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THE THYROID DIET: MANAGE YOUR METABOLISM FOR LASTING WEIGHT LOSS
The Thyroid Diet was published in 2004, and was a New York Times bestseller. The Thyroid Diet is the first book to tackle the critical connection between weight gain and thyroid disease, offering a conventional and alternative plan for lasting weight loss.
More than 50 million Americans have diagnosed - and undiagnosed - thyroid conditions, which almost always result in a metabolic slowdown. The Thyroid Diet will help many previously unsuccessful dieters get diagnosed and treated - and proper thyroid treatment may be all that's needed to successfully lose weight.
Even after optimal treatment, however, weight problems plague many thyroid patients. For those patients, The Thyroid Diet identifies the many frustrating impediments to weight loss, and offers solutions--both conventional and alternative--to help.
The book 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, you'll find vital help for the millions of thyroid patients dealing with weight problems.
The Thyroid Diet features...
Read the book's introductory chapter online now
Get a free ebook on thyroid and diet
HOW TO ORDER YOUR OWN THYROID AND HORMONE BLOOD TESTS
FREE FITNESS COACHING PROGRAM (AND THEY THROW IN A FREE PEDOMETER AND SCALE TO BOOT!)
"Most Americans know they should eat better and be more physically active," said Richard Winett, director of the university's Center for Research in Health Behavior. "What most don't know is that they don't have to make drastic life changes to do it. Making just a few key changes can have big health benefits."
The new program, called "Guide-to-Health" provides the skills, support and information people need to increase physical activity, eat more nutritiously, and prevent weight gain. The program is based on National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported research conducted by Winett and his team on women and men from diverse backgrounds.
Winett said many otherwise healthy adults gain about two pounds each year, so people who are normal weight at age 30 can become overweight or even obese by the time they are 50. For an ever-growing number of mid-life adults, the signs of inactivity and gradual weight gain show up as higher blood pressure, higher "bad" cholesterol, more body fat, and a condition known as pre-diabetes.
"Left alone, these symptoms can become chronic diseases, can shorten your life and can make the years you have to live less enjoyable," he said.
The health focus favored by many scientists now is what is called "weight stabilization," which includes making selective changes in eating and adding more physical activity. But while the needed changes are small, they are often difficult to make and stick with.
"To make these critical changes in nutrition and physical activity, most people need to develop skills and have support over a long period of time," Winett said. "In fact, probably the best way to make these changes is to have your own personal program and coach. Fortunately, there are now ways to provide a personal program to many people through technology and the Internet."
The goal of the "Guide-to-Health" program is the help people make healthy changes a permanent lifestyle. The program is designed to see how well a state-of-the-art Internet program helps people reach this goal and improve their health.
"There are quite a number of Internet health programs available but few have all the features of the program we have developed, and few have been really tested to see how well they work over the long-term," Winett said.
"Guide-to-Health" is a free program. Participants must be 18-64 years of age, not physically active, and have access to the Internet. After qualifying, completing initial assessments, and enrolling in the program, participants will receive a free pedometer and scale. Individuals will then access the "Guide-to-Health" program online every week for 18 months. Weekly online coaching will take about 10-20 minutes. Two additional assessments will be given during the project.
To learn more about the "Guide-to-Health' program, or to register, visit the website www.guide-to-health.info.
Note from Mary: I've signed up, and it's helping me get on track with a walking program!!
YOUR THYROID IS NORMAL...OR IS IT?
Last month, when I put out the call for successful thyroid dieters for a magazine doing a story, I received a number of emails from people who wrote to say "What's this about a thyroid diet? Is there a book? Tell me more!" Sometimes, I go along and don't remember that we have new subscribers, and not everyone has gone all around the website, so many of this Diet Newsletter subscribers aren't aware of my book. So, just in case you didn't know about it...
The Thyroid Diet features 400 pages of help, including the best dietary changes you can make, including how a thyroid sufferer should focus on a low-glycemic, high-fiber, lower-calorie diet, optimal timing of meals for maximum hormonal impact, thyroid-damaging foods to avoid, helpful herbs and supplements, and more.
The Thyroid Diet is on sale at your favorite bookstores, including online.
When it comes to getting blood tests, most of us think about making an appointment to see a doctor, going in to the doctor, having the doctor order blood tests, and then the doctor or doctor's staff draw the blood, or the doctor sends you off to a lab with a slip to have the blood drawn. Then, the results are reported back to the doctor's office, who either calls you with the results, or, in some cases, requires you to come in to hear the results.
But did you know that in most areas of the US, you can actually order your own thyroid and hormonal blood tests, without a doctor, and even get the results yourself? The latest issue of the print edition of "Sticking Out Our Necks" has a complete guide to how and where you can order your own tests, from thyroid panels, to thyroid antibodies, to 24-hour adrenal evaluation, to estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Subscribe by December 31st, and we'll send you a free copy of this issue before we begin your one-year subscription.
Psychologists in Virginia Tech's College of Science have developed a free Internet health program that helps people make permanent lifestyle changes to improve their health.
If you're hearing "Your thyroid is normal," you may think that's all there is to say on the topic. But is your thyroid really normal? And what do doctors really mean when they say this?
Find out now.
If you'd like to start off the new year with a plan to live and feel well for 2008 and beyond, I invite you to sign up for a hands-on workshop at New York City's Open Center, taking place Friday January 11, 2008. I'm leading a three-hour workshop, titled "Living with Thyroid Disease: Creating Your Wellness Plan," which will focus on hands-on tools that help you live successfully with thyroid disease. During the session, we'll map out a plan for your optimal wellness in the new year. The workshop will focus on identifying the key things you personally can do to feel and live better in 2008, focusing on thyroid-related challenges including:
Here are the specifics:
Workshop: Living with Thyroid Disease: Creating Your Wellness Plan
Date: Friday, January 11, 2008, 7-10pm
Location: New York Open Center, 83 Spring Street, New York NY 10012
Cost: Open Center Members: $30 / Nonmembers: $40
To Register: Call for more info or to register: 212.219.2527, Online info and registration
I look forward to seeing you there!
SPECIAL REPORT: HOW AND WHEN TO TAKE YOUR THYROID MEDICATION
Here it comes...the endless parade of cookies, eggnog, cakes, cookies, appetizers, treats, and, oh, did I say cookies? Even if you're maintaining your weight well -- and even that can be a challenge for thyroid patients -- the holidays are a huge added challenge. To help, I've put together an article, "10 Secrets for Holiday Diet Success: How Thyroid Patients Can Survive into the New Year Without Gaining Weight." In it are the 10 tips -- things that I'm doing -- EVERY SINGLE DAY between now and New Year's -- to help keep myself healthy, and start the New Year, if not a little lighter, than at least not any heavier.
Also,
I wrote about FucoThin back in August, but I'm still taking the FucoThin supplement, and really loving it. I find that I can eat a bit more and still stay on track, diet-wise. (FucoThin is a particular brand name of a supplement made with fucoxanthin, an edible seaweed component.) I can not recommend other brands, because I haven't tried them. If you do try another brand, be careful that it doesn't contain added iodine as an ingredient. I get mine from Iherb.com.
Live well, and stay healthy,
Do you really know how to take your thyroid medication? Is, "take it on an empty stomach in the morning" all there really is? Download the "Thyroid Survival Guide: How and When To Take Your Thyroid Medication," and get the answers to many important questions about your thyroid medication, including:
All these questions are answered in this straightforward and inexpensive e-report. Download it now!
(Note: If you are a subscriber to the print/paid edition of Sticking Out Our Necks Thyroid newsletter -- that's not this email news, but the hard-copy 12-page newsletter sent only to paid subscribers by regular mail -- this report is a special reprint from the March/April 2007 issue, so you've already received this important information.)
NOTES FROM MARY: HOLIDAY WEIGHT LOSS ADVENTURES
Dear Readers,
For several years, I've been paying special attention to the period between Thanksgiving and New Years, and it helps... I've managed to avoid weight gain for the last few years. (Last year, I even lost 2 pounds!) Check out the 10 tips, and download the free PDF ebook with handy tracker worksheets, and you can get started surviving the holidays!
Mary
"A Weight Off My Mind" email edition is published regularly by Mary Shomon, patient advocate and New York Times best-selling author books on health, as well web sites, newsletters and other health advocacy communications.
Mary Shomon is the author of: The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough: Overcoming Sexual and Hormonal Problems at Every Age * Living Well With Hypothyroidism * The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss * Living Well With Graves' Disease & Hyperthyroidism * Living Well With Autoimmune Disease * Living Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia
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