false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170782677m/71659.jpg 71659 3 As many as one in eight women have a thyroid condition. In <I>Living Well with Hypothyroidism</I>, Mary Shomon outlines the most common of these--too little thyroid hormones in the body. Weight gain, depression, fatigue, and what patients call "brain fog, Brillo hair, and prune skin" result. Because the symptoms of hypothyroidism mimic so many other conditions--chronic fatigue, PMS, clinical depression--it can be very tricky to diagnose, especially since patients with HMOs may not get the thorough testing they need. <p> Shomon knows of what she speaks: she's a health writer and thyroid patient herself. She also manages a thyroid Web site and writes a newsletter on hypothyroidism. In <I>Living Well</I>, she offers an extensively researched guide to this complex condition. She covers conventional, alternative, and late-breaking approaches to treatment--such as challenging the gold standard of Synthroid as the thyroid replacement therapy of choice. (Synthroid replaces T4, the less active of the two thyroid hormones, and Shomon features new research on adding T3--the more potent thyroid hormone--to treatment.)<p> With her down-to-earth, patient-centered approach, Shomon explains everything from how to choose a thyroid specialist to how calcium, antidepressants, and a high-fiber diet affect thyroid hormone absorption. The book includes a chapter on depression, which is a typical misdiagnosis of hypothyroidism--as well as a symptom that often persists even after treatment. She also covers infertility (women who are hypothyroid don't ovulate as regularly and miscarry more frequently) and thyroid cancer, one of the less common causes of hypothyroidism. She explains how to spot hypothyroidism in kids, and ends with a glossary, international resources, and journal references.<p> Shomon creates a sense of community by excerpting e-mails from her vast network of patients--voices that bring a sense of humor so often missing from health books. One quibble: she could have avoided the antidoctor stance in the beginning of her book, where she blames physicians, rather than incomplete science, for the misdiagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. <I>--Rebecca Taylor</I> 69393 2000 Living Well with Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know (Revised Edition) total:41|5:7|4:23|3:10|1:1| 41 158 74 11 4 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 08:43:32 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 20:47:10 -0700 2007
I decided to give it a go because most books just discuss general thyroid issues. And this is one of the few that deals only with hypothyroidis...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 09:36:44 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 04:48:28 -0800 2009 I struggle daily and it affects every aspect of my being and gave me food for thought as there are some therapies that are unconventional and supplements that can help as well.
Also reminded me that many others are going th...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Nov 27 09:41:02 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 09:46:17 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 13:48:07 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 13:48:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 14:30:18 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:52:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Mar 15 07:14:59 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 06:36:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Feb 23 20:06:11 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 20:12:19 -0800 2008 A) This woman is no doctor. She is not a nurse, a lab technician, a phlebotomist or even a vet. She is just some chick with hypothyroidism.
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