The Thyroid Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know [Paperback]

M. Sara Rosenthal (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996

Sensitively handles the many issues associated with thyroid disorders.

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About the Author

M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., is a thyroid cancer survivor, bioethicist, medical sociologist, and pioneer in consumer health writing who has authored more than thirty books. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto and is the director of the Program for Bioethics at the University of Kentucky.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Lowell House; 2nd Updtd edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156565482X
• ISBN-13: 978-1565654822
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,553,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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40 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Thyroid Bible, January 19, 2000

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This review is from: The Thyroid Sourcebook (Paperback)

I was diagnosed with thyroid disease early 1999. Trying to deal with the daily medications is one thing, but changing my lifestyle to adjust to the disease is another hassle. A friend gave me this book to read hoping that I could educate myself further on what the doctors always seem to fail to inform you. Wow, the things one learns... such as how to eat and how much to eat, the risks involved with thyroid disorders, and how to work to overcome any future troubles. I will continue to pass it on to others who also have been diagnosed with this strange, yet more common disorder. This is The Tyroid Bible.

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for newly diagnosed **or** long-term thyroid patients, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Thyroid Sourcebook (Paperback)

This book -- and the newly printed "Living Well with Hypothyroidism" -- have been pivotal in my experiences as a hypothyroid patient. Perhaps the most important thing I've learned is that newer research shows that many thyroid patients feel better with a medicine that contains two types of thyroid hormones (T4 and T3). Currently many of us are still on pills like levothyroxine or Synthroid, which only have one type of hormone. Although I haven't yet convinced my HMO doctor to change my medicine from the traditional Synthroid, she did increase my dose and I already feel better. This gives me hope that I can feel even *better* on a medicine with both T4 and T3.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource for thyroid patients, September 18, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Thyroid Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know (Paperback)

M. Sara Rosenthal's book offers a good overview of thyroid disease, and is an excellent source of easy-to- understand information on most aspects of thyroid disease. This second edition has the latest information on smoking and thyroid eye disease; osteoporosis and thyroid hormone; post-partum thyroid disease; nutrition and diet; the continuing problem of iodine deficiency around the world; as well as an expanded discussion of symptoms in sections she calls "Hyperalphabet Soup" and "Hypoalphabet Soup." Mary Shomon / Thyroid Disease Website and Newsletter Editor http://thyroid.miningco.com