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Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic | 
| Author: Mark Starr
Publisher: New Voice Publication
Category: Book
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Pages: 271
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0975262408
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.444
EAN: 9780975262405
ASIN: 0975262408
Publication Date: March 4, 2005
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Dr. Starr has written a clear and understandable explanation of why so many people today are suffering from hypothyroidism, despite ‘normal’ blood tests that throw their doctors off the track. This book is a compilation of the overwhelming evidence that not only is the modern laboratory testing used to diagnose hypothyroidism completely inadequate, but also the current treatment for the illness is equally lacking efficacy.
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for anyone with chronic health problems! October 9, 2008
I have seen well over a dozen books on thyroid. Too many contain mostly regurgitated conventional beliefs, a few were written mainly to sell the author's own nutrition products. Most insist thyroid medical tests are reliable. (How do they know this, anyway?)
This one is different. The author is a hypothyroid specialist and provides much evidence that over 50% of the US (and no doubt UK) population has low thyroid problems - whether your own doctor's much-touted tests show it or not.
This is the book that really helped me understand my low thyroid problems and I have also learned how to see the signs in others (from pix and explanations in the book of things like the arm pinch test and swollen necks). The only negative for me is that it did not really agree with the warning in one other excellent thyroid book about adrenal exhaustion preventing recovery (that other book is "Your Thyroid and How to Keep It Healthy: The Great Thyroid Scandal and How to Survive It" by Barry Durrant-Peatfield and there is only one page in it about having to build up the adrenals first - easy to overlook, as I almost did). Be warned: if you have had low thyroid for several years (in my case over a decade before I finally self-diagnosed and thus was able to take the first steps towards recovery) then you will almost certainly have adrenal exhaustion.
The thyroid tablets did not work for me (and I ended up taking three times the normal "dose" for several months before this became clear) until I stopped them and took adrenal support tablets for several weeks before restarting thyroid on a smaller dose. I also continued the adrenal support tablets for several months. Finally, I am seeing clear improvements. There is even a spring in my step! I never really expected to experience that again...
The adrenal exhaustion involvement is a major problem because, even if you are able to get thyroid tablets, they may not work and you would then assume you don't have a low thyroid problem, that it must be something else. This happened to me at the start of my long illness and was one of the major reasons I did not try thyroid tablets again for over a decade - even though I very gradually gained over 100 pounds while eating very carefully indeed - it must be easier to realise a low thyroid involvement if you gain three stone in three months, as a friend of mine did. (Another one was that I have very thick head hair and every list of symptoms includes thinning hair - so please don't let this sort of thing put you off too.)
Also, if you are diabetic or TATT (tired all the time, even ME/CFS) or overweight (and can't lose it by dieting) or have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, etc, etc, then you MUST read this book. If you have chronic health problems (and who doesn't, these days!) the information in this book may save your life in the long run and relieve pain in the shorter term.
P.S. I also recommend the book "Iodine: Why You Need It, Why You Can't Live Without It" by Brownstein which I have since come across and found very helpful.
Finally a book on hypothyroidism that can be used! August 15, 2008
Finally a book that explans why hypothyroidism cannot be diagnosed solely by blood tests. Doctors in the 21st century should take note that their patients are running out of patience with their lack of answers to some vague epidemics such as "chronic fatigue syndrome," fibromyalgia," and "depression." I advise doctors that they need to "go back to the basics" of listenng to patients and being openminded.
Thank you, Dr. Starr, for you are a doctor who "gets it" and who makes complete sense!
The mother lode of information June 25, 2008
This book is one of the best. It is packed with excellent and helpful info about the Thyroid and other glands as well. It helped me figure out why my doctors cannot seem to diagnose or treat my problems effectively. It is not easy reading, requires quiet concentration. Could have been more simply organized, but the valuable and potentially life-saving information within is well worth the effort. Have your highlighter and page markers ready!
If you are like me.... June 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you are like me, never feeling "right" on your synthetic Thyroid hormone (mine was Synthroid) but your doctor insisting that your "levels are in the normal range" you MUST read this book. YOU ARE NOT CRAZY! Your blood tests can be normal, yet you are gaining weight, your hair is falling out by the handfuls and you are tired all the time. Get some help from an MD who will LISTEN to you and take you seriously instead of sounding like a broken record (your levels are in the normal range, your levels are in the normal range, blah blah blah). I told my doc if she didn't put me on the natural hormone I was leaving her. She did it against her better judgment and guess what? I feel a hundred times better and my levels are normal. Not that I put any credibility in those, but it makes her happy (I guess) even though she is still mad at me. I don't care. It's my health, not hers. This book can change your life if you are willing to stand up for your well-being. Buy this book, I can't recommend it enough.
The best book EVER on hypthyroidism June 14, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've read every book I could get my hands on about thyroid disorders.
This is the best one I've found. This MD has the answer to thyroid problems.
I also appreciate how he writes about the weird symptoms you can have that no one else has explained. Myxedema is one. If you are hypothyroid you probably have what looks like cellulite all over your body. It is a form of edema that will go away when your thyroid is better.
Insist on natural thyroid glandulars from your MD. Synthroid does not work!!!
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