"With so much attention to menopause and the accompanying symptoms as a normal
transition for women, thyroid disorders often go undiagnosed and untreated. Mary Shomon once again uses her extensive up-to-date knowledge of the latest research
and her first hand experience to come up with a timely and empowering book for women during this life stage."
~ Dr. Marie Savard, ABC Medical Contributor and Author of Ask Dr. Marie
"The epidemic of menopause and thyroid-related issues is having major health consequences. Now, visionary advocate Mary Shomon has shed light on the menopause/thyroid connection to provide welcome relief for the millions of women who thought they were doing everything right."
~ Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., best-selling author of 30 books on health and including including The Fat Flush Plan
"Stress, pollution, nutrition, and other factors have so depleted our hormones -- especially the thyroid -- that good health and hormonal balance is often impossible for women unless we're paying careful attention to the thyroid. I recommend Mary Shomon's "Menopause Thyroid Solution," because her book explains how the thyroid plays a role during perimenopause and menopause, and will help women not only recognize their thyroid symptoms, but get the diagnosis and proper treatment..."
~ Uzzi Reiss, MD, Ob-Gyn, Author of The Natural Superwoman, and Natural Hormone Balance for Women
"Mary Shomon is amazing! By combining science and common sense, she has helped millions of women failed by our health care system to reclaim their health. Buy this book, and prepare to feel great!"
~ Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, author of From Fatigued to Fantastic
"Once again, Mary Shomon is superb: crucial topics...accurate information...user friendly...an amazingly good book!"
~ Richard Shames, MD, Author of Thyroid Power
"Once again, Mary Shomon has stepped up to the plate to make what can be a very confusing topic totally understandable. In her extremely clear writing style, Mary has beautifully explained how one can differentiate true menopause symptoms from those due to thyroid deficiency..."
~ Donna Hurlock, MD, Certified Menopause Clinician
"Mary Shomon unravels the numerous underlying causes which connect symptoms of low thyroid function and menopause."
~ Viana Muller, PhD, South American medicinal plant expert, founder of Whole World Botanicals
"As a psychologist who works with women suffering the symptoms often associated to menopause, I am very excited to explore ways of uncovering an undiagnosed thyroid problem...Hormone replacement therapy for women in menopause is big business...so big that the billions of dollars sold often eclipse looking for hidden thyroid problems...Mary Shomon has hit another thyroid home-run!"
~ Steven Gurgevich, PhD, Director of Mind-Body Clinic, University of Arizona College of Medicine, best-selling author of Self-Hypnosis Diet
"I highly recommend Mary Shomon's "The Menopause Thyroid Solution. It is a must read for all those interested in women's thyroid and menopause issues."
~ David Brownstein, MD, Author of Iodine: Why You Need It,
Why You Can't Live Without It and Overcoming Thyroid Disorders
"Mary Shomon has become one of the few experts I always feel confident about referring women to when it comes to menopause, thyroid problems and many other women's health issues. She's so thorough and her books are written in a down to earth, 'we're in this together' language..."
~ Dee Adams, Founder/Creator, "MinniePauz" website and cartoons
In your 40s or 50s?
Tired?
Erratic periods? Low sex drive?
Gaining weight?
Losing hair?
Think it's (peri)menopause?...Think again!
Undiagnosed or untreated thyroid problems could be causing most of the symptoms you think are due to perimenopause or menopause!
There are 40 million American women, born from 1949 through 1964, who fit the category of (and who identify themselves as) "Baby Boomers." Turning 48 in 2009, I am part of this group. We want to feel and look young, and menopause is no exception. But at the same time, we're faced with fatigue, weight gain, hot flashes, depression, brain fog, sleep problems, and more.
But what you may not know is that the drop in reproductive hormones frequently triggers a thyroid slowdown -- a "thyropause" so to speak -- that can be the main cause for your troublesome symptoms. In fact, by the age of 60, it's estimated that half of all women have a thyroid condition.
"The Menopause Thyroid Solution is a must for any female who wants to fight fatigue, increase energy, maintain mental clarity, boost
metabolic function and improve hormone balance. In my opinion, understanding "how to help the body help itself" is the secret to
success and I believe this book will elevate everyone's understanding to a whole new level. I'm recommending it to every woman I
know!"
Teresa Tapp
Author of Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes
The Thyroid Can Affect Nearly Every Aspect of Your Health.
Most of you have have a thyroid condition don't know it yet. Even if you do get a thyroid diagnosis, the majority of you won't even get proper treatment. And that is a problem. Because your thyroid problem -- whether untreated or treated -- can wreak havoc on your overall hormonal situation. For example, an undiagnosed or improperly treated thyroid condition can...
Send you into early perimenopause -- this can start as early as age 40 -- and last for years!
Worsen your perimenopause and post-menopausal symptoms. This means everything from erratic, heavy periods, to low sex drive, to hot flashes, to mood swings. You could even end up with an unneeded hysterectomy, or taking unnecessary estrogen therapy.
Slow your metabolism and destabilize your blood sugar so much that it's not only impossible to lose weight, but you actually gain weight on fewer calories than everyone else. And where are you likely to gain the most? Where else but your belly, of course!
Make you so depressed, stressed, or both, that you're prescribed antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, and tranquilizers -- not to mention sleeping pills.
Impair your memory and make you so foggy-brained that you are seriously worried you might be getting Alzheimer's disease.
Raise your cholesterol and triglycerides to such dangerous levels that you must go on medication to protect your arteries and heart.
Elevate your blood pressure to levels that require prescription medication.
Exhaust you to the extent that you have no energy for exercise, which affects fitness, weight, heart disease risk, and quality of life.
Wear out your body's ability to cope with stress to the extent that you catch every infection, and are slow to recover, and generally feel tired -- yet wired -- most of the time.
The fact is, our generation -- this "Thyroid Generation" of Baby Boomer women -- is facing an epidemic of thyroid disease. But how are we supposed to know if we have a thyroid condition in the first place, and if so, what should we do about it?
And how can we deal with the related epidemic of adrenal fatigue? Should we all just sit around in a lotus position, meditating on ways to avoid stress? Or maybe take a month off and vacation in Hawaii drinking soy milk, as Oprah did?
And how can we cope with all the related sex hormone issues? In the years when our estrogen and progesterone levels naturally decline, should we forget the worrisome research about estrogen and progesterone treatment, and just go for it, taking side-effect-laden prescription hormones like Prem-Pro and Premarin? Or should we adopt the controversial and untested Suzanne Somers philosophy that all women deserve the hormones of a 20-year-old and marinate in bioidentical hormones? Or should we just eat a lot of soy, rub wild yam cream into our bellies, and hope for the best?
(And why doesn't ANYONE tell us that perimenopause can actually last ten years?!!)
Actually, all the soy, hormone pills, bioidentical creams, and black cohosh in the world won't make you or me feel better if the real culprit is a thyroid problem. And for millions of women, the thyroid is in fact the underlying hormonal imbalance that is at the core of our symptoms.
In The Menopause Thyroid Solution, join Mary Shomon, on the quest -- as a thyroid patient advocate, in perimenopause herself -- to understand how to deal with thyroid problems, balance hormones, and make it through the years of perimenopause and menopause with sanity -- and health -- intact!
You'll learn more about the profound influence the thyroid has on your hormonal health during the perimenopause and menopause years. You'll find out how undiagnosed thyroid problems may be the real culprit behind symptoms that you've assumed are are peri/menopausal.
Why You Need to Read The Menopause Thyroid Solution
The Menopause Thyroid Solution will help you:
Know whether you are at extra risk of developing a thyroid condition
Recognize the common -- and not so common -- symptoms of a thyroid problem, vis a vis the symptoms of menopause
Learn how to get thyroid and hormonal imbalance problems properly diagnosed (and it's often a challenge), whether you've got the best medical insurance in town or a barely so-so HMO, or wants to go the entirely separate route of self-testing
Explore how best to treat your thyroid condition, including prescription medications, supplements, herbs, nutrition, and other approaches
Discover how to balance reproductive/sex hormones and adrenal hormones as well, including hormone therapy, bioidentical hormones, and natural/herbal remedies, to maximize wellness, reduce symptoms, and lessen the risk of other diseases
Understand the pros and cons of various hormone treatments, including bioidentical hormones
Find out what and how to eat, what medications to consider, what supplements to take, and the mind-body-approaches to practice, in order to balance hormones
Feel equipped to maximize your metabolism, for more effective weight management or even weight loss
The Menopause Thyroid Solution can be the start of a healthier, happier hormone balance.
Almost every symptom often assumed to be related to menopause -- including weight gain, fatigue, moodiness, and loss of sex drive -- are symptoms of an underactive thyroid. And one in five women has a thyroid condition by the time she's 60 -- but most aren't diagnosed...
If you're a Baby Boomer who wants to feel and live well, you can't afford to ignore your thyroid and the effect it can have on your hormones and health. To learn more about the thyroid-menopause connection, read this free chapter from Menopause Thyroid Solution.
Mary Shomon is the nation's leading thyroid patient advocate and activist, and author of a number of best-selling books on thyroid disease. Mary has also been Guide to the About.com Thyroid Site -- part of the New York Times Company -- for more than 12 years. Talk to Mary now.
"If it wasn't for your book, I probably would have kept suffering in silence and hoping someone someday would listen to me when I told
them something was wrong. You have helped me more through your books and your website than you could possibly know." ~ Lisa
"I'm an RN, and I must say you have a better understanding of thyroid and/or related illness/conditions than any medical colleague I have conversed with. Thanks so much for your wisdom."
~ Lynn
"Thanks for the education. I may have my master's degree but it is not in thyroid education!! You have given me the tools and resources to find my way through this confusing maze!"
~ Kara
"Tears of joy are welling up in my eyes as I write this. You will never know or understand how grateful I am to you. You truly care about us thryoid patients who have been suffering for years and years due to misdiagnosis and lack of attention to symptoms. I appreciate all that you from the bottom of my heart."
~ Julie
"I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to help me and all those others out there suffering have a better understanding of what is going on."
~ Jennifer
"I'm sure you have heard this same story many times, but it was reassuring that someone like yourself is out there doing the research so the rest of us can live better, healthier lives."
~ Candy
"Thank you so much for putting your energies into your thyroid work. It's amazing to find someone who can, and has, filtered through the information...and the mis-information. At the risk of being cliche, please keep up the great work!"
~ Connie
"I'm so happy I decided to take matters into my own hands and wanted to let you know that I wouldn't be where I am today with out you, so thank you, thank you, thank you!!"
~ Evelyn
MARY SHOMON...
America's #1 Thyroid
Patient Advocate and Activist
A New York Times Best-Selling Writer
Featured in Hundreds of Magazines, Newspapers, TV and Radio Reports
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"The Menopause Thyroid Solution is a must for any female who wants to fight fatigue, increase energy, maintain mental clarity, boost
metabolic function and improve hormone balance. In my opinion, understanding "how to help the body help itself" is the secret to
success and I believe this book will elevate everyone's understanding to a whole new level. I'm recommending it to every woman I
know!"
