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Larry Updike interviewed Dr. John C. Lowe on CJOB radio,
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Post: June 12, 1999 On June 8, 1999, Mart Whittekin, a health
liberties activist with Texans for Health Freedom,
e-mailed Dr. John C. Lowe. She explained that Governor George W. Bush had a bill on his
desk that had been slipped past in the closing moments of the Texas Legislature. She
explained that the Governor had 20 days to either sign the bill or veto it. Senate Bill
1525 would give licensed dietitians a virtual monopoly on professional services related to
diet and nutrition. Health care practitioners licensed in Texas, such as MDs, DCs,
D.O.s, DDSs, and nurses, would be exempt. (Mart correctly pointed out, "Of those exempted,
only chiropractors usually have any nutrition training.") However, practitioners for
whom there was no licensing would, with passage of the bill, be prohibited from charging a
fee for dietary and nutritional counseling and therapy. Who would be excluded? Clinical
nutritionists, naturopaths, non-MD homeopaths, PhD nutrition counselors, and many other
professionals. Passage of the bill would deny these practitioners an income from their
professional services. As Martie explained, these professionals "will be either
criminals or unemployed unless Governor Bush vetoes the Act." We posted a request here for concerned
citizens to contact the Governor's office before June 20th, 1999. By asking him to veto
the bill, citizens would help ensure citizens' rights and freedom of choice in health care
professionals. Updated
Post: June 21, 1999 The efforts of many people to influence the Governor's decision paid off--he vetoed the bill. In an e-mail send out by Martie Whittekin on June 21, 1999, she wrote: "History tells us that only massive pressure from citizens could have created the motivation and comfort level for the Governor to go against the nearly unanimous action of the legislature. He stood up for the people against the big money special interests. A call or fax to give him an 'attaboy' might help him understand that we will still be watching should he become President." We praise Martie for the time and effort she invested to successfully rally opposition to SB1525. March
11, 1999 Physicist John
Ziman wrote an excellent book on the grounds for belief in science. In it, he said:
"The experts in a particular field can become so indoctrinated and so committed to
the current paradigm that their critical and imaginative powers are inhibited, and they
cannot 'see beyond their own noses.'" When the experts can no longer see beyond
their noses, the public has grounds for not believing in their science. In recent years,
steadily growing numbers of people have expressed the belief that the experts in
conventional endocrinology can't "see beyond their noses." Why do people express
this belief about the experts? Mainly for one reason: The experts' beliefs about thyroid
hormone treatment keep many people sick. And these people remain sick until they undergo
treatment by practitioners who don't share the experts' beliefs. Obviously, the
expert's beliefs are wrong. Yet despite the continuing illness of patients and their
subsequent recovery under the care of other practitioners, the experts hold tenaciously to
their false beliefs. It is little wonder then that patients question the credibility
of conventional endocrinology "experts." Reference Mary Shomon Karen Goodfellow
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Winnipeg,
Canada, on Monday, June 28, 1999, 2-3 PM. Larry and Dr. Lowe discussed the regulation of
the thyroid gland and some problems within conventional medicine with the diagnosis and
treatment of thyroid dysfunction. Dr. Lowe also answered questions from callers. Because
of the fast-paced nature of the program, however, Dr. Lowe was not able to cover a number
of important issues. Information on these issues is critical for improving the care of
patients with hypothyroidism and/or thyroid hormone resistance. Patients in Manitoba are
in particular need of this information. To provide the information not covered during the
interview, we will publish here Dr. Lowe's summary. We hope to have this most important
information posted here soon. Please check back. (Dr. Lowe extends his thanks to Larry
Updike for providing air time, and to Manitoba health activist and medical critic Susan
Caine for helping arrange the interview.)