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Dr Roshani shares how she became a “lifestyle endocrinologist”

I am qualified as a medical expert in hormones, diabetes, thyroid, weight and metabolism. Endocrinology is the super-specialisation in hormones, just like cardiology is super-specialisation in the heart. So I am maximally qualified in prescribing medication for hormonal imbalances. Over the years, in practice, I have always believed in the power of the human body. It is designed for health, not disease. Yet, allopathic doctors are trained to help from a starting point of disease. What gives me joy is to take a person onto the journey of HEALTH, prevention and sensible sustainable individualised lifestyle changes. That started with my own journey, when I was able to come off 100 micrograms of daily thyroid hormone replacement (which I took from 2006-2013), despite being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism (autoimmune underactive thyroid). I believe it was due to reiki meditation and healthy lifestyle changes, that I was able to stop my levothyroxine dose completely. Today, my thyroid blood test TSH, stays normal, and fluctuates during times of stress. I have not taken thyroid medication since 2013! In 2013, I also had an HbaA1c in the prediabetes (6.1). I was able to successfully reverse this to completely normal, without taking a single medication for diabetes. How? Through improvements in exercise, nutrition, sleep and stress management. So I realised that just because I am a doctor doesn’t mean I need to only treat patients with more drugs. I want to work with my patients so they can achieve the best health possible with the least amount of medication. No shortcuts! In my mind, the effort is worth it because we get to see the human body repair many things in ways that are not commonly described in modern medical textbooks, clinical practice guidelines, or medical education conferences. The human body was designed long before those things were created by humans! I wish and ray that everyone achieves their health goals in a way that makes sense and works for them.