Therapy paradigms
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Part 1: An example of thyroid science naivety and quackery
The example I’m analyzing in this post is a video titled “Problems and Causes of Thyroid Diseases – Part 1” by Aliaksandr Haretski. (10) In the process of responding, I cover five issues in five separate blog posts: The most misleading types of thyroid naivety and quackery out there (this post) How to define, detect…
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Thyroid science naivety and quackery: Definitions
It’s worth a minute or two to consider what causes and promotes medical naivety and quackery and what could remove it. DEFINING NAIVETY “Naivety” (also spelled naïvety and naiveté) is defined by Oxford dictionary as “Lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.” Being naive means you are simply unaware of basic knowledge, likely because you’ve never…
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Not a conspiracy theory: Our campaign tactics
This weekend, behind the scenes in messages in our advisory group, we had a very interesting dialogue with someone who was concerned about the tactics we use in this campaign, specifically in our most recent post about Dr Matsusaki’s thyroid clinic in Nova Scotia. Let’s call this “Person X,” to avoid even assigning them a…
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Dr. Ron Matsusaki’s license to treat thyroid suspended April 17, 2019
One of Canada’s best thyroid doctors, Dr. Ron Matsusaki in Nova Scotia, has had his license to prescribe and treat thyroid suspended. His thyroid clinic in Digby has been under review for the past month, and the decision was announced on the clinic’s Facebook group April 17, 2019.(1) Let’s do everything we can to speak…
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A Thyroid Patients Manifesto
Manifesto: “a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer” (Merriam-Webster) I humbly offer the following manifesto for us as thyroid patients. WE, as citizens maintained by thyroid hormone therapy, declare our equal rights to health and well being as other citizens with complex chronic health conditions like diabetes, cancers, and…