Mary Shomon's Picks - Top Holiday Gifts for Thyroid Patients

If you are looking for some holiday gift ideas for friends and loved ones with thyroid conditions, I've put together some suggestions that are sure to please. (And for you thyroid patients: You may want to print out a copy of this list and leave it where your family and friends are sure to find it! Or, take time out this holiday season to buy yourself a well-deserved present!)

1) Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You . . .That You Need to Know by Mary J. Shomon. Since most thyroid patients end up hypothyroid, my own book, published in 2000, now in its ninth printing -- and one of Amazon.com's Top 40 health bestsellers of 2001 -- offers both conventional and alternative advice on how to find the best treatments, doctors, and alternative approaches for thyroid, weight loss, depression, and more. Includes a detailed resources chapter. Read an Excerpt 2) The Goddess Diet by Larrian Gillespie, MD The smart diet that actually understands how your hormones can help -- or hurt -- your efforts at weight loss. Dr. Gillespie really understands the needs of women with hypothyroidism, and has created a diet that makes real sense! Start 2002 with the right diet, the one that will finally help you lose weight!! 3) The Gladiator Diet: How to Preserve Peak Health, Sexual Energy & a Strong Body at Any Age by Larrian Gillespie, MD Attention men, and those who love them! Dr. Gillespie's book addresses the unique hormonal needs of men who are trying to get healthy, lose weight, and build a strong body. Common sense information that really targets men's unique needs. 4) Medicinal Herbs that Can Impact Health I've personally fallen in love with some South American medicinal herbs I've been taking, after learning about them from Dr. Viana Muller, an anthropologist and herbalist who harvests South American organic herbs to create medicinal products and teas. The interview with Dr. Muller is featured here at the site and talks about the herb maca, which I've been using to regulate my menstrual cycle and blood sugar -- but may actually help the thyroid -- plus I'm also a big fan of the cat's claw and desmodium teas.

5) Solved: The Riddle of Illness
by Stephen Langer, M.D. and James Scheer. A focus on thyroid disease from the perspective of nutritional medicine, with an enlightening focus on the relationship between thyroid disease and many conditions, such as arthritis, obesity, depression, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, sexual problems, and much more. Popular thyroid doctor Stephen Langer and his colleague Jim Scheer -- a renowned author of fifteen books on nutrition and health, and more than a thousand magazine articles -- have updated this new edition to provide a comprehensive holistic/nutritional approach to understanding thyroid disease.

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6) Body Pillow
If you don't find yourself getting proper sleep, or you have body aches and pains due to your autoimmune disease, a body pillow may be the thing you need. I'm devoted to mine!

6) Yoga for Beginners Yoga is one of the best exercises for thyroid patients, and this "Sunrise Edition of Beginner Yoga with Nadia" is an excellent way to get an introduction to this gentle, yet effective, form of exercise, stretching and stress reduction.

7) Instant Home Medical Advisor
This 4-CD-ROM computer software package contains four critical medical resources, including:

• The Merck Manual of Medical Information
• Family Medical Encyclopedia
• Homeopathic Remedy Finder
• Herbal Remedy Finder

A tremendous resource to have at home!

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