The Everything Health Guide To Thyroid Disease: Professional Advice on Getting the Right Diagnosis, Managing Your Symptoms, And Feeling Great
- ISBN13: 9781593377199
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Product Description
If you have a thyroid condition, you are not alone. An estimated 13 million Americans suffer from thyroid disease. The Everything Health Guide to Thyroid Disease, cowritten by acclaimed thyroid specialist, Theodore C. Friedman, is the authoritative handbook you need to help you live with this disease. You’ll learn about:
Complete with a glossary, additional resources, and even a section on thyroid disease in children, The Everything Health Guide to Thyroid Disease is the complete guide for everyday healthy living.
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Thyroid disorders can wreak havoc on the body causing symptoms easily overlooked or dismissed by physicians as simple signs of aging or seasonal affectations. But if you or a loved one are among the many who are suffering from fatigue, weight changes, low energy, heat or cold intolerance, dry skin, memory loss, irritability or other signs of thyroid disease, then this book is for you. When I read the book, I was astonished to learn that thyroid disease strikes over 27 MILLION(!!) people in the United States, yet half of them go undiagnosed…and the majority of these people are women. Yet, left untreated, this book explains how thyroid diseases can do more than rob you of your quality of life; it can severely impact on other body systems in unexpected ways, such as eyesight, heart disease, appetite and metabolism, even sleep patterns, depression, hair and nail health…the list goes on and on.
Meaty topics, including the interplay between autoimmune disorders and thyroid disfunction (such as Grave’s disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis), to surprising triggers putting one at greater risk for thyroid problems, such as family history, smoking and even pregnancy, are also covered in this book.
Written by a world-class, NIH-trained endocrinologist specializing in complicated endocrine disorders, “The Everything Health Guide to Thyroid Disease” is an absolute must-have for anyone struggling with thyroid problems. Chapter by chapter, Dr. Friedman thoroughly explains in plain language everything you need to know about thyroid disease: from the sometimes baffling array of symptoms and their myriad causes, to the diagnostic process and treatment options — and most importantly, how to manage your thyroid disorder and reclaim your health and quality of life.
This is one of those books I started to thumb through as soon as it arrived and then found that I couldn’t put it down. I bought another copy (then a few more) to give to family and friends also suffering with thyroid problems (a couple who are in the medical profession). We all found it easy to understand, yet clearly a comprehensive and invaluable resource to which we have returned, over and over.
Whether you have just begun to suspect thyroid problems, or have gone from doctor to doctor without successful treatment and truly feeling better, this book could be your answer. Dr. Friedman’s knowledge and expertise of complicated endocrine disorders has been an absolute lifesaver to me. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a thyroid disorder who is looking to reclaim your health and to feel great again. It CAN happen, and this is THE book to tell you how.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Everything Health Guide To Thyroid Disease: Professional Advice on Getting the Right Diagnosis, Managing Your Symptoms, And Feeling Great
For anyone looking to understand and cope with the health issues related to a thyroid condition, look no further! This book covers it all: from the symptoms, to the diagnosis, to the short-term fixes to the more permanent corrective actions. The authors tell you what to look for and more importantly explain clearly and concisely what you can do to get past the health issues and not just get back on your feet, but how to really flourish!
I think this is a wonderful collaboration and I highly recommend it to anyone who has or even suspects they may problems with their thyroid. I’ve compared it to other resources on the market, and I think the information and the way it’s presented is the best I’ve seen.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Everything Health Guide To Thyroid Disease: Professional Advice on Getting the Right Diagnosis, Managing Your Symptoms, And Feeling Great
I have no thyroid any more but still struggle with my medications and questions and this gives me more information than the average book. I also like the book by Mary Shomon which I own.
I am a patient of Dr Friedman (travelling thousands of miles to do so) and he has helped me with my pituitary, adrenal and other hormone issues. What is nice about this book is that it covers the role of thyroid with the other hormones.
You really only feel good when all of them are right. This book is a good basic book for those that are just learning about the thyroid but still has enough for those that are more experienced in thyroid issues.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Everything Health Guide To Thyroid Disease: Professional Advice on Getting the Right Diagnosis, Managing Your Symptoms, And Feeling Great
I recently had the pleasure of reading this book. I read this book from cover to cover. I agree with some of the past reviewers that this book had some insight. I have had thyroid disease for quite some time now, but I was already knowledgeable on the subject. I just read this book to see if I could find out anything new. While the book was a relatively easy read for me, I know that this book could be troublesome for the average reader who is not familiar with medical terminology, the endocrine system, biological mechanisms of the body, etc. The authors pride themselves on having a simplified book that everyone can read and understand. I would have to disagree with them there. Particularly with reference to the sections on the parathyroid and thyroid hormones they throw around a lot of jargon that can be very confusing to the average reader. Also in several instances, the authors give hormonal abbreviations without explaining what the hormones are first. Another big pet peeve of mine with this book was the order of it. The authors mention topics like hyper/hypothyroidism quite frequently in the first few chapters, but decide not to write about them until later in the book (Chapter 10, 11, etc.). The authors also make reference to lab tests, nuclear medicine, and radiological procedures; but do offer in depth explanations until much later in the text. They will write a few sentences about it, and say “we will discuss this more in depth later.” I also found this book to be very repetitive. At least 50 pages of this book could have been eliminated from all the repetition. Also, the chapter on thyroid diet could have been eliminated altogether. In a nutshell all that chapter really says is to eat a proper diet and exercise. Who hasn’t heard that by now? There was also a chapter that discussed finding a good doctor and suggested tips like find a doctor who will listen to you, and who will do what is best for you. I think that can be chalked up to having common sense. With that being said, there was some useful information in this book, such as the index of helpful websites in the back (which by the way could tell you everything that this book said and more for free). Overall, this book is an oversimplified text with jargon thrown in the middle of it, and helpful information here and there.
Rating: 3 / 5
The Everything Health Guide To Thyroid Disease: Professional Advice on Getting the Right Diagnosis, Managing Your Symptoms, And Feeling Great
Because I am a medical editor by trade, a friend called me when she received a diagosis of thyroid disease, hoping I would be able to share information with her. Unfortunately, I had never worked on a project that discussed thyroid disease. Still, I didn’t want to let her down, so picked up a copy of this book. It proved to be the perfect resource–clearly written, well researched, and up to date. I was able to reassure my friend that her illness could be controlled–and even better, gave her the book so that she’d have somewhere reliable to turn for future questions.
Rating: 5 / 5
The Everything Health Guide To Thyroid Disease: Professional Advice on Getting the Right Diagnosis, Managing Your Symptoms, And Feeling Great