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From: pgr@mtgzz.UUCP (p.g.russo)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Info needed -dietitians & holistic health centers
Message-ID: <1259@mtgzz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 17-Oct-85 16:33:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 17 16:33:33 1985
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My wife is considering seeing a nutritionist at a holistic
health center.  She is troubled by periodic dizziness,
muscle soreness (arms & legs) and some headaches and general
fatigue.  (I attribute most of the fatigue to our 2-year old
son).  She's also interested in what this holistic center
calls `colon irrigation', since she suffers from the
irritable bowel syndrome (also called spastic colon).

My question is this (pardon my ignorance):

Has anyone had success with treating any of these problems
by dietary changes and food supplements?  

What are your experiences with these holistic centers?

Has anyone gotten their insurance company to pay for the testing 
done by these places?  (The place we're looking at says that
they have an MD who completes the necessary forms.  My
company already told me that they won't cover the services
of a dietitian)  

I'm hoping that this place can help her.  She's had
urinalysis, brain scans, heart checks, something called a
balance test (by an E&T doctor) and has regularly seen a
chiropractor and an allergist.  No one can seem to find
anything wrong with her.  

Thanks in advance. 

Pat Russo
AT&T Information Systems
Middletown, NJ

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