The Ultra Thyroid Solution -- From Dr. Mark Hyman -- A Review by Patient Advocate Mary Shomon
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A Review of The Ultra Thyroid Solution


June 2008 -- If you've seen the Google ads to "Kick-start Your Thyroid," or visited the Ultrawellness site, you may have been intrigued by a new ebook program from Dr. Mark Hyman, called The Ultra Thyroid Solution: A 7-step Plan to Reverse Hypothyroidism Permanently.

The informational page says that the The Ultra Thyroid Solution will help you "Reverse Hypothyroidism by Addressing the Underlying Causes" and promises to "pinpoint the hidden causes of your hypothyroidism, activate your body's natural healing system and fix the underlying biological causes of your hypothyroidism for good." (Please see my note about "reversing" hypothyroidism.)

For someone who is hypothyroid due to autoimmune disease, The Ultra Thyroid Solution does help you look at the various factors that contribute to a thyroid imbalance, along with practical suggestions for correcting these factors. ( Note: Ultra Thyroid Solution is not written for those who are hypothyroid due to surgery, radioactive iodine treatment, or congenitally.)

The The Ultra Thyroid Solution, which costs $19.95, includes the following components:

  • The Ultra Thyroid Solution: 7-Step Plan - downloadable ebook with 52 content pages

  • The Ultra Thyroid Solution Workbook -- downloadable ebook with 14 content pages

  • 30-Minute Online Video: Step-by-Step Instructions from Dr. Hyman -- viewable online

  • Stress: How to Boost Your Thyroid by Relaxing -- 5 page downloadable ebook

  • How to Work with Your Doctor to Fix Your Thyroid -- 1 1/2 page downloadable letter from Dr. Hyman to your doctor, explaining Dr. Hyman's integrative thyroid approach
In the ebooks and videos, Dr. Hyman's recommendations regarding diet, lifestyle, nutrition -- and prescription drug treatment when necessary -- give you a roadmap for how to approach your thyroid condition from a more holistic, integrative perspective.

Dr. Hyman has a patient-oriented, rational approach to thyroid testing, recommending that doctors look at the whole patient-- not just the TSH numbers. As far as treatment, in addition to recommending that the holistic aspect be addressed as a foundation for the patient, he is not wedded to one treatment, i.e., Synthroid , but rather wants patients to get whichever medication can safely and effectively resolve thyroid symptoms.

Realistically, if you are one of those patients who has read everything out there, and knows as much or more than most doctors about hypothyroidism, The Ultra Thyroid Solution is not going to break any new ground for you. So, if you've read Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough, Fat, Fuzzy and Frazzled, or Living Well with Hypothyroidism, you'll already be familiar with the various recommendations, and won't necessarily be learning anything you don't already know.

But, if you're newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism, or you're a long-time patient looking to eliminate lingering symptoms, or someone who has not explored the more holistic approach to thyroid health, then The Ultra Thyroid Solution is perfect for you. You'll get a crash course in holistic thyroid health, in a quick, easy-to-read, understandable form -- and better yet, you can download it right now! With several ebooks that you download immediately, and a 30 minute video from Dr. Hyman you can start watching right away, you'll very quickly have a thorough understanding of the integrative approach to thyroid health.

You'll have the information you need to make lifestyle and nutritional changes that will support your thyroid health, as well as a roadmap to getting properly diagnosed and treated.

If you're interested in learning more about The Ultra Thyroid Solution, visit the web page now, where you get more details about the program, and view some informational videos from Dr. Hyman.



About Dr. Hyman

If you're not familiar with him, Dr. Hyman is author of the bestseller Ultrametabolism, (which I reviewed back in April of 2007 in my Weight Off My Mind Thyroid newsletter) along with Ultraprevention, and a number of other integrative health books. In addition to his work as a physician and author, Dr. Hyman, who is board certified in Family Medicine, is the Editor-in-Chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, the peer-reviewed professional journal in the fields of integrative medicine and alternative medicine; and is the Medical Editor of Alternative Medicine Magazine. In the past, he was co-Medical Director for Canyon Ranch.

Can You Trust Dr. Hyman and His Company?

Some of you may remember my campaign against the "Secret Cure to Hypothyroidism" ebook scam, and Secret Cure parent company Selmedica, which sold an overpriced vitamin supplement called Alvidar that claimed to cure hypothyroidism. In that case, I wanted to help thyroid patients avoid getting scammed by those unscrupulous ripoff artists. They were selling a 15 page, rush-job description of hypothyroidism that was copied off the Web, and claimed it was written by a medical professional -- it wasn't -- and charging people $17.00. THEN, they'd continue charging your credit every month thereafter for "access" to their web page. And even though they claimed to have a money-back guarantee, most people couldn't get their money back, as the company shut down the e-mail addresses and bounced requests for refunds. Luckily, they've been shut down...for now. So, given that so many people who were ripped off by that crazy scam, there's a tendency to be somewhat skeptical about ebooks.

But Dr. Hyman is a reputable physician and a legitimate medical professional. I've carefully reviewed all the components of the Ultra Thyroid Solution package. I reviewed the 30-minute video. And I've spoken personally with Dr. Hyman. Dr. Hyman's intention is to help thyroid patients understand the root causes of hypothyroidism, address them wherever possible, and adopt an integrated set of new health practices that will improve thyroid health, as well as overall health. And Ultra Thyroid Solution can help you acccomplish that.

Ultra Thyroid Solution is, in my opinion, a useful product that is legitimately worth $19.95. And Dr. Hyman offers a 30 day money-back guarantee that you can trust. So I can confidently recommend Dr. Hyman's Ultra Thyroid Solution.

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* An Important Note from Mary Shomon About "Reversing" Hypothyroidism: I want to be clear, however...Ultra Thyroid Solution is not for people with congenital hypothyroidism, or those of you who have had your thyroid surgically removed, or chemically ablated (radioactive iodine treatment for hyperthyroidism.) Also, while Dr. Hyman's site talks about "reversing" hypothyroidism, you need to be clear on what Dr. Hyman really means by "reversing." He is referring to improving the hypothyroidism, or bettering the thyroid function, but not necessarily curing it. There are of course some cases where, if you have a borderline thyroid condition, by addressing underlying adrenal and hormonal imbalances, and correcting nutritional deficiencies you may help your thyroid return to normal. But those situations are the exception, not the norm. So Ultra Thyroid Solution gives you an integrative/holistic foundation program that will, for most people, complement your thyroid treatment and enhance your health, and help you relieve symptoms. But it's not a quick fix guide that will enable you to stop taking your prescription medication, or easily substitute natural approaches for prescription hypothyroidism treatments.


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