What a pleasant surprise it was to expect to click on the link and just see a photo of a scalloped tongue and there was a whole video about and with Dr Brownstein! I learned of him through Jim Kennedy, DDS, who has loaned me his book and DVD in the past. 

I recall hearing Dr Teitelbaum speak about his personal health history, both in person and on television or YouTube that I've watched, related to having had a health crisis while he was in medical school and how that transformed the direction of his career once he was well enough to go back to complete his training. To hear Dr Brownstein talk about his first patient with thyroid disorder being his father reminds me how many providers out there, myself included, have changed what they are doing and how they are doing it, because of influences from their personal health or that of close family and friends. There are increasing numbers of MDs and DOs shifting and 'going outside the box', or as I say, coloring outside the lines.  

In the spring of 2012 I transcribed a lengthy presentation that was very well done about inflammation from diet causing essentially all the chronic medical conditions. This was a presentation to the local medical providers via the regional medical center's continuing medical education department and given by a local MD, a pulmonologist, who had been inspired to head off into this new 'investigative direction' after his wife had looked into what was causing her joint problems and found out about diet and inflammation and changed what she provided to the family and what she ate, which impressed him so much, he literally took the better part of a year researching it with the help of the resource professionals at the hospitals' library. 

In the summer, another MD told me that he'd been aware of the type of information that we provide at Lumigrate and was giving it some regard, but attending an alternative health retreat weekend at the bequest of the spouse had caused the dots to connect and (lightbulb moment). And so far in 2013 I have seen a great number of consumers taking action for the first time on information that has been out there circulating around but not having sunk in and turned into action. 

As you say, Dr Spurlock, there is no one to blame, there is simply 'take action', and I like the way that Dr Brownstein so matter of factly says 'we just didn't learn this right, so now you are learning it, ask your provider to learn it and if that's not working so well, just find another provider'. So many people get 'stuck' at that point and I want to encourage them to consider getting this information to their providers and respectfully asking them to review the information. I would think that the providers mostly are needing some guidance on where to get continuing education to learn how to do what you and Dr Teitelbaum and Dr Brownstein have long ago become 'cutting edge' providers for.  

As I say "Live and Learn. Learn and Live Better!" AND I will say from being so greatly impacted by the TSH testing not having caught my thyroid issues, and even MDs who knew how to properly test not doing it for whatever reasons, I commiserate with the frustration by the consumers. So don't get into the blame/shame cycle, get out of it and let that go ... forgive but don't forget, stay the wiser for it ... and press on for getting the answers and treatment you want and deserve! ~~ Mardy