Nitwits & Why Physicians Lose Credibility

[IdaBriggs]

36. Then don't. Each person is different, and if you don't have deficiency issues,

then don't correct for them.

But that doesn't mean the person sitting next to you has the same medical condition. They should *also* be making decisions based on their own personal health issues.

And if you do have symptoms that your doctor can't explain, investigate. My favorite story involves myself - I ended up in an iodine deficiency situation because I switched the family from table salt (which had iodine added to it) to sea salt, which did not. My kitchen table was killing me; the symptom was absolute and utter exhaustion, and the solution was both easily testable (pick up tincture of iodine from local pharmacy, draw one-inch dark circle with the bright orange liquid, and wait for 24 hours - if still present, no deficiency; if gone before then, it was because my body was sucking it up due to deficiency; mine was gone in half an hour - doh!), and fixed easily with an over-the-counter supplement for less than $15, and the table salt being back on the table.