Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat? The Doctor's 28-Day Diet That Tests Your Metabolism as You Lose Weight [Paperback]

Sanford Siegal (Author), Alan R. Gaby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2001

Siegal outlines a noninvasive, 28-day program designed to help identify thyroid malfunction. The program consists of eating a healthy percentage of protein, carbohydrates and fat over a 28-day period while taking weight and temperature measurements. Once diagnosed, he provides recommended medication and a special eating plan.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A unique method to identify people with a sluggish metabolism...The medical community should initiate appropriate studies to substantiate Dr. Siegal's extraordinary findings." -- --Steven R. Peikin, M.D., professor of medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and author of The Complete Book of Diet Drugs

"Dr. Siegal deserves to be commended for prescribing thyroid hormones the way he does and for having the courage to write about it." -- --Alan R. Gaby, former president, American Holistic Medical Association, and author of The Patient's Book of Natural Healing

"Low-dose thyroid supplementation--even when a patient tests in the normal range of thyroid function--can be useful therapy. [This book] brings to light many unappreciated aspects of the dynamic between thyroid activity and a number of maladies." -- --Dennis gage, M.D., F.A.C.P., former acting director, The Obesity Center, St. Luke's--Roosevelt Hospital

"Supplemental 'natural' thyroid is often the Rosetta stone of good health and should not be overlooked or underestimated...makes a valuable contribution to the thyroid literature." -- --Stephen E. Langer, M.D., president, American Nutritional Medical Association, and author of Solved: The Riddle of Illness

"This book is an absolute must for those who've almost lost faith in weight loss. For the multitude who've slogged through a mountain of weight-loss diet books to no avail: You can stop blaming yourself--it may be your sluggish thyroid." -- --Robert Fried, Ph.D., coauthor of The Arginine Solution --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (March 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446677108
• ISBN-13: 978-0446677103
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #777,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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194 of 196 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Complete, April 8, 2000

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A. C. Shellhase (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat: The Doctor's 28-Day Diet that Tests Your Metabolism as You Lose Weight (Hardcover)

There are a number of good books available that deal with thyroid and weight. This is one of the most complete.

While Dr. Siegal is an obvious proponent of the idea that many people have undiagnosed thyroid problems, you shouldn't rule out the possibility that he is correct in his thinking.

If after you read this book, take all the tests, fill out the checklists, keep track of your temperature, and try his 28-day eating test, you don't think you got your money's worth, I'd be surprised.

The 28-day part of the title is a way to evaluate your metabolic function. There is a bit of math involved, but it's not especially difficult.

You use your present weight, your weight on day 29, various charts that help you calculate exactly how many calories you eat, how many you need to maintain your weight, and a number of other factors that will, in the end, tell you just how easy or difficult it is for you, personally, to lose weight.

This book does not support any one way of eating: it's not low calorie, it's not low fat, it's not low carbohydrate. It's not a diet book at all. It simply calculates your metabolic functioning based on whatever way you eat.

Dr. Siegal also gives strong arguments for the use of natural thyroid supplementation as opposed to the use of synthetics.

While some may find it too detailed, I think it's most complete in its coverage of this topic. In a way, it takes a lot of what other books have and presents all in one place.

The medical jargon may be a bit difficult, but it's great information to take to your doctor.

By the way, Dr. Siegal has a web site at: http://www.drsiegal.com

The book also provides web URL's to a number of sites dealing with thyroid.

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat? Could Be!, March 30, 2000

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S. Hileman, Pharm.D. Candidate (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat: The Doctor's 28-Day Diet that Tests Your Metabolism as You Lose Weight (Hardcover)

As a doctor of pharmacy candidate and published reviewer ofmedical literature, I am in constant contact with patients whocomplain that their doctor dismisses a metabolic problem as the cause of their obesity. While hypothyroidism certainly is not the cause of all obsesity, Dr. Siegal makes a very convincing argument that, for many, it may be. Since his concern about the reliability of the TFT laboratory tests stems from his experience with many patients, his opinions are worthy of consideration.

My only complaint about the book is that Dr. Siegal does get carried away in his explanation of hypothyroidism. For doctors (and perhaps that is the audience he had in mind), the detail is appropriate, but the average reader might choose to skip some of the technical explanations.

As a medical professional, I am not inclined to dismiss the observations of a practicing physician who has treated thousands of patients for obesity. This book offers hope to those who don't overeat but can't seem to lose weight on any diet. END

216 of 241 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for Thyroid Patients, April 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Is Your Thyroid Making You Fat: The Doctor's 28-Day Diet that Tests Your Metabolism as You Lose Weight (Hardcover)

As someone who was already told I have a thyroid problem, it's really hard to lose weight for me. I thought this book might be a help, but it really isn't. The book is for people who haven't had a thyroid test yet, or who don't know they are hypothyroid. But even if I hadn't been diagnosed already, I don't know if this book would have been any good to me. I don't know anyone who can stick to a 1000 calories a day diet like this Dr. says to do for three weeks. I really wished this book had help for people who can't lose weight but already they know they have a thyroid problem.