Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 no, but looks interesting. Anyone familiar with this guy? http://dallasthyroiddoctor.com/ Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Are chiropractors permitted to prescribe thyroid medicine? From: Texas_Thyroid_Groups [mailto:Texas_Thyroid_Groups ] On Behalf Of alanmjones2001Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 11:24 AMTo: Texas_Thyroid_Groups Subject: Dr. (Dallas) Anyone familiar with this guy?http://dallasthyroiddoctor.com/Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 It looks like he's a chiropractor and I would be skeptical given that he suggests that you don't need replacement thyroid hormone if you have hashi's. He also advertises himself as a " functional " endocrinologist and neurologist, but I don't see any information on his website about education/training. He also just has " Dr. " without the, DC whereas most will put the latter in the same way other docs put MD, DO, etc. He does have the annotation in the small print at the very bottom of the webpage. He also has another website: www.doctordavidclark.com which is less marketing oriented and he does have a bio there: http://doctordavidclark.com/meet-the-doctor/ (no mention of any training in endocrinology) And, Shomon does have a " Like " for him on Facebook. Either his website doesn't work for Safari, Firefox or Chrome or it's very empty. There is some excellent material on the doctordavid website under articles and resources: http://doctordavidclark.com/articles-and-resources/If you sign up for his " Free " report, you'll find statements like: " As you continue reading this report you are going to discover the secrets and clinical pearls I have found to help Hashimoto's Autoimmune Hypothyroid patients naturally, without side-effects and without completely suppressing the immune system... and whyI think my all-natural approach to treating autoimmune thyroid is the BEST approach available. " He gets very much into the same theories as you can find in the Datis Kharrazian book: Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests Are Normal: A Revolutionary Breakthrough In Understanding Hashimoto's Disease and Hypothyroidism They end classifying your immune dysfunction (after running alot of expensive tests - I know cuz I had most of them run) and then they recommend supplements. In my experience, doctors that use this protocol tend to ignore the fact that Dr. Datis does identify one class of patients with Hashi's that do need replacement hormone and that's those whose thyroid has alot of damage from the autoimmune condition. The good thing about this protocol is that they do recommend a GF diet, which IMHO may well be why many of the patients do better. Also, I think the theories are spot on in terms of the cytokines influencing hormones and neurotransmitters, but the theory that all of this can be corrected with supplements just doesn't pan out. When I read the book, with the problems that I knew for certain I had and the labs I knew about, I could be classified with having 12 of the 22 patterns of hypothyroidism identified in the book. And, I was already taking the majority of supplements recommended for all those patterns. Also, since he's a chiropractor, if you are the first category of patient, he can't Rx replacement thyroid hormone. I do believe chiropractic treatment and nutritional supplements have their place in terms of treating chronic illnesses and overall wellness. However, I personally do not believe that chiropractic treatment, along with supplements is all that most of us with autoimmune thyroid disease need to feel well and most importantly function and I'm obviously very wary of anyone that advertises such. My acupuncturist follows the Datis' protocol and unfortunately, even though I was going to her for NAET treatments, I got tired of her telling me that I didn't need to take replacement thyroid hormone so I stopped going to her despite her being an exceptional acupuncturist. Just my opinions. B. Anyone familiar with this guy? http://dallasthyroiddoctor.com/ Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 No - that's one comment I made in my response - so if you're looking for someone that can provide motivation and information for lifestyle and dietary changes that can improve how you feel, as well as recommendations for (and likely selling of) supplements, he might be a good choice. Otherwise, if you're looking for someone who will help manage your thyroid treatment, he may not be a good choice. Are chiropractors permitted to prescribe thyroid medicine? From: Texas_Thyroid_Groups [mailto:Texas_Thyroid_Groups ] On Behalf Of alanmjones2001 Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 11:24 AMTo: Texas_Thyroid_Groups Subject: Dr. (Dallas) Anyone familiar with this guy?http://dallasthyroiddoctor.com/ Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 He signs his blog posts as follows: © 2010 Dr. , DC DACNB DCCN FACFN FABVR So I googled all those acronyms, and found the following: FACFN - http://www.acfnsite.org/FABVR - http://www.acfnsite.org/subspecialtycertification.php?pg=4#2DACNB - http://www.acnb.org/DCCN - http://www.qvius.edu/QVIUS-nutrition.htm (apparently, although I had to take the convoluted route to find the connection) Similar to your experience with an acupuncturist (although admittedly not topical to this discussion) the “nutritionist” at my gym insists she can cure thyroid problems with proper diet. Interestingly, her idea of proper diet includes large doses of all the brassicas, preferably raw. There are as many misinformed alternative health practitioners as there are misinformed doctors, and I really don’t know how we’re supposed to protect ourselves from them. From: Texas_Thyroid_Groups [mailto:Texas_Thyroid_Groups ] On Behalf Of Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 18:05 PMTo: Texas_Thyroid_Groups Cc: alanmjones2001Subject: Re: Dr. (Dallas) It looks like he's a chiropractor and I would be skeptical given that he suggests that you don't need replacement thyroid hormone if you have hashi's. He also advertises himself as a " functional " endocrinologist and neurologist, but I don't see any information on his website about education/training. He also just has " Dr. " without the, DC whereas most will put the latter in the same way other docs put MD, DO, etc. He does have the annotation in the small print at the very bottom of the webpage. He also has another website: www.doctordavidclark.com which is less marketing oriented and he does have a bio there: http://doctordavidclark.com/meet-the-doctor/ (no mention of any training in endocrinology) And, Shomon does have a " Like " for him on Facebook. Either his website doesn't work for Safari, Firefox or Chrome or it's very empty. There is some excellent material on the doctordavid website under articles and resources:http://doctordavidclark.com/articles-and-resources/If you sign up for his " Free " report, you'll find statements like: " As you continue reading this report you are going to discover the secrets and clinical pearls I have found to help Hashimoto's Autoimmune Hypothyroid patients naturally, without side-effects and without completely suppressing the immune system... and whyI think my all-natural approach to treating autoimmune thyroid is the BEST approach available. " He gets very much into the same theories as you can find in the Datis Kharrazian book: Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests Are Normal: A Revolutionary Breakthrough In Understanding Hashimoto's Disease and Hypothyroidism They end classifying your immune dysfunction (after running alot of expensive tests - I know cuz I had most of them run) and then they recommend supplements. In my experience, doctors that use this protocol tend to ignore the fact that Dr. Datis does identify one class of patients with Hashi's that do need replacement hormone and that's those whose thyroid has alot of damage from the autoimmune condition. The good thing about this protocol is that they do recommend a GF diet, which IMHO may well be why many of the patients do better. Also, I think the theories are spot on in terms of the cytokines influencing hormones and neurotransmitters, but the theory that all of this can be corrected with supplements just doesn't pan out. When I read the book, with the problems that I knew for certain I had and the labs I knew about, I could be classified with having 12 of the 22 patterns of hypothyroidism identified in the book. And, I was already taking the majority of supplements recommended for all those patterns. Also, since he's a chiropractor, if you are the first category of patient, he can't Rx replacement thyroid hormone. I do believe chiropractic treatment and nutritional supplements have their place in terms of treating chronic illnesses and overall wellness. However, I personally do not believe that chiropractic treatment, along with supplements is all that most of us with autoimmune thyroid disease need to feel well and most importantly function and I'm obviously very wary of anyone that advertises such. My acupuncturist follows the Datis' protocol and unfortunately, even though I was going to her for NAET treatments, I got tired of her telling me that I didn't need to take replacement thyroid hormone so I stopped going to her despite her being an exceptional acupuncturist. Just my opinions. B. Anyone familiar with this guy?http://dallasthyroiddoctor.com/Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 He is a chiro that is heavy in the workers comp system. I wouldn't use him for a thyroid issue. I'm a workers comp adjuster and Im very familiar with him. Sent from my iPod It looks like he's a chiropractor and I would be skeptical given that he suggests that you don't need replacement thyroid hormone if you have hashi's. He also advertises himself as a "functional" endocrinologist and neurologist, but I don't see any information on his website about education/training. He also just has "Dr. " without the, DC whereas most will put the latter in the same way other docs put MD, DO, etc. He does have the annotation in the small print at the very bottom of the webpage. He also has another website: www.doctordavidclark.com which is less marketing oriented and he does have a bio there: http://doctordavidclark.com/meet-the-doctor/ (no mention of any training in endocrinology) And, Shomon does have a "Like" for him on Facebook. Either his website doesn't work for Safari, Firefox or Chrome or it's very empty. There is some excellent material on the doctordavid website under articles and resources: http://doctordavidclark.com/articles-and-resources/If you sign up for his "Free" report, you'll find statements like:"As you continue reading this report you are going to discover the secrets and clinical pearls I have found to help Hashimoto's Autoimmune Hypothyroid patients naturally, without side-effects and without completely suppressing the immune system... and whyI think my all-natural approach to treating autoimmune thyroid is the BEST approach available."He gets very much into the same theories as you can find in the Datis Kharrazian book: Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests Are Normal: A Revolutionary Breakthrough In Understanding Hashimoto's Disease and Hypothyroidism They end classifying your immune dysfunction (after running alot of expensive tests - I know cuz I had most of them run) and then they recommend supplements. In my experience, doctors that use this protocol tend to ignore the fact that Dr. Datis does identify one class of patients with Hashi's that do need replacement hormone and that's those whose thyroid has alot of damage from the autoimmune condition. The good thing about this protocol is that they do recommend a GF diet, which IMHO may well be why many of the patients do better. Also, I think the theories are spot on in terms of the cytokines influencing hormones and neurotransmitters, but the theory that all of this can be corrected with supplements just doesn't pan out. When I read the book, with the problems that I knew for certain I had and the labs I knew about, I could be classified with having 12 of the 22 patterns of hypothyroidism identified in the book. And, I was already taking the majority of supplements recommended for all those patterns. Also, since he's a chiropractor, if you are the first category of patient, he can't Rx replacement thyroid hormone. I do believe chiropractic treatment and nutritional supplements have their place in terms of treating chronic illnesses and overall wellness. However, I personally do not believe that chiropractic treatment, along with supplements is all that most of us with autoimmune thyroid disease need to feel well and most importantly function and I'm obviously very wary of anyone that advertises such. My acupuncturist follows the Datis' protocol and unfortunately, even though I was going to her for NAET treatments, I got tired of her telling me that I didn't need to take replacement thyroid hormone so I stopped going to her despite her being an exceptional acupuncturist. Just my opinions. B. Anyone familiar with this guy? http://dallasthyroiddoctor.com/ Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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