Thyroid Balance: Traditional and Alternative Methods for Treating Thyroid Disorders
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Book Description
An authoritative guide to treating thyroid issues-using both traditional and alternative methods More than 14 million Americans suffer from thyroid disorders. Now, for the first time, comes a comprehensive guide from an M.D. and a noted medical writer that explains all of the traditional and alternative methods available for treating hyper- and hypothyroidism.
Thyroid Balance answers every question the thyroid patient might have, including how to:
·Recognize a thyroid condition
·Find a good doctor
·Know what tests help identify thyroid conditions and what the results mean
·Determine if the adrenal gland is the real culprit
·Distinguish between hypo, hyper, autoimmune, and subclinical conditions
·Integrate conventional and alternative treatments
·Determine what to do when treatment fails
·Alleviate nutritional concerns
·Control weight gain and loss
·Manage a thyroid condition's interaction with other problems
·Understand and manage the thyroid's impact on a woman's cycle and fertility
After twenty-five years at the forefront of the complementary medicine movement, Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld provides the tools patients need to take charge of their own treatments, including a reader quiz and a worksheet for creating a personal plan. Thyroid patients can choose and adapt the traditional and alternative methods that best suit their needs and finally find balance.
About the Author
Glenn S. Rothfeld, M.D., M.Ac., is currently Clinical Assistant Professor of family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, where he developed one of the nation's first courses on alternative medicine. Dr. Rothfeld is a licensed acupuncturist, a frequent lecturer, and the author of seven books on complementary medicine topics. He is currently medical director of WholeHealth New England, a complementary medicine center in Arlington, MA.
Deborah S. Romaine is coauthor of Beef Busters, Syndrome X: Managing Insulin Resistance, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Healing Back Pain. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.
Thyroid Balance: Traditional and Alternative Methods for Treating Thyroid Disorders,Glenn S. Rothfeld,Deborah S. Romaine,Adams Media Corporation,1580627773,Diet / Health / Fitness,Diseases,Diseases - General,Endocrinology & Metabolism,General,Health & Fitness,Health/Fitness,Medical Endocrinology,Popular Works,Thyroid Diseases,Thyroid Hormones,Thyroid gland,metabolism,therapy
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