Todd Moody said:
>All my thyroid tests are normal.
Actually, normal doesn't mean a blessed thing. Most current testy for
thyroid function are highly innaccurate and have not stood the test of time.
Normal meals average---like it's normal for 40% or more of the population to
be overweight, to eat candy bars, pop tarts, drink soda pop and take
prescription medication. That so called normal range includes a huge
percentage of people with compromised thyroid function. TSH is not the best
indicator of thyroid health, nor is T3 or T4.
Normal says nothing about health or full functioning. Clinical symptoms and
temperature are far more reliable indicators of the functioning of your
thyroid gland. A lot of symptoms that a lot of people have, and consider
"normal," are put into a context that makes sense in the two books that
follow.
Check out "Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness" by Broda Barnes, MD.
According to the late Broda Barnes, of all the problems that can affect
physical or mental health, none is more common than thyroid gland
disturbance. None is more readily and inexpensively corrected. And none is
more often untreated, and even unsuspected.
Hypothyroidism--low thyroid function--is one of the gland disturbances that
many people suffer from without even realizing it. It can be the cause of
low energy or constant fatigue that is one of the most common complaints
brought to doctors. It may be responsible for chronic headaches, repeated
infections, unyielding skin problems, or circulatory difficulties. Even more
frightening, it can be a major factor in heart disease, lung cancer, and
emphysema. And it is responsible for many emotional and mental disturbances.
Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness explains low thyroid function in
easy, understandable language. It tells how it may be affecting your health
and your life.
Dr. Broda Barnes and Lawrence Galton tell what the thyroid gland is, how it
works, the problems its dysfunction can induce. They detail case histories
of patients, often thought hopeless, whose problems were discovered to be
related to hypothyroidism and were cured by Dr. Barnes's simple effective
techniques. And they discuss whether you too may be hypothyroid, affected by
a condition even a physician may not recognize.
Included is a simple test you can make at home to discover if hypothyroidism
may be the real, previously unsuspected cause of your ill health.
The late Dr. Broda Barnes practiced medicine for more than thirty-five
years. His experience with patients suffering from undiscovered cases of
hypothyroidism led him to write this book. The foundation established in his
name carries on his work with hypothyroidism.
Table of Contents
1. The Many Faces of Thyroid Deficiency
2. The Vital--and Errant--Gland
3. The Flaw in Diagnosis...and Overcoming It
4. The Thyroid and Fatigue
5. Migraine and Other Headaches
6. The Thyroid in Emotional and Behavioral Problems
7. Infectious Diseases: Why, For Some, So Many
8. The Thyroid and the Skin
9. Menstrual Disorders, Fertility Problems and Avoiding Needless Surgery
10. The Hypertension Association
11. The Thyroid and Heart Attacks
12. Arthritis
13. The Thyroid, Diabetes, and Hypoglycemia
14. The Thyroid, Lung Cancer, and Emphysema
15. The Thyroid and Obesity: The Real--and Surprising--Connections
16. The Role of the Thyroid in Aging
17. A Word About Thyroid Treatment
Also check out, "Solved: The Riddle of Illness" (Second Edition)
By Stephen E. Langer, M.D. & James F. Scheer, Keats Publishing -- 1994
Description
Langer and Scheer intended their book to carry forward the tradition of
Broda Barnes. The book discusses the "secrets of abundant health --
physically, emotionally and mentally."
Dr. Langer has been president of the American Nutritional Medical
Association since 1982 and has a private practice in Berkeley, California.
Over the last twenty years, Dr. Langer has had his own radio and television
talk shows. James Scheer has authored and co-authored 15 published books,
many on nutrition and health. More than 1,000 of his nutrition/health
articles have appeared in leading magazines around the world.
Table of Contents
1. "Nothing Organically Wrong"
2. Why So Much Hidden Hypothyroidism
3. Care and Feeding of the Thyroid
4. What's Sabotaging Your Thyroid?
5. Body Heat
6. Thyroid and Sex -- For Women
7. Thyroid and Sex--For Men
8. Better Skin, Better Living
9. Mind and Emotions: The Thyroid Connection
10. A New Look at Depression
11. Medical Look-alikes: Hypoglycemia and Hypothyroidism
12. Diabetes: A Preventable Disease
13. Overweight: How to be a Good Loser!
14. How to Prevent a Heart Attack--Your Own!
15. Be Kind to Your Arteries
16. Dramatic Treatment for Circulatory Problems
17. Guard Yourself Against Cancer
18. Thyroiditis: A Growing Menace
19. Evening Primrose Oil: Wonder-Worker
20. Alzheimer's Disease: Senility or Something Else?
21. Live Longer, Healthier and Younger
22. For Doctors Only
Sincerely,
Rachel
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