What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Hypothyroidism or An Adult Childs Guide to Whats Normal

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Hypothyroidism: A Simple Plan for Extraordinary Results

Author: Ken Blanchard

Depression, fatigue, headaches, memory lapses, weight gain, constipation, cold intolerance, slowed reflexes, hair loss, menstrual abnormalities-these are some of the vague, sometimes debilitating symptoms that, in varying combinations, plague more than 13 million patients with hypothyroidism.

Unfortunately, many patients with hypothyroidism go for months to years, from doctor to doctor, from test to tests without being properly diagnosed. This is because the TSH blood test, considered the gold standard for diagnosis, is simply not an accurate indicator of hypothryoidism. Perhaps more perplexing, millions who are properly diagnosed find themselves undergoing often ineffective treatments for their disorder.

At last, there is a solution: Dr. Blanchard's groundbreaking treatment program draws on emerging research, medical facts, and three decades of clinical experiences as an endocrinologist. It's an individualized program that uses questionnaires and charts to help diagnose sufferers through symptoms, not lab results- and treats patients of all ages with the safe, but little used T3 hormone in the best combination with the more common T4 hormone, as well as with specific nutritional advice and alternative treatments that really work!

Table of Contents:

	A Note from Dr. Blanchard	xi
	Foreword	xiii
Part I	Hypothyroidism: Dangerous Medical Myths, Lifesaving Revelations	1
Chapter 1.	Lifting the Fog on Hypothyroidism	3
Chapter 2.	First Stop: Diagnosis	25
Chapter 3.	Going Against the Tide: The 2 Percent Solution	34
Chapter 4.	How I Work with My Patients: Translating Theory into Practice	49
Chapter 5.	The Tale of the Mouse and the Lizard and Other Explanations for Your Symptoms	61
Chapter 6.	Who's at Risk for Hypothyroidism?	87
Chapter 7.	I Suspect I Have Hypothyroidism Because ...	103
Part II	Mastering Your Thyroid Rhythms at Every Stage of Life	117
Chapter 8.	In the Beginning There Was Hypothyroidism: Fertility, Pregnancy, and Beyond	119
Chapter 9.	Giving Your Child the Best Start in Infancy and Childhood	134
Chapter 10.	Balancing on the Edge: Adolescence and PMS	147
Chapter 11.	It's Also a Guy Thing	156
Chapter 12.	Menopause: Finding Your Balance Amid Change	161
Chapter 13.	Keeping the Beat in Advanced Age	173
Part III	The Care and Feeding of the Ailing Thyroid	181
Chapter 14.	Is Hypothyroidism in the Air?	185
Chapter 15.	What You Should Know About Weight Gain and Hypothyroidism	193
Chapter 16.	Dr. Blanchard's Thyroid Wellness Diet	199
Chapter 17.	Ten Hazards of Healthy Living: Holistic Habits That Could Make You More Hypo	212
Chapter 18.	Top Tips from Dr. Blanchard's Patients (Plus a Few More)	216
Chapter 19.	Finding a Doctor You Can Talk to--and Doing It Effectively	223
	Resources	227
	Glossary	233
	Index	247

Interesting textbook:

An Adult Child's Guide to What's Normal

Author: John C Friel

You have begun to deal with the pain and trauma of being raised in a dysfunctional family and now you are ready to lead a healthy life. But:

Do you know what healthy people do?

Do you know what is "normal"?

Do you know how to ask unwanted guests to leave?

In An Adult Child's Guide to What's "Normal", John and Linda Friel have written a practical guide to living a healthy life. Your parents may not have been able to teach you social skills but it is not too late to learn them now.

Read this guide and learn how to respond to the challenges, problems and traps that we are faced with daily.