The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women or Dr Anns 10 Step Diet

The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women (McGraw-Hill Sourcebook Series)

Author: M Sara Rosenthal

The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women is an indispensable resource for the one in eight American women who suffers from chronic thyroid disorders. This new edition features the latest research on thyroid disorders, including hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid cancer, and their effect on women's health and lives. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of the latest medications and treatments, while addressing critical concerns for women such as fertility, pregnancy, postpartum thyroid disorder, menopause, depression, and weight gain. It also offers candid appraisals of major alternative therapies.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction: A Woman's Disease	xiii
Chapter 1	All About Eve--And the Thyroid Gland	1
	What Is a Thyroid?	2
	Tracing Thyroid Disease in Your Family	13
	Thyroid and Your Menstrual Cycle	15
	Thyroid and Contraception	24
	The Breast Connection	32
Chapter 2	Signs of Trouble: It Is Not All in Your Head	35
	Fast Women: The Hyperalphabet Soup	36
	Cold Women: The Hypoalphabet Soup	46
Chapter 3	Fatigue, Depression, and Thyroid Disease	57
	Normal Stress and Fatigue	58
	Abnormal Fatigue: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	63
	Depression or Thyroid Disease?	70
Chapter 4	Fertility, Pregnancy, and the Thyroid	77
	Getting Pregnant	77
	Being Pregnant	80
	After the Baby Is Born	85
	Your Baby's Thyroid	93
Chapter 5	Thyroid Disease and Menopause	99
	Natural Menopause	100
	Surgical Menopause	107
	Long-Term Effects of Estrogen Loss: Postmenopausal Symptoms	109
	Hormone Replacement Therapy and Thyroid Disease	116
	Other Postmenopausal Concerns	126
Chapter 6	Women and Thyroid Eye Disease	131
	What Is Thyroid Eye Disease (TED)?	131
	Battling the Bulge: Treating TED	137
	Drying Your Eyes Out	140
Chapter 7	The Weight and Diet Connection	143
	Thyroid Disease and Obesity	143
	Making Changes and Cutting Fat	155
	Fiber	161
	"Iodine Foods" and the Thyroid	163
Chapter 8	The Stress Connection: Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders	167
	What Is an Autoimmune Disorder?	167
	Other Stress-Related Disorders	179
	What Is Stress?	184
Chapter 9	Thyroid Lumps and Thyroid Cancer	191
	Investigating a Thyroid Lump	192
	Thyroid Cancer	199
	Preventing Thyroid Cancer	212
Chapter 10	Thyroid Doctors, Tests, and Treatments	217
	The Right Primary Care Doctor	219
	When to Get a Second Opinion	224
	How to Use a Specialist	230
	What the Doctor Orders	233
	When Your Doctor Tells You to Take a Pill	242
	Glossary	255
Appendix	Where to Go for More Information	263
	Bibliography	269
	Index	279

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Dr. Ann's 10 Step Diet: A Simple Plan for Permanent Weight Loss and Lifelong Vitality

Author: Ann Kulz

In her revolutionary weight loss program, Ann Kulze, M.D., demystifies the nutritional science that leads to sustainable weight loss and good health.  Unlike fad diets or lose-weight-quick schemes, the 10-Step Diet prides itself on taking the entirety of your wellness into account. It goes beyond teaching you what to eat: it teaches you why you should eat certain foods and avoid others.

The 10-Step Diet is not "low carb," "high protein," "low cal," or "low fat." Instead, it is a new way of eating and living that results in permanent weight loss and dramatic improvement in overall health and wellness. Best of all, it's surprisingly simple, and the results are permanent because the plan is realistic, flexible, and comprehensive.

In the 10-Step Diet, Dr. Ann reveals the benefits of the right fats, the right proteins, the right carbohydrates. She teaches you not only what to eat, but also how to live: what to buy at the grocery store and what to avoid, how to prepare your meals at home, and how to dine out without sacrificing your health and weight. Dr. Ann outlines the almost drug-like properties of some of the most powerful foods science knows and how they along with lifestyle modifications can prevent the ten most common diseases affected by nutrition. Most important, she offers the scientific reasoning behind her recommendations, so you can fully understand your body and how your nutritional choices affect the way you look and feel.

It's time to throw out the idea that dieting means eating strange foods or depriving yourself of great tastes, and start enjoying what you eat not merely for the taste, but also for the proven nourishment the right foods offer. Whether you have 10 pounds to lose or 100, Dr. Ann's 10-Step Diet will help you look good, feel great, and stay well.