by Mary J. Shomon
 | I have a new book just published in early March of 2000, called "Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctors Don't Tell You...That You Need to Know." The book was published by HarperCollins/Avon's WholeCare Line of patient-oriented books offering the latest medical and health information. |
Living Well With Hypothyroidism is the first patient-written, patient-oriented book on thyroid disease to acknowledge that one little pill doesn't usually cure all or fit all. In this groundbreaking book, you'll find the in-the-trenches, practical patient-oriented advice you need on how to find the right doctor to diagnose and treat various forms of hypothyroidism, the drugs for hypothyroidism you and your doctor may not know about, how to overcome infertility and have a successful pregnancy and breasfteed with hypothyroidism (it's not always as easy as doctors suggest!), alternative therapies for hypothyroidism and the symptoms and side effects that still might plague you, combatting weight gain and successful weight loss, depression, and much more. Special chapters focus on hypothyroidism in thyroid cancer, and hypothyroidism in infants and children.
The book also features a huge chapter with all the thyroid resources and support -- including organizations, websites, books, hotlines, etc. -- you'll want to have at your fingertips!
In this ground-breaking, practical guide, you'll find answers to such essential questions as:
- What is hypothyroidism?
- What are the warning signs, symptoms and risk factors of the condition?
- Why is getting diagnosed often a challenge, and how can you overcome that obstacle?
- What treatments are available, including those you're not likely to learn about from most doctors?
- Why is the most popular treatment often not enough to return you to wellness, and what else might you need to feel better?
- How can proper hypothyroidism diagnosis and treatment resolve many cases of supposed infertility?
- What are the options and benefits of alternative therapies for hypothyroidism and its symptoms?
- How can you resolve lingering and serious problems of hypothyroidism -- such as weight gain and depression -- that continue despite treatment?
- What special considerations do you need for hypothyroidism during pregnancy, in infants and children, or due to thyroid cancer or surgery?
- What is the outlook for the future treatment of hypothyroidism?
REVIEWS
Mary Shomon is the harbinger of the latest scientifically-sound information on hypothyroidism. With keen intellect, loyalty to truth, and plain language, she sweeps away the medical dogma that bars millions of patients from rational thyroid hormone therapies. In this book, she describes practical thyroid therapies that can improve patients' health and extend their lives. The book is vital for hypothyroid patients who want to get well, and for physicians who want to help them do so.
Dr. John Lowe, author of The Metabolic Treatment of Fibromyalgia and founder of the Fibromyalgia Research Foundation
Ms. Shomon's book is an enlightened godsend to hypothyroidism sufferers, providing a wealth of cutting edge medical information and alternative approaches for surviving ...and thriving ...with hypothyroidism. Mary has debunked longstanding "myths" and misinformation about thyroid diagnosis and treatment options that have come from both alternative and conventional thyroid specialists. If I could recommend only one book on thyroid problems for my patients, this would be it.
Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. Women's health specialist and author of Screaming to Be Heard: Hormonal Connections Women Suspect...And Doctors Ignore, and founder of HERPlace
| READ THE TABLE OF CONTENTS Click here to read the book's complete Table of Contents. ORDER NOW!! In addition to finding the book at all independent, mall, chain and Internet bookstores, you can easily order right now online at the Borders.com online bookstore. To order from Borders.com online, CLICK HERE. |
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