Product Description
It's sometimes called a hidden epidemic: One in ten Americans--more than twenty million people, most of them women--has a thyroid disorder. At any given time, millions of people have an undiagnosed thyroid disorder and experience a chronic mental anguish that almost certainly arises from the very same source. Yet many primary-care doctors still don't recognize the importance of the thyroid in mind-body health--and its especially crucial role in women's well-being.

The Thyroid Solution is a must-read for anyone who suffers from a thyroid condition. It's the first mind-body approach to identifying and curing thyroid imbalances. Written by a medical pioneer and leading authority in the field of thyroid research, this groundbreaking book offers Dr. Ridha Arem's practical program for maintaining thyroid health through diet, exercise, and stress control--and through his revolutionary medical plan, which combines two types of hormone treatments with astounding results. Inside you'll discover

- The thyroid basics--what it is, where it is, what it does
- How thyroid hormones affect the brain and alter mood, emotions, and behavior
leading to brain fog, weight gain, loss of libido, infertility, anxiety, and depression
- What tests to ask your doctor to give you--and what they mean
- The vital connection between stress and thyroid imbalance
- The benefits of antioxidants and essential fatty-acid foods and supplements
- How to recognize and cure the deep and lingering effects of a thyroid imbalance

Filled with remarkable patient histories and interviews that document the dramatic results of Dr. Arem's bold new treatments, The Thyroid Solution now gives you and your doctor the tools you need to live a life with peace of
mind . . . and body.
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One in ten Americans suffers from thyroid dysfunction, yet most don't realize the mental and emotional components of this condition. "This is the first book to explain the hidden suffering that many patients have difficulty expressing and the first book to provide new ways of helping address and heal this suffering," promises author Ridha Arem, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of endocrinology and metabolism at Ben Taub General Hospital, both in Houston, Texas. This book explains the link between stress and thyroid imbalance; how thyroid imbalance affects your emotions, sex life, and relationships; and how to cope with the effects of this imbalance. Because thyroid problems primarily strike women, a whole section deals with women's health issues, such as infertility, miscarriage, postpartum depression, premenstrual syndrome, and menopause. Another section provides practical tools, such as evaluating lab tests and self-diagnosis techniques, dealing with treatment problems and side effects, and preventing memory lapses and depression. The book covers lifestyle choices that affect thyroid health, such as diet, supplementation, and exercise. Frequent case studies (usually told as first-person narratives), checklists, and questionnaires help to simplify the material and make it easier to check the medical information against your own situation. Each chapter ends with "valuable points to remember," making review easy. If you suffer from thyroid imbalance, or think you might, this book could be a valuable resource. --Joan Price

	Introduction	1
Part I	The Emerging Mind-Thyroid Connection: How a Tiny Endocrine Gland Intimately Affects Your Mood, Emotions, and Behavior
1	Thyroid Imbalance: A Hidden Epidemic	11
2	Stress and Thyroid Imbalance: Which Comes First?	27
3	Hypothyroidism: When the Thyroid Is Underactive	44
4	Hyperthyroidism: When the Thyroid Is Overactive	62
5	Thyroid Imbalance, Depression, Anxiety, and Mood Swings	83
6	Medicine from the Body: Thyroid Hormone as an Antidepressant	105
Part II	No, You Are Not Making It Up: Common Emotional and Physical Interactions
7	Weight, Appetite, and Metabolism: The Thyroid's Actions	123
8	Hormones of Desire: The Thyroid and Your Sex Life	137
9	"You've Changed": When the Thyroid and Relationships Collide	152
10	Overlapping Symptoms and Syndromes: Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, Hypoglycemia, and Fibromyalgia	165
Part III	Women's Thyroid Problems: Your Symptoms Are Not All in Your Head
11	Premenstrual Syndrome and Menopause: Tuning the Cycles	185
12	Infertility and Miscarriage: Is Your Thyroid a Factor?	199
13	Postpartum Depression: The Hormonal Link	208
Part IV	Diagnosing and Treating Common Thyroid Disorders: The Journey to Wellness
14	What You Need to Know about Thyroid Tests	221
15	Treating the Imbalance	241
16	Curing the Lingering Effects of Thyroid Imbalance	263
17	The New T4/T3 Protocol: "It Made Me Feel Better All Over"	282
18	Living a Thyroid-Friendly Life: Healthful Choices Day by Day	295
19	Living with Thyroid Eye Disease	316
20	Thyroid Cancer: Curable but Anguishing	329
21	Eight Steps for the Future: How to Promote a Better Understanding of Thyroid, Mind, and Mood	347
	Notes	352
	Resources	372
	Bibliography	378
	Index	382