite his tests and symptoms!! He grows with zinc

supplementation, but

> without it he doesn't. I spent countless hours researching to find

the cause for

> my son's growth issues. I don't understand how my research and

> e-mail can be quoted without giving credit. Willis' paper is a

great collection, but

>

> did he ever ask for permission to borrow all of the info that he

presented?

>

> There is another vital imbalance said by Raphael Kellman, MD, The

Center for

> Progressive Medicine in New York, to be present in his autistic

patients—an

> underactive thyroid. He states that 90% of medical problems of both

mother

> and child result from a lack of proper attention and testing of the

thyroid

> and its functioning. The problem is that the standard medical tests

for

> thyroid function, even the newer TSH test, are totally inadequate.

> Furthermore, the child is judged normal by adult ranges! One mother

writes,

> " My son's T4 is normal for an adult. I found a great

article in

CLINICAL

> CHEMISTRY (1999 Jul;45(7):1087-91) reporting a study done at

Harvard by

> Zurakowski. It included scatter plots for several thousand kids for

T4, T3,

> and TSH. There were separate plots for boys and girls. When I saw

the plots

> it became obvious that my son's T4 was quite low, yet the

pediatric

> endocrinologist was unconcerned about my son's T4 being below

the 2

> percentile for a boy his age. " Zinc supplementation can

increased

plasma

> levels of TSH, and normalized T3 and fT4 The one diagnosing must

not rely on

> these readings alone, but must carefully consider the presenting

symptoms.

> In final analysis, the bottom line is, " Did the patient respond

favorably to

> thyroid medication? "

October 4, 2000

Ask him? Did we learn from you? YES...Thanks be to God for that....and a

diligent mom! I personally learned from you, god bless you!!! I know it is

done with the best of intentions, I don't think he wants your privacy

disclosed, but if you want it so, I am sure he can add your credit?

(willissl@... ), This is not a stagnant paper, it can be changed, it

can be looked after. HUGS! Remember, he is just a concerned person, is not

asking for dollars for this paper? (which he could do) Free information,

don't you know...and intent is to heal our kids. Nothing finer.

As for the list. Six words, CHILL, SAUNA, MASSAGE, GET OFF THE COMPUTER,

HUG YOUR KIDS., get your mercury fillings out LOL.........enough said.

Sometimes we spill the shit, let some people spill it, and let some mop it

up, but as for me, I am am not hungry for anger/anks/shit , don't want to

clean it up and rarely if ever want to toss it up to see what happens.....

on with the information on mercury!!! I have all the information I need to

satisfy my curiosity for one day (believe me, I know it all, hint). Off

lists postings off subject work for me... " discuss amongst your selves "

(myers move). Sometimes when something is at the CUSP of why this whole

shit happened, is when we are most vulnerable and angry. Let's surface the

anger when we need to, ie at doctors appointments, grocery stores, not at

each other! Seek for the higher ground in all cases, that's my motto.

Use your God given mothers intuition in all cases, don't get mad, get busy

cooking GF CF, and madly finding the answers for your kids, but in the long

haul, hug them, love them, be with them....(soap box and all).

Kathy

Re: [ ] from chapter on thyroid, et al Williss

>Kathy,

>

>I am the " one mother " and my son was never prescribed thyroid medication

>despite his tests and symptoms!! He grows with zinc supplementation, but

>without it he doesn't. I spent countless hours researching to find the

cause for

>my son's growth issues. I don't understand how my research and

>e-mail can be quoted without giving credit. Willis' paper is a great

collection, but

>

>did he ever ask for permission to borrow all of the info that he presented?

>

>There is another vital imbalance said by Raphael Kellman, MD, The Center

for

>Progressive Medicine in New York, to be present in his autistic patients—an

>underactive thyroid. He states that 90% of medical problems of both mother

>and child result from a lack of proper attention and testing of the thyroid

>and its functioning. The problem is that the standard medical tests for

>thyroid function, even the newer TSH test, are totally inadequate.

>Furthermore, the child is judged normal by adult ranges! One mother writes,

>“My son’s T4 is normal for an adult. I found a great article in CLINICAL

>CHEMISTRY (1999 Jul;45(7):1087-91) reporting a study done at Harvard by

>Zurakowski. It included scatter plots for several thousand kids for T4, T3,

>and TSH. There were separate plots for boys and girls. When I saw the plots

>it became obvious that my son’s T4 was quite low, yet the pediatric

>endocrinologist was unconcerned about my son’s T4 being below the 2

>percentile for a boy his age.” Zinc supplementation can increased plasma

>levels of TSH, and normalized T3 and fT4 The one diagnosing must not rely

on

>these readings alone, but must carefully consider the presenting symptoms.

>In final analysis, the bottom line is, “Did the patient respond favorably

to

>thyroid medication?”

>

October 4, 2000

Ricci,

Ah, the Willis' paper. I find it interesting that he borrowed without

consent. I have recently gotten a hold of said paper. Is it of value, or

has to many parts been misconstrued. I find a good portion of it useful and

familiar, but I would like to hear more on this.

loo

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