To: ild who wrote (23684 ) 2/16/2005 4:45:10 PM From: Amy J Respond to ild, will see if I can get the names and pm you. One said something like it was from the Ukraine (sp?) As far as recommending them, wouldn't recommend any overseas organization because it isn't my area of expertise. I think it's important someone that works in the medical industry gives the referral because they tend to know who is good and who isn't. I also think it's better if a person gets the country their ethnicity is. For example, one contact of mine will call an overseas doctor to get advice, but it is the advice of the country he is from, so that advice makes better sense for him given his genetics (though, actually his overseas doctor gave quite good advice for anyone - overseas doctors are against over-prescribing and what had happened was the Palo Alto doctor had over-prescribed an antibiotic. The overseas doctor gave a more natural and healthier approach to handling things.) Our country has lost its compass when it comes to handling medical issues with common sense. We tend to throw drugs at problems rather than make natural corrections or correct underlying issues. But if you think back to your Grandparents or your Great Grandparents, they tended to be more holistic in their approach for curing or avoiding ailments, something that is lost today even though addressing the underlying issues are more important. My brother who is a cardiologist once said, he does the angioplasties but he also wants to see a life style change in people. Our current approach tends to focus on just the angioplasties rather than fix underlying issues. I heard of one Palo Alto doctor that prescribed a cholesterol drug to a contact of mine, but rather than taking the drug they changed their lifestyle and didn't need the drug after repeated tests showed his cholesterol level was good after the change in lifestyle. Now why didn't that doctor spend time on prevention, rather than throwing drugs at the problem?
