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Dr. Friedman's Comments
When I was in college I traveled in India and developed a bad case
of parasites. I went back home to the States to get better. Upon
my return I took 4 series of antibiotics, despite the fact that
I was getting worse. I decided to try another approach and went
to see a naturopathic physician. Frankly, I was somewhat skeptical
when he prescribed me a special type of diet and some supplements.
However, after two months my digestive problems were finally treated
effectively, but not only that, 90% of my airborne allergies disappeared.
I came in for treatment with one illness, and instead of getting
side effects, I received a wonderful side benefit. I soon realized
that the herbalists of India could have cured me much better than
the gastroenterologists in the States.
My decision to choose naturopathic medical school instead of allopathic
medical school was primarily based on this past experience with
my health. After finishing my four years at medical school, I treated
my first patient Judyth. Within a few years of treatment she was able to overcome
six chronic conditions that were considered incurable by the conventional
medical community including Parkinson's disease, Irritable Bowel
Syndrome, Diverticulosis, Diabetic Retinopathy, Diabetes and Arthritis.
Primarily because of the success of my patient Judyth, I began
to focus on treating Diabetes. Later, I received funding for a one
year research project on herbs in the treatment of Diabetes. To
my surprise, not only were the same herbs effective in treating
Diabetes but they were also equally helpful in treating Hypoglycemia.
In clinical practice I started experimenting with giving herbs in
unorthodox manners. I prescribed herbs for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
that are normally used to treat menopause, and prescribed herbs
for ovarian enlargement that are normally used for Prostate enlargements.
To my surprise, the herbs worked interchangeably well in both groups.
A friend of mine in Canada told me about a treatment of T3 for
Wilson's Temperature Syndrome. I started using the treatment on my patients,
and soon my practice was dedicated to Endocrine conditions with
a focus on hormones and herbs. I started combining both modalities
and was soon finding that I was getting predictable responses in
a variety of illnesses that were considered incurable by the medical
community. I invited Dr. Wilson to teach one of my classes in Endocrinology
and soon we started talking herbs in conjunction with T3. Dr. Wilson
came up with the term Restorative Medicine, signifying medicine
that can restore health, not just control symptoms. We decided to
join our talents together, and make available natural treatments,
called WTSmed Supplements, that would be of benefit in restoring
health in a variety of health problems ranging from Chronic Fatigue
to thyroid imbalances.
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