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Interviews with Integrative Therapist Dr. Jan Nicholson
Integrative clinical psychologist Jan Nicholson, EdD shares her thoughts about mind-body approaches to all aspects of health, including chronic disease, thyroid conditions, autoimmunity, and hormones, in this series of Q&A interviews conducted by Mary Shomon.

Difficulty Getting a Thyroid Diagnosis
Dr. Jan Nicholson, an integrative therapist, offers advice on how to cope emotionally and physically when it's difficult to get a proper thyroid diagnosis.

Coping With Fatigue, Stress, and Adrenal Burnout:
Jan Nicholson, EdD is an integrative clinical psychologist in Virginia who brings innovative mind-body approaches to her therapeutic work. I had an opportunity to interview her regarding her insightful mind-body recommendations on fatigue, stress and adrenal burnout that some thyroid patients experience, even after treatment.

Coping with Thyroid Disease and Chronic Illness
Integrative therapist Dr. Jan Nicholson offers advice on how to take a mind-body approach to thyroid disease and chronic illness.

Can You Take a Mind-Body View of Thyroid Disease Without Blaming Yourself?
Dr. Jan Nicholson shares her thoughts about how to take a mind-body approach to thyroid disease without self-blame.

Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements for Thyroid Disease
A look at the best information available on vitamins and nutritional supplements for thyroid disease.

Top Online Sources of Potassium Iodide
If you are concerned about exposure after a nuclear accident or attack, you may want to have your own pesonal stockpile of potassium iodide. Where can you get this thyroid-protective drug online?

Interview: Andrea Schara, LSW, Managing Chronic Disease
An Interview with therapist Andrea Schara, talking about how to manage stress with chronic disease, and the particular emotional and family stresses of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

South American Medicinal Herbs for Hormones
Dr. Viana Muller discusses South American medicinal herbs from the rain forest and Andes, and their use in treating hormonal imbalances, thyroid, sex drive, weight loss, and more.

Yoga and Thyroid Disease
A review of the positive and healthy role yoga can play in thyroid disease, including the key yoga pose, the sarvangasan shoulder stand for thyroid health

Alternative Options for Thyroid Disease
Comprehensive coverage of alternative options for thyroid disease and hypothyroidism.

Fats That Heal: Fats That Kill
Dr. Udo Erasmus, founder of the nutritional oil ""Udo's Oil," and an expert on the use of power of essential fatty acids has some advice for thyroid patients regarding the effects of essential fatty acids on thyroid hormone receptors, inflammation, weight loss, and what he views as the optimal diet for thyroid patients.

Writing Your Way to Wellness With Thyroid Disease
How writing about your health and stress can actually lead to better overall health, with outlets and resources to get you started feeling better right now!

Thyroid Diet/Nutrition Guide
A comprehensive guide that covers how thyroid patients can use diet and nutrition for maximum energy, better health, and particularly, for management of weight, or weight loss when needed.

Mind-Body Wellness Resources
Mind-body techniques should be part of any thyroid patient's treatment, given our understanding of the relationship between stress and illness. Explore the resources to help you get mind and body in sync for optimal wellness.

Synthroid, Armour and Thyrolar Update
New Order Form for Armour & Thyrolar info, latest on the Synthroid lawsuit, Can you get Mad Cow disease from Armour, refrigerating Thyrolar, and more.

Get Iron to Beat Fatigue
If you're one of the millions of women who experience constant fatigue, an expert in women's and children'shealth says taking a simple quiz for iron deficiency could be the first step on the road to recovering your energy and vitality.

Being Healed Vs Being Cured: A Thyroid Patient's Perspective
When is it time to stop looking for the answers and cures to your physical problems and start focusing on healing? This article looks at healing: the one aspect of our health that patients can control.

Yoga and Thyroid Disease
A review of the positive and healthy role yoga can play in thyroid disease, including the key yoga pose for thyroid health.

Calcium Supplements & Thyroid Hormone Drugs
A reader writes that a life may have been saved by following some simple advice about how to take -- and not take -- calcium supplements when you're on thyroid hormone. Find out more now.

Healing at About / Healing.about.com
About's excellent "Healing" site covers all facets of healing and mind-body health.

Hypothyroidism, Armour Thyroid, Exercise, & Seaweed..."
Interview with Joseph Mercola, DO, a holistic physician, about the "Big Myth" of the TSH test, Armour thyroid, losing weight, soy, factors triggering hypothyroidism, the validity of "Wilson's Syndrome," and more.

Armour, Vitamins and Other Alternative Approaches
Interview with holistic physician Carol Roberts, M.D., focusing on natural thyroid hormones and vitamins/supplements, plus the relationship between Type A personalities and thyroid problems.

Interview: John Dommisse, MD on Hypothyroidism
Part of the Practitioner Perspectives Series, an interview with John Dommisse, MD, who has some interesting thoughts regarding treatment for thyroid problems, optimal T4/T3 levels, and much more.

T3 Drugs Improve Quality of Life!
Major groundbreaking research reported 2/11/99 in the New England Journal does complete about-face on current thyroid treatment! You CAN feel better this research shows how!

Dear Dr: Why Do You Insist on Synthroid Vs. Armour?
A thyroid patient shares the eloquent letter she wrote her doctor when the doctor refused to prescribe Armour Thyroid, and instead insisted on prescribing Synthroid. A powerful letter that raises many unanswered questions!!

Thyroid Top Doctors Directory
The ONLY state and country-specific directory of Top Doctors -- including many alternative practitioners -- for thyroid treatment.

High Normal-Range TSH May Not be Normal
British Medical Journal article "Hypothyroidism: screening and subclinical disease," discussing how TSH levels above 2 may not be normal.

Wilson's Syndrome Foundation
Website for the controversial organization proposing body temperature as a diagnostic tool, and T3 drugs as treatment.

Broda Barnes Research Foundation
The foundation started by the doctor who diagnosed thyroid disease using basal body temperature

Alternative Treatments for Hypothyroidism FAQ's
Decent overview of various alternative treatments for hypothyroidism.

Hypothyroidism (Myxedema)
Good review of nutritional approaches, from HealthWorld.

H ealthy.Net's article on hyperthyroidism
Excellent article with an alternative, homeopathic perspective on treatments for thyroid disease.

Aromatherapy - Glandular System
Aromatherapy recommendations for thyroid and other glandular problems, from HealthWorld.