Hi Bahareh,

Unfortunately, I do not know of any holistic ophthalmologists in Dubai. I’ve been taking my kids to see Dr. Fadi Saad at the American Hospital: https://www.ahdubai.com/doctors-profile/fady-saad

He’s been quite thorough.

Hi Nadine – can you please email support@bbettermembership.com and ask them to give you access to purchase the tests you need. Please let them know the exact test you’d like to pursue. I would suggest the OAT test, MycoTox test (for mold exposure) and Doctor’s Data Hair Elements (hair sample to show longer term circulation) since you’ve…

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Very good! Wish they’d run a full thyroid panel at once but that’s the way they do things unfortunately when it comes to insurance approvals. But glad you found a cooperative doctor and they’re taking the cautious approach with CK enzymes. I agree.

Please keep us posted with neuro appt. Good luck!

@Kkol no, that panel won’t really add much, except to differentiate between heart muscle and skeletal muscle involvement, and if budget is a concern, I’d prefer you spend your money on tests that will help provide information that can help you take the right preventative and corrective action.

I still believe efforts are better spent…

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@Kkol you’re so welcome! This is exactly why I created B Better, so it fulfills me to know you feel well supported.

@Kkol yes, I commonly refer to both Dr. Sean and Dr. Heather. Both are good. Dr. Sean is “labeled” as a homeopath for insurance purposes, but he works very much like a naturopath and functional medicine doctor. Dr. Heather Eade is a naturopath, so functional medicine is within her toolkit and approach.

In terms of insurance, alternative…

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Replying to your questions one by one:

1. Regarding ANA. It can be positive in individuals with autoimmune thyroid diseases, but not everyone with thyroid autoimmunity will have a positive ANA because it’s organ specific. ANA tests typically screen for systemic autoimmune conditions (such as lupus, RA, etc) that involve multiple organs, not just…

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Hi @Kkol – I’m really sorry to hear about what your son is going through. But I want to commend you on the swift actions you are taking and the additional tests you are considering pursuing.

Unfortunately, there is no direct or immediate way to lower CK levels. But rest and hydration are critical first steps to help flush out CK through…

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Hi @Nadine – I can’t seem to open your attachments. I’ll double check with tech to see if it’s an internal issue, but can you also try uploading a lab result again (just 1 page for testing), perhaps as a jpeg or pdf to help us figure out why it’s not opening?

In the meantime, I went back to Circle to look at the results you uploaded there to…

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Hi @Annie – it’s hard to say what the potential causes are so I’m curious to know more. What did your doctor say about this? Were they concerned or request additional labwork to rule things out?

Do you have any other symptoms related to the eyes such as gradual loss of your peripheral vision, blurred vision, halos around lights, eye pain,…

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