Posted by BarbaraCat on November 5, 2003, at 14:59:23
In reply to Re: hypothyroid » BarbaraCat, posted by katia on November 3, 2003, at 18:20:45
Katia,
This is important. I was feeling fine and took my temp for the heck of it. It was 97.6 on my basal digital thermom. I thought 'no way' so I tested my basal digital thermometer, my regular digital thermometer and two mercury thermometers. I stuck a digital and a mercury on either side under my tongue both times so the variables were the same. The digitals measured 97.6 and 97.8 whereas both mercury's were at 98.6. So moral of story is I sure am not going to trust the digitals ever again. I think I'm going to throw them out. It's real hard to find a mercury thermometer these days but some places still carry them or can order them.>>I didn't realize naturpaths could prescribe meds. Like you said, maybe not in Cal. But if anywhere, I'd think Cal. would.
**Naturopaths can prescribe hormones and probably alot of other things that aren't narcotics. CA doesn't license naturopaths so you won't find one very easily. I think they do practice there but it's on the sly. You'd think CA would be big on them but ain't so. But I think there are non-MD practitioners that can write scripts or else work under an MD but aren't so expensive, like a Nurse Practitioner. I'm not sure about acupunturists or chiropractors but they might know of someone good who won't bankrupt you who is hep to hormones.
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