Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
If you are one of the more than 14 million Americans who suffers from a thyroid disorder, knowingly or unknowingly, Thyroid Balance is the key to restoring your health and well-being. Never before has there been a comprehensive guide that explains all the traditional and alternative methods available for treating thyroid disorders, and allows you to become an active participant in designing a balanced, practical treatment program.
Using the amassed knowledge of twenty-five years at the forefront of the complementary medicine movement, Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld answers every question the thyroid patient might have, including how to:
- recognize a thyroid condition
- determine if the adrenal gland is the real culprit
- distinguish between hypo, hyper, autoimmune, and subclinical conditions
- integrate conventional and alternative treatments
- know what to do when treatment fails
- get your metabolism and your body thermostat back under control
- control weight gain and loss
- and so much more
Table of Contents
The thyroid butterfly : delicate and elusive -- Why you feel the way you do -- The metabolic matrix of your endocrine system -- Thyroid function and dysfunction -- Metamorphosis : a good diagnosis can transform your life -- Traditional and alternative thyroid testing methods -- Thyroid conditions : living out of balance -- Hypothyroidism : low and out of balance -- Hyperthyroidism : high and out of balance -- Sluggish thyroid, stressful adrenal? -- The autoimmune connection -- Thyroid therapies -- Treatment approaches for underactive thyroid -- Treatment approaches for overactive thyroid treatment approaches -- Therapeutic balance : finding the right treatment for you -- What do you do when nothing seems to work? -- What do you do if you want to stop treatment? -- Restoring thyroid health : living in balance -- Nutrition : foods that help, foods that don't help -- Keeping your weight in balance -- Managing your thyroid with other serious health problems -- Fertility, thyroid, and a woman's cycle -- Energy in balance : getting into a healthy synchronicity.