Harvard Medical School Guide To Overcoming Thyroid Problems

A complete guide to understanding, treating, and living with thyroid disease, from Harvard Medical School More than 13 million people in the United States suffer from some form of thyroid disease, and that number is expected to rise precipitously as the baby boomer generation approaches its sixties. Written by an internationally respected authority on thyroid disease, Dr. Jeffrey R. Garber, The Harvard Medical School Guide to Overcoming Thyroid Problems is an up-to-the minute, authoritative source of practical information for thyroid patients and those who think they may have a thyroid problem. Working from the belief that "being informed is your best cure," Garber: Explains how the thyroid works, what can go wrong and why, and how to work with a doctor to feel better and stay healthy Dispels common myths and misconceptions about thyroid disease and describes the best diagnostic tests and both conventional and alternative treatment approaches Covers the most common forms of thyroid disease in detail, including Graves' disease, Hashimoto's disease, and thyroid cancer

Would you know it if your thyroid gland slowed production of thyroid hormone? Or if it sped up? The symptoms are hard to spot. An out-of kilter thyroid gland causes a variety of puzzling symptoms and many people and doctors mistake them for signs of another disease or normal aging. More than 12 million Americans have thyroid disease, many of whom don't realize it. The Special Health Report, Thyroid Disease: Understanding hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism explains in easy-to-understand language how to know if your thyroid gland is not functioning as it should and what treatment to follow if your levels are too high or too low.

This guidebook offers young readers and researchers a means of understanding thyroid disorders and their ramifications. Readers will understand what the thyroid does, and conditions such as hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. Thyroid nodules and cancer is also explained. Readers are also introduced to the future of thyroid research and its relation to brain chemistry.

Natural Thyroid Care The Complete Guide to Overcoming Thyroid Problems Physically, Neurologically, and Metabolically

Health screening is one of the most important preventive measures out there to control or prevent a lot of diseases. As a doctor, I have seen countless times when patients come to the hospital, it's always too late. There is very limited knowledge of health screening. Even if they know about the test but are completely unaware of the time to do so. I have compiled all the important health screening necessary for women based on their age group. The information is revised and up to date for the year 2020. The details here are reproduced from various important sources like the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Cancer Society, the United States Preventive Services Task (USPSTF) and the Center For Disease Control (CDC). It's time to take precaution, sooner the better.