In her newest book, Mary Shomon takes readers on a quest to understand the profound influence the thyroid has on a woman's hormonal health in the perimenopause and menopause years, and discusses how undiagnosed thyroid problems may be the real culprit behind what many assume are peri/menopausal symptoms. Many women assume they're suffering from perimenopause or menopause and embark on a wild goose chase of hormone replacement, go soy crazy, start smearing themselves with yam and progesterone creams, or end up taking all sorts of herbs, from black cohosh to chasteberry. But, when the real culprit is a thyroid problem, these approaches simply don't work. And by age 60, it's estimated that as many as half of women have an underactive thyroid. A drop in reproductive hormones frequently triggers a thyroid slowdown - a 'thyropause' - that causes misleading symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and depression. "The Menopause Thyroid Solution" helps readers: know whether they are at extra risk of developing a thyroid condition; recognize the common - and not so common - symptoms of a thyroid problem; learn how to get thyroid and hormonal imbalance problems properly diagnosed; explore how best to treat a thyroid condition, through traditional and non-traditional means; understand how to balance the thyroid with reproductive/sex hormones and adrenal hormones; find out what and how to eat, what medications to consider, what supplements to take, and the mind-body-approaches to practice, in order to balance your hormones; and, improve the metabolism, for more effective weight management and weight loss.

About the Author
Diagnosed with a thyroid disease in 1995, Mary J. Shomon has transformed her health challenges into a mission as an internationally known patient advocate. She is the founder and editor in chief of several thyroid, autoimmune, and nutrition newsletters, as well as the Internet's most popular thyroid disease website, www.thyroid-info.com. She lives in Kensington, Maryland.

Reviews
"Vital for hypothryoid patients who want to get well, and for physicians who want to do so." -- Dr. John Lowe, Director of Research of the Fibromyalgia Research Foundation "If I could recommend only one book on thyroid problems for my patients, this would be it." -- Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D., Founder and Medical Director of HER Place Centers "A must read book." -- American Autoimmune Related Disease Association "A first rate book" -- Los Angeles Times "At last, a book that helps people make sense of multiple mystifying symptoms, and offers a road map to proper diagnosis and the most effective treatments...a brilliant empowerment manual for finding the proper practitioners and moving forward in your life." -- Richard Shames, MD, and Karilee Shames, PhD, RN, HNC, authors of Thyroid Power "Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome confuse many doctors, and in turn they have difficulty giving good explanations to patients. Mary Shomon has been able to convert this 'medicalese' into simple talk that all patients can understand." -- Kenneth N. Woliner, MD, Holistic Family Medicine practitioner "I can think of few conditions more challenging to patients and the medical profession than fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. Once again Mary Shomon has shed an incredible light on what really matters - everything from how to get an accurate diagnosis to finding the best treatment." -- Marie Savard, author of How to Save Your Own Life, praise for LIVING WELL WITH CFS "If you're one of the millions afflicted with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, or think you may be, start changing your life for the better now by reading this crucial book. There are very real answers that will help you even more than you dare to hope, a -- Dr. Joseph Mercola, author of The No-Grain Diet, praise for LIVING WELL WITH CFS "If you're one of the millions afflicted with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, or think you may be, start changing your life for the better now by reading this crucial book. There are very real answers that will help you even more than you dare to hope, and Mary Shomon has done an absolutely masterful job of providing them to you here." -- Dr. Joseph Mercola, author of The No-Grain Diet "If you're one of the millions afflicted with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, or think you may be, start changing your life for the better now by reading this crucial book. There are very real answers that will help you even more than you dare to hope, and Mary Shomon has done an absolutely masterful job of providing them to you here." -- Alternative Medicine Magazine "Shomon excels at comprehensiveness, covering all the decisions that a patient has to make when dealing with thyroid conditions." -- Library Journal "The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about autoimmune diseases from Mary Shomon, the woman who taught America about thyroid disease! Her book will enlighten you about how to diagnose, treat, and possibly even prevent, autoimmune disease -- Carol Roberts, MD, Director, Wellness Works Holistic Health Center "The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about autoimmune diseases from Mary Shomon, the woman who taught America about thyroid disease! Her book will enlighten you about how to diagnose, treat, and possibly even prevent, autoimmune disease in yourself or someone you love. Mary has my highest respect for her careful research and the way she presents both the conventional and the alternative aspects in a way that anyone can understand." -- Dr. John Lowe, Director of Research of the Fibromyalgia Research Foundation, Praise for: LIVING WELL WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM "This informative self-help manual is badly needed." -- Publishers Weekly "...inspirational for those afflicted with mysterious conditions...offers solid, practical advice for getting your health back on track." -- Alternative Medicine Magazine



Book Information
ISBN 9780061582646
Author Mary J Shomon
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint William Morrow Paperbacks
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 299g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 23mm