Holistic Therapy for Graves' Disease: An 8 Year Therapy Plan that Failed, or How to Stroke Out or Die When There is Conventional Medical Therapy

49 Y/O male ex- chirpractor, first sought medical care 8 years ago. He had every major symptom of Graves' Hyperthyroidism. He refused medical therapy for most of the next 8 years.6 years ago after 2 years of holistic medicine, he had Hyperthyroid induced rapid irregular heart beats called atrial fibrillation. He did nothing for 6 years! He was sent to a heart specialist this year. He was told the thyroid needed therapy and the heart problem would go away. The heart was enlarged, and he was at risk for blood clots to his brain and a stroke if the thyroid was not treated. He never took the blood thinner medicine to prevent stroke. He continued holistic therapy, even though he was told the thyroid could be easily cured by radioiodine, surgery, or antithyroid pills.

When I saw him in consultation, he had a large goiter with blood flow sounds, Atrial fib out of control, and thyroid eye disease and skin disease.

The bone density was low.
The left atrium was enlarged and at risk for an embolus to the brain.
There was decreased function of the heart.

Ultrasound showed a firestorm pattern of increased blood flow in the thyroid.
There was a very high iodine uptake, and diffuse scan consistent with Graves'
hyperthyroid 8 years after first diagnosed!


He swore to me he was finally ready to be treated by standard thyroid therapy methods.

Well, he failed to return, and was trying another holistic regimen in hopes of cure.

He is a fool, and puts himself at grave risk for no reason. Modern well known therapy
could have fixed him 8 years ago. There is no holistic therapy for Graves' Hyperthyroidism. I hope he learns this in time, before his stroke.

I sadly sent him a withdrawal letter as I did not want to be the physician of record when he became paralized from a blood clot from his heart, or when he went into heart failure.

Before 1940, there was a high mortality for untreated Graves' Disease, but that was because there was no therapy! With 3 proven therapies today, no one should stroke out or die, unless you try unproven methods in cure yourself.


Dr.G.