A Weight Off My Mind, Special Issue November 2006, Thyroid Diet & Weight Loss Newsletter, From Mary Shomon -- Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Cancer, Nodules, Weight Loss, Metabolism
A WEIGHT OFF MY MIND -- Special Issue November 2006
Helping Thyroid and Autoimmune Disease Patients Lose Weight and Feel Great
from Patient Advocate Mary J. Shomon
Author of "Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough: Overcoming Sexual and Hormonal Problems at Every Age,"
"Living Well With Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know,"
"Living Well With Graves' Disease & Hyperthyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know,"
"The Thyroid Diet: Manage Your Metabolism for Lasting Weight Loss,"
"Living Well With Autoimmune Disease," and "Living Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia"
ARE YOU DEALING WITH HORMONAL HAVOC?
Do you suspect that your hormonal symptoms are related to your thyroid -- but you can't get a straight answer, or help, from your doctor?
Is your sex drive low -- or, worse yet, nonexistent?
Do you suffer from debilitating PMS, or irregular periods? Is your doctor trying to get you to take everything from antidepressants, to birth control pills -- or even recommending a D&C or a hysterectomy -- to deal with chronically heavy menstrual bleeding?
Are you thinking about getting pregnant -- or in early pregnancy -- and worried about the effect your thyroid problem might have on your ability to get pregnant, and having a successful pregnancy?
Are you struggling with heartbreaking infertility or multiple miscarriages? Are you at the point where your doctor is telling you to pursue hormone injections or costly and invasive assisted reproduction technologies, like invitro fertilization?
Are you having trouble -- or finding it impossible -- to breastfeed your newborn? Have you gone through lactation consulting, and the whole gamut of herbs and milk production remedies, and still been unable to avoid supplementing with formula?
Are you struggling after pregnancy with depression or an inability lose the weight you gained?
Are you the poster-child for perimenopause and menopause, suffering from hormonal havoc, and a laundry list of symptoms? Is menopause turning out to be far worse for you than other women you know?
If you answered yes, then...
YOU NEED TO MAKE A THYROID HORMONE BREAKTHROUGH!
And today can be your day to start that breakthrough, because there's a new book that has just hit bookstores to help!
The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough: Overcoming Sexual and Hormonal Problems at Every Age is designed for two groups of women. The first group: women struggling with various hormonal symptoms who don't know they have an underlying thyroid condition.
To me, it's a disgrace that women are being sent for expensive infertility treatment, given questionable hormone treatments, or even told to have a uterus removed -- when NO ONE has checked the thyroid gland for problems first! That's why I wrote the book.
For undiagnosed women, my new book helps sort out the symptoms, get diagnosed, and find effective treatment for thyroid problems. (Start by taking my free Interactive Online Quiz: Could You Have a Thyroid-Related Problem?.)
Like most of my newsletter readers, however, you already KNOW you have a thyroid condition. And your doctor most likely thinks his or her job is done as far as your thyroid is concerned.
Meanwhile, you STILL struggle with hormonal problems due to ineffective treatment. Or you may be going along, feeling fairly well, and then things fall apart quickly, because you didn't anticipate what a destabilizing strain pregnancy or menopause, for example, could put on your thyroid.
And it's definitely not the sort of thing your doctor tells you about. From what I'm hearing from patients, many doctors are NOT talking to women about what to do and how to prepare, thyroid-wise, before getting pregnant. Many doctors are giving women conflicting -- and sometimes problematic -- advice during early pregnancy. And forget about menopause! Many doctors have a hard enough time figuring out what to recommend in general, much less women who already have a preexisting thyroid problem. Just witness the ongoing back and forth over hormone replacement therapy...
You need a fast track through all the confusion, to get the best thinking of those experts who truly understand the intricate, interrelated, issue of balancing the thyroid along with other hormones. This is why The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough also offers detailed guidance for existing thyroid patients.
THE THYROID HORMONE BREAKTHROUGH OFFERS SOLUTIONS
In the new book, you'll find...
Practical guidelines to help you get better thyroid treatment, enjoy better health, and successfully overcome problems with fertility, pregnancy, sex drive, menstrual periods, menopause, and more
Helpful guidance on how to sort out related symptoms, recognize an underlying thyroid problem, get taken seriously by practitioners, and finally get that elusive diagnosis
Detailed information on how to optimize thyroid treatment to minimize or avoid related hormonal challenges, including through prescription medications, nutrition, supplements, lifestyle and mind-body changes
A comprehensive Risks and Symptoms Checklist to help you pinpoint thyroid and hormonal issues, along with thyroid treatment and hormone balancing-solutions for better health.
In-depth information on a full range of treatment options, ranging from conventional prescription treatments, to bioidentical hormones, to supplements, to mind-body approaches.
An extensive Resources section, which gives you a wealth of information on experts, web sites, and other support. There's even a special section that teaches you how to chart your menstrual and fertility cycle, with charting tools.
You'll come away empowered with the tools and knowledge you need to overcome thyroid-related hormonal challenges, whether during puberty, PMS, pregnancy, or perimenopause.
ORDER THE BOOK THIS WEEK AND GET TWO FREE GIFTS...
If you order your copy of The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough from Amazon.com by this Friday, November 10th, I have TWO free gifts for you.
Your First Free Gift...
First, you'll get a special 16-page issue of my Sticking Out Our Necks Thyroid News Report.
This issue is jam-packed with helpful information, including an in-depth story, "T4/T3 Therapy Under Siege: A Look at the T4/T3 Studies and Practitioner Opinion." If you've ever wondered whether adding T3 might be a help to your thyroid treatment, this article helps you understand the issue. There's also an excellent analysis, "Hypothyroidism Diagnosis and Treatment," by one of the nation's leading endocrinologists, Dr. Ted Friedman. (He's even hypothyroid himself!)
In addition to many other special features, you'll get a SPECIAL REPORT in this issue includes a handy one-page "Thyroid Risk and Symptoms Checklist," and "Thyroid Symptoms Diary and Notes." You can print them out and use them with your doctors. And, since you'll have them in PDF version you can print them as many times as you need!
Your Second Free Gift...
Second, you'll get a special 12-page winter issue of Sticking Out Our Necks Thyroid News Report. With temperatures dropping around the country, winter is just around the corner. Are you -- and your thyroid -- ready? The headline article is "The Twelve Ways of Winter: How to Winterize You and Your Thyroid." If you feel like your thyroid problems worsen in the winter, you are NOT alone (and you're not imagining it!!) and this article has many ideas. Also, you'll get:
Seasonal Affective Disorder: New Findings Offer Promise for Winter Depression
Should Thyroid Patients Get a Flu Shot?
Are Over-the-counter Cold Medicines Safe for Thyroid Patients?
In addition to many other articles, the report also includes a HOLIDAY SPECIAL! Enjoying The Holidays Without Overindulging, Merry Myth Busters: A Guide To Holiday Eating, and Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain. With Thanksgiving coming, these articles are especially helpful!
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR FREE GIFTS?
All you need to do to get your two free gifts is order "The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough" at Amazon.com before midnight on Friday November 10th. Here's a link that will take you right to Amazon so you can click here to order now.
Or, go to the book's webpage, where you can find a direct Amazon link to order the book.
There, all you have to do is enter your Amazon.com order number, and I'll send you a special URL where you can get your two free gifts as my thank you gift for ordering the book!
YOU CAN GET A FEW MORE FREEBIES ONLINE!
There are a few more freebies online at the Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough website that you might want to check out.
Free Ebook: I have a free downloadable ebook, titled "How to Make a Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough," which will give you a great overview of the issues covered in the book!
Free Fertility/Menstrual Tracking Chart -- download the free chart and start tracking your fertility and menstrual cycle -- even basal temperature for thyroid assessment.
NOTES FROM MARY Hi everyone,
I'd like to thank you for being a subscriber to my newsletter. The questions, suggestions and stories of so many readers have been essential to putting together this latest book. I also want to thank the wonderful practitioners and experts who have contributed their wisdom, advice, and information. They are out there every day making thyroid hormone breakthroughs for so many lucky patients!
If you want to talk about Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough, this week and next I'm doing a number of radio interviews around the country. Many of them are call-in shows, so maybe we can even talk on the air! You'll find the radio schedule online.
Also, a news-filled regular issue of this newsletter is coming toward the end of the month, after Thanksgiving. (So to my American readers, may you have a healthy, happy Thanksgiving!)
Live well,
Mary
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All you need to do to get your two free gifts is order "The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough" at Amazon.com before midnight on Friday November 10th. Here's a link that will take you right to Amazon so you can click here to order now.
Hi everyone,