You can discover if you have Wilson's Syndrome and/or Hypothyroidism by taking your temperature - if it's below '98.2° F. (normal is 98.6° F.) it means your thyroid system is not producing enough thyroid hormones (T4 in Hypothyroidism and T3 in Wilson's Syndrome). A low temperature means cold enzymes and cold enzymes mean a weakened immune system. There is an easy way to obtain treatment for Wilson's Syndrome. In The Health Sciences Institute Newsletter (that a friend sent to me) there is an article about Wilson's Syndrome by Martin Milner, N.D. who will, over the phone, prescribe timed released T3 for anyone in the world who has Wilson's Syndrome! I spent $300.00 for my first visit with the doctor the Wilson's Syndrome Foundation referred me to and Dr. Milner only charges $65.00 for the same thing. (I also had to drive an hour each way and the follow-up visits would have been $125.00!) If you are interested in calling Dr. Milner, 1330 SE 39th Ave., Portland, OR, 97214 (503) 232-1100 and fax (503) 232-7751,1 can save you some time by explaining the following:
1. Dr. Milner needs the results of a recent (within 6 weeks) TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) blood test of yours to be faxed to him. (If you haven't had a TSH blood test taken within the last 6 weeks and do not have a doctor who will order this blood test for you, Dr. Milner's secretary, for a fee of $25.00, will order one for you at a laboratory in your area (there will also be a fee from the laboratory). The TSH blood test will tell you if you have Hypothyroidism (a high TSH means you have low T4 production).
2. Dr. Milner also needs a month of your average daily temperatures faxed to him. You are to take your temperature with a glass/mercury thermometer (the best ones cost $5.00 at a drug store and are used by women of childbearing years to detect when they are ovulating). You take your temperature three times a day (under your tongue). Once three hours after you get up, once Again three hours after that and a third time three hours after that. (The timing does not have to. be exact, but it's best to get all three before six p.m.) Also, before taking your temperature always think first if you have eaten hot food or had a hot or cold beverage within the last 15 minutes. If you have, wait 15 minutes before you take your temperature. Then, you add the 3 temperatures together and divide by 3 to get your average daily temperature.
3. Once you have these things you can set up an appointment with Dr. Milner's secretary to call him for your first session (fax your papers to him first, then call at the appointed time). There are two more things on this subject that I would like to mention:
1. When you begin taking prescription thyroid medicine (T4 or T3) you should start off with a low dose and work up to the correct dose for you. This eliminates any nervousness that you may experience by suddenly introducing a high amount of prescription thyroid hormones into your body when you're not used to them (from The Wilson Syndrome Doctor's Manual, to order call The Wilson's Syndrome Foundation: (800) 621-7006).
2. If your adrenal glands are even slightly impaired it helps to take one capsule of BHB Plus or TAT with each dose of T3. This will eliminate the problem of an unsteady temperature due to forgetting to take the T3 on time (T3 is supposed to be taken every 12 hours, exactly!). (I've been late taking it by 4 hours without a problem since I began to take either one BHB Plus capsule or one TAT capsule with each of my T3 doses.) (Dr. Milner says I must take T3 and T4 for life since I have both Wilson's Syndrome and Hypothyroidism.) (Dr. Milner, to my knowledge, is not aware of BHB Plus or TAT capsules.)
Note #1: In his article Dr. Milner states: "If you are Hypothyroid (your thyroid is not making enough T4) taking too much T3 without T4 can cause osteoporosis and heart arrhythmias. If, however, your body is producing sufficient T4 on its own, but your temperature is below 98.2° F. (Wilson's Syndrome), you can take T3 alone, on a cyclic and temporary basis."
Note #2: For a copy of the September 1997 Health Sciences Institute Newsletter with the article by Martin Milner, N.D., you can write to Health Sciences Institute, 105 W. Monument St., Baltimore, MD 21201 or call (410) 895-7904. Subscriptions are $20.00 for 6 issues (one year). Note #3: Please see the enclosed Road To Health Order Form to order BHB Plus and TAT capsules (these contain food supplements that support the adrenal and thyroid glands.)