Posted by senfar on September 2, 2010, at 5:31:50
In reply to Re: Hinz Protocol~aka~NeuroAssist~aka~Replete, posted by marty hinz, MD on August 21, 2010, at 11:22:35
Dr.Hinz, I am not sure how you arrived at the conclusion that Dr.Sahelian is claiming to be an expert on everything. Could you kindly tell me where you read this claim? Based on what I have read he often mentions in answers to many questions that there is insufficient research or testing for him to make an informed comment.
In any case, the context of his comment about your protocol makes it clear that it was you who sent him an email thereby eliciting his reply. If you think so poorly of him a legitimate question would be why you bothered to e-mail him and to post information about your protocol?
You also state that he has not "peer reviewed literature published in the comments he is making on this blog." Could you specify how this disqualifies him from making an informed comment based on what he has gleaned from peer reviewed and/or other literature about the inimical effects of tyrosine and other supplements used in your protocol?
What I have observed regarding Dr.Sahelian's comments on various products is that he cites conclusions and/or observations from a number of peer reviewed journals. He then makes observations based on the extracts from the cited journals. This seems to me to be a reasonable approach.
I am not sure how you can be so certain that he has not published any peer reviewed articles. However, even if this is correct, it would not necessarily invalidate observations made by him about your or any other protocols and/or supplements. It seems to me to be quite reasonable for him to arrive at an opinion based on what he has gleaned from peer reviewed journals about the dangers of the supplements used in your protocol.
Many General Practitioners and specialists have not published peer reviewed material about medicines they prescribe or provide information on for their patients. Does this mean, ipso facto, that they cannot make informed comments about the inimical or beneficial effects of a substance based on their reading of the PDR, peer reviewed literature and other literature?
Finally, I had a consultation with one of the physicians who 'prescribes' your protocol. I was puzzled as to why that particular physician insisted that I needed to take it indefinitely. This raised a red flag for me especially considering the monthly cost. I have subsequently found a number of references on the internet which indicate that this indefinite supplementation requirement is an essential aspect of your protocol. Could you kindly explain why this is so? It seems to me to be unwise. I would have thought that it should be possible to stop supplementation once the damage has been repaired.
One example is in a post here by "ross": http://neurobio.tribe.net/m/thread/69f8fd71-166f-4033-a9ed-36781b8c693c. " I was trained by Marty Hinz,MD and now conduct a practice almost entirely devoted to NeuroReplete...If you work with a health practiononer who has been trained by Dr. Hinz, they can regulate your neurotransmitter levels in about five weeks. Then ask that person to help you regulate the lithium levels to the correct theraputic dose. You will have to remain on this program indefinitely but you will be symptom free."
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