Petition for Better Thyroid Disease Testing and Education

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Et fint intervju med en av initiativtageren til denne aksjonen ligger på denne bloggen http://sarahjdowning.com/2012/06/05/...d-better-care/

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This petition is representative of an international effort by patients with thyroid disorders/dysfunction (PTD) for better standards of care from endocrinologists. Past the words and signatures, is a growing community that is thriving and united in a shared journey that values a better future. As PTD receives public announcements of support from various individuals, we will post them in this note for your awareness and we, in turn, can choose to support our supporters. This is our global network to demand better!

Toni Bernhard is the author of How to Be Sick: A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers and a former law professor at U.C. Davis School of Law. Ms. Bernhard is the recipient of two 2011 Nautilus Book Awards and Best 2010 Spiritual Book Award in the 'Health' category by Spirituality and Practice. http://www.howtobesick.com

Janie Alexander Bowthorpe, author of Stop the Thyroid Madness: a Patient Revolution Against Decades of Inferior Treatment is a thyroid patient activist, blogger and creator of the informational patient-to-patient website, Stop the The Thyroid Madness! and numerous patient forums devoted to thyroid disease. http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com

Toni Childs, singer/songwriter, Emmy winner and Grammy nominee, is best known for her songs "Don't Walk Away" and "I've Got To Go Now". Ms. Childs has struggled with thyroid disease for many years and is presently in remission from Graves Disease. She is currently finalizing her new album, Citizens of the Planet. http://www.tonichilds.com

Dr. Alan Christianson, specializes in endocrinology (specifically thyroid disorders) and pain management in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is a 2011 Phoenix Magazine Top Doc recipient, co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Thyroid Disease and founded Integrative Health in 1997. Dr. Christianson is also a thyroid patient advocate, currently promoting thyroid disease awareness with actress/thyroid patient advocate Gena Lee Nolin. http://myintegrativehealth.com/our_d...n_christianson

Dr. John Vlok Dommisse practices Nutritional and Metabolic TeleMedicine, as well as local, in-person medicine, in Tucson, Arizona. Previously, Dr. Dommisse spent eighteen years in hospital and private practice in Portsmouth, Virginia and as faculty at the University of Toronto. Dr. Dommisse is the author of numerous scientific publications, and also authors The Natural Medicine Newsletter, highlighting cures for chronic fatigue syndrome and autoimmune patients. http://www.johndommissemd.com

Dr. Rommel Geronimo, founder and practicing physician at Functional Endocrinology Center of San Diego, specializes in the management of autoimmune hypothyroid disorders also known as Hashimoto's. Dr. Geronimo has also studied under Dr. Kharrazian, author of "Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? http://www.fecsd.com

Dr. Sarah Myhill is qualified from the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London, England. Since then, she has worked continuously in NHS general and private practice. Dr. Myhill specializes in Allergy, Nutritional and Environmental (Ecological) Medicine. She has a special interest in treating chronic fatigue syndrome and estimates that she has seen over 5000 patients with CFS. She is also co-author of an article that the International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine has published online (January 2009) regarding CFS. http://www.drmyhill.co.uk

Dr. Aldino Pierotti, III, is the Medical Director of the Anti-Aging & Longevity Center of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Pierotti is a board prepared diplomat in Surgical Critical Care and was a practicing trauma/critical care and emergency physician before changing his focus to Metabolic and Integrative Medicine in 2005. Dr. Pierotti specializes in treating fatigue syndromes, fibromyalgia, sleep disorders, hormone imbalance, immune dysfunction, and infectious diseases. http://www.antiagingpittsburgh.com

Paul Robinson, author of Recovering With T3: My Journey from Hypothyroidism to Good Health Using the T3 Thyroid Hormone, has developed a treatment protocol which includes: 1) an effective way of using T3 thyroid hormone to address the needs of people who continue to experience symptoms of hypothyroidism when on T4-based medication. 2) a revolutionary and successful approach which improves adrenal function by utilizing the natural circadian rhythm of adrenal hormone production called the Circadian T3 Method (CT3M or T3CM). http://www.recoveringwitht3.com.

Dr. Wm. Marcus Spurlock, is the medical director of Renewed Vitality in Dallas, TX. A board certified family physician, Dr. Spurlock has many years experience dealing with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. He has worked for over 17 years in the field of viral diseases, and from 1984-1994, he was associate professor at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport as a Family Practice Preceptor in the Comprehensive Care Clinic. http://www.renewedvitalitymd.com



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