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Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness [Hardcover]

Broda Barnes
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January 1, 1976

Of all the problems that can affect physical or mental health, none is more common than thyroid gland disturbance. None is more readily and inexpensively corrected. And none is more often untreated, and even unsuspected.

Hypothyroidism -- low thyroid function -- is one of the gland disturbances that many people suffer from without even realizing it. It can be the cause of low energy or constant fatigue that is one of the most common complaints brought to doctors. It may be responsible for chronic headaches, repeated infections, unyielding skin problems, or circulatory difficulties. Even more frightening, it can be a major factor in heart disease, lung cancer, and emphysema. And it is responsible for many emotional and mental disturbances. Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness explains low thyroid function in easy, understandable language. It tells how it may be affecting your health and your life.

Dr. Broda Barnes and Lawrence Galton tell what the thyroid gland is, how it works, the problems its dysfunction can induce. They detail case histories of patients, often thought hopeless, whose problems were discovered to be related to hypothyroidism and were cured by Dr. Barnes's simple effective techniques. And they discuss whether you too may be hypothyroid, affected by a condition even a physician may not recognize.

Included is a simple test you can make at home to discover if hypothyroidism may be the real, previously unsuspected cause of your ill health.

If you know you are hypothyroid, Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness will answer your questions about your condition. If you suspect you maybe, if you are unsure what may be causing those chronic headaches, infections, fatigue and low energy, it may help you find the answer.


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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 308 pages
  • Publisher: Harper; 1 edition (January 1, 1976)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 069001029X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0690010299
  • Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.1 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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An excellent book on a technical subject that was so easy to understand. JGA  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
To truly understand hypothyroidism you must read this book. Ruth Curtis  |  8 reviewers made a similar statement
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229 of 232 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely outstanding reference ! May 30, 1999
Format:Hardcover
This text was an absolute delight to read. Dr. Barnes presented his theories on hypothyroidism and its relation to various disease states in a clear and easily readable format. This text can be used by obviously the layperson, but also the professional alike. As a physician assistant in family practice medicine, I have recommended this text to many of my patients. One of my biggest challenges is to convince my peers in medicine to accept Dr. Barnes' theories and put them into practice. One of the most difficult is the use of synthroid (T-4) vs natural dessicated thyroid. As stated in his book, those patients on the synthetics alone may have two symptoms left that won't dissapear: a dry, rough skin and retention of water. When these patients are switched to the natural thyroid, those symptoms are gone within 4 to 6 weeks and do not return. This has convinced Dr. Barnes that we have yet to isolate the entire hormone - perhaps there is another factor other than T-3 and T-4. This man was light years ahead of his time,and the medical profession needs to become more aware, and indeed I believe this is happening; slowly, but it is. This man has researched the thyroid gland for 52 years of his life! Even if you were to take three steps ahead and fall back two, you are still one step ahead, and over a 52 year period that is quite a bit of knowledge. The number of patients Dr. Barnes has helped over the years is staggering; he deserved a Nobel Prize in medicine.
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140 of 141 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars THE Alternative medicine BIBLE of thyroid disease September 18, 1997
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Despite the fact that Broda Barnes was an M.D., his book Hypothyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness is the bible for alternative medicine's view of hypothyroidism. Frankly, I think Dr. Barnes was a pioneer in identifying the many ways thyroid
problems affect us that conventional medicine today doesn't recognize. If you've ever wondered if hypothyroidism is causing certain symptoms, or how it may be affecting you, this book is excellent.

It also describes the controversial -- but still used by some -- Barnes Basal Temperature method of diagnosing hypothyroidism. Amazingly, Dr. Barnes also describes an optimal diet in his 1976 book that is remarkably similar to the popular "Zone" diet which is finding favor with many people with hypothyroidism today, 20 years later.

Dr. Barnes really often seems to be one of the only doctors who truly understand the impact of thyroid disease on overall health and the difficulty medicine seems to have with it. Here's a quote from his book.

"It may seem almost incredible that scientists can sit quietly on earth and follow the activity of the heart of a man walking on the moon and yet they have had so much difficulty in measuring the amount of thyroid hormone necessary for health and in developing effective and reliable tests to determine when thyroid function is inadequate."

Dr. Barnes is also one of the doctors who regularly prescribed Armour Thryoid, the naturally- derived T4/T3 drug, for his
patients instead of the sythetic T4 only preparations (i.e., Synthroid, Levoxyl, generic levo-thyroxine) that are currently
popular. He says in the book: "[Synthetic] thyroxine...proved to have only one-tenth to one-twentieth of the metabolic activity
of the natural Levo-thyroxine."

Dr. Barnes also felt that doctors needed to gauge symptoms as well as blood tests when treating patients. Again, from his book:

"The efforts though the various tests to measure thyroid activity by determining the amount of hormone stored in the gland or alternatively the amount present in the bloodstream fail to do what really counts: provide an indication of the amount of thyroid hormone available and being used within cells throughout the body. They are somewhat akin to trying to get an idea of a thrifty man's spending habits from the amount of money in his wallet or the size of his bank account. The amounts of money in wallet or bank account, like test for the amount of hormone in gland or bloodstream, tell us nothing about how much is being spent."

Mary Shomon, Editor, The Thyroid Disease Website and Newsletter, http://thyroid.miningco.com
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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Personal Testimonial (With Many Thanks) March 24, 2004
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I highly recommend Dr. Broda Barnes' book based on my family's personal experience with its author and his groundbreaking work.

I first heard of Dr. Barnes and his theories on the importance of hypothyroid diagnosis and treatment back in the 1970's, when he was semi-retired and living in Fort Collins, Colorado. My mother, then in her late 50's, asked him to see her when her doctor was unable to diagnose or treat her numerous symptoms adequately. I went with her. After thoroughly examining her, her history, her blood work and the basal body temperature chart she'd kept beforehand at his request, Dr. Barnes prescribed hypothyroid medication and also made dietary suggestions that were decades ahead of their current popularity. He also gave her a copy of his then just-published book, which he inscribed to her. Within weeks, my mother's health and body shape were back to normal. We both stayed in touch with Dr. Barnes until his death.

Today (2004), my 86-year-old mom is healthy, slim, active and still taking that same medication. She plays 18 holes of golf twice a week and walks the entire course. She still has Dr. Barnes' signed book; in fact, she takes it with her to appointments whenever a doctor mentions changing her prescription from natural to synthetic compounds.

I am now the same age my mother was when Dr. Barnes attended her and showing the same symptoms she had then. I'm so glad to find his book still in print. I've just ordered my own copy so I can help my doctor recognize the most probable cause quickly and easily. With luck, I'll be playing golf with my mother again soon.

Dr. Barnes, you and your work live on in your excellent and highly readable book. Thank you for all you have done for my mother and for many, many others.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT Read for Anyone with Health Ailments/Weight Issues
I was enthralled by this book! Probably because I am hypothyroid, a diagnosis most medical professionals are reluctant to conclude. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Heidi A. Barajas
4.0 out of 5 stars Good hisorical reference book
I found the book interesting but a bit outdated. It's more a classic to have on your shelf if you are hypothyroid. I much recommend Dr. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Surfer Dude
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for list of symptoms
This book brought some enlightening about all the various symptoms for hypothyrodism. I was disappointed that it did not explain what causes the thyroid to not function properly. Read more
Published 6 months ago by TracyDee
5.0 out of 5 stars Hypothryodism the unsuspected Illness
This is kind of a history. At 27 I was told I had Hypthyriodism and put on medication. I am sometimes a bit slow so it was 18 years before I grew up enough to realize I needed to... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Guard
5.0 out of 5 stars what if... we could prevent obesity, heart disease, dementia....
What if we could prevent heart disease? Obesity? Pneumonia? Dementia? Chronic fatigue? Depression? Migraines? Fertility issues? Read more
Published 10 months ago by Snows of Yesteryear
5.0 out of 5 stars An important book
This is a very important book because it deals with a health condition with causes a wide variety of seemingly-unrelated ailments that actually have a common cause:... Read more
Published 15 months ago by D. R. Schryer
5.0 out of 5 stars Thyroid disfunction - help from the past
"Hypo-thyroidism: The Unsuspected Illness" (Harper & Row, New York, 1976) by Broda O. Barnes, M.D. and Lawrence Galton, is an amazing book - straight forward and sensible, a great... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mairi Eilidh
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank GOD for this book
Just read this book and it broke my heart.

Why?

My mom had Hypothyroidism and was never diagnosed HER ENTIRE LIFE. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Learning more
The book is very informative.It has helped with a lot of the questions I have.
It also opened more answers to questions that I had no idea was related.
Published 16 months ago by Gwenevere
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, Insightful Book
This book is a must for anyone with a thyroid issue, anyone who has a loved one with a thyroid issue or anyone with lingering symptoms or health issues that make you feel like a... Read more
Published on February 15, 2011 by djmb31121
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