Thyroid For Dummies?

by Sarah Brewer; Alan L. Rubin

• ISBN13: 9780470031728
• ISBN10: 0470031727
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Includes information on the latest thyroid treatments Understand and manage your thyroid condition Don't get pushed around by the little gland in your neck. Whether you suffer from an underactive or overactive thyroid, nodules, or a goitre, Thyroid For Dummies has all the jargon-free information you need to get to grips with the problem and expert advice on how to get your condition under control. Discover how to * Tell if you have a thyroid problem * Understand the treatments on offer * Deal with your condition day-to-day * Get the right diet and exercise * Manage thyroid conditions in children and older people

Table of Contents

Introduction

Understanding the Thyroid

Bigging It Up: The Huge Role of a Little Gland

Feeling Fragile: The Emotional Effects of Thyroid Problems

Discovering How Your Thyroid Works

Testing Your Thyroid

Treating Thyroid Problems

Dealing with an Underactive Thyroid

Taming an Overactive Thyroid

Getting the Low-Down on Thyroid Nodules

Coping with Thyroid Cancer

Learning about Multinodular Goitres

Managing Your Thyroid

Taking Care with Drugs That Affect Your Thyroid

Spotting Thyroid Infections and Inflammation

Overcoming Iodine Deficiency Disease

Going In: Surgery on the Thyroid Gland

Exciting New Approaches in Thyroid Treatment

Living with Thyroid Problems: Diet and Exercise

Helping Yourself: Herbs and Homeopathy

Special Considerations in Thyroid Health

Examining the Genetic Link to Thyroid Disease

Controlling Thyroid Disease during Pregnancy

Developing Thyroid Conditions in Childhood

Maturing: Thyroid Disease in Later Life

The Part of Tens

Ten Myths about Thyroid Health

Ten Ways to Maximise Thyroid Health

Appendixes

Glossary of Terms

Sources of More Information

Index

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