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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.440654 EAN: 9780060524449 ISBN: 0060524448 Label: Collins Manufacturer: Collins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: September 01, 2004 Publisher: Collins Release Date: August 17, 2004 Studio: Collins Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: From patient advocate Mary Shomon, author of Living Well With Hypothyroidism, here is the first book to tackle the weight factors specific to thyroid patients and detail a conventional and alternative plan for lasting weight loss. An estimated 10 million Americans have been diagnosed with thyroid disease—most of them women—and for the majority of them, losing weight is mentioned time and time again as a primary concern and chief frustration—a challenge made more difficult due to the metabolic slowdown of a malfunctioning thyroid gland. For these thyroid patients, treatment alone doesn't seem to resolve weight problems. Further, they may struggle with raising basic metabolism, resolving underlying nutritional deficiencies, treating depression and correcting brain chemistry imbalances, reducing stress, and combating insulin resistance. The Thyroid Diet will identify these factors that inhibit a thyroid patient's ability to lose weight, and offer solutions—both conventional and alternative—to help. It will discuss optimal dietary changes, including how a thyroid sufferer should focus on a low-glycemic, high-fibre, low-calorie diet, eaten as smaller, more frequent meals to balance blood sugar. The Thyroid Diet addresses the use of various herbs, nutritional supplements, and prescription weight loss drugs, outlining the necessity of exercise, and drawing together all information into an integrated diet and exercise plan. It contains several different eating plans, food lists, and a set of delicious and healthy gourmet recipes. With handy worksheets to use in weight loss tracking, and a special resource section featuring websites, books, and support groups, here is vital help for the millions of thyroid patients dealing with weight problems. Mary Shomon has been praised by doctors around the country for her medical knowledge and sensitivity to patients' needs. She will be receiving similar blurbs for this new book. There are no other books on controlling your weight problems if you have a thyroid condition, yet over 40% of overweight people have evidence of a thyroid condition, and the weight loss problems facing them are unique and need a specific approach. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent choice!Finally a book that covers the topic of 'what is it I can eat and lose weight' if you're dealing with hypothyroidism. Excellent choice. Have recommended it to others. Rating: - thyroidSo far this product has been very helpful to me and has a lot of information that i never knew about my condition. I recommend anyone that has questions or needs help losing weight that has a thyroid problem to read this book. Rating:  - just an aggregatorUnfortunately I have to say that I was totally disappointed by this book. It says everything and nothing. Basically you can say it is useful because it contains all the things that are usually said on the thyroid issue and way to manage it with diet. But this is the point: it tells you about several types of diets and it is up to you to try them all and good luck! The author does not substantiate her recommendations she just tells you what it is said out there but she does not take positions (apart ... Read More Rating: - Thyroid dietthis is an easy to use diet that come in handy and helped me understand my problems. Rating: - Save Your MoneyAll that this book does is suggest various popular diets, South Beach, Weight Watchers, etc. There is no diet in this book specific to the thyroid, so choose the diet you want to follow and get a good book on that diet instead. 
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