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Book SynopsisHypothyroidism is one of the commonest yet the worst treated condition in Western medicine. Why? Because today's doctor only treats blood tests, not patients even though they may have all the classic signs and symptoms. Dr Myhill, supported by Craig Robinson, shows us what those signs and symptoms are, all stemming from the metabolism running slow, and what the problems with diagnostic blood tests are that mean they cannot be relied on in isolation. Advocating lifestyle measures, iodine and natural desiccated thyroid where found to be necessary, the authors also show us the consequences of untreated hypothyroidism at every stage of life and why it is so important to take remedying the problem safely into your own hands if your doctor won't give you the diagnosis and treatment you need.
Table of ContentsPart I The practical: Are you hypothyroid? The symptoms and signs; Blood tests for hypothyroidism; Before you start a trial of natural desiccated thyroid (NDT); The adrenal 'gearbox'; How to trial NDT and balance up the dose long-term; Part II: The theory: How and why we become hypothyroid; What happens if the diagnosis of hypothyroidism is missed; Thyroid myths - how your doctor will discourage you; The hypothyroid child; The hypothyroid female; Thyrotoxicosis, nodules and cancer; Iodine; Appendices: How to access thyroid blood tests; The different NDT preparations and how to obtain them; The PK diet; Vitamin C; Detoxing; Groundhog basic; Groundhog acute; Groundhog chronic, DDD reactions; Resources; Glossary
