Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? When My Lab Tests Are Normal: A Revolutionary Breakthrough In Understanding Hashimoto's Disease and Hypothyroidism |  | Author: Datis Kharrazian
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Why thyroid hormones are often an ineffective approach to hypothyroidism, what the real culprit is, and why it won't show up on your blood test. Do you take thyroid hormones, yet still suffer from fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, depression, or other hypothyroid symptoms? Are your symptoms steadily worsening while your blood tests stay the same? Do your symptoms go untreated because your lab tests are normal? If so, join the millions of Americans who, despite normal test results, suffer low thyroid symptoms because they are misdiagnosed or poorly managed. As you'll learn, treating the thyroid is often ineffective, and can even make you worse. For most Americans, hypothyroidism is an immune disease, not a thyroid disease. And yet the standard of care for hypothyroidism, both in conventional and alternative medicine, is to treat the thyroid, when it is the immune system that must be the target. Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? will also teach you an additional six common patterns of low thyroid function (expanded to 22 in the last chapter), only one of which may be helped by thyroid hormones, if even then. Don't waste another day feeling lousy because you're trapped in outdated standards of health care. Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? harnesses cutting-edge scientific research for a safe, simple, and truly effective solution to low thyroid function.
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Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms? was written to address the true causes of hypothyroidism in this country and how to manage them. The vast majority of hypothyroid cases are being treated inappropriately or misdiagnosed by the standard health care model. Through my exhaustive research and clinical experience, Dr. Kharrazian has discovered what really causes hypothyroidism and how to manage it.
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 I have Hashimoto's September 14, 2009
Elizabeth E. Palmer
82 out of 87 found this review helpful
This book is a life saver if you have unresolved Thyroid issues. I have hashimotos and was being under served by my medical doctor. The doctors advice - go on thyroid replacement and keep coming back for more. Since using the tools that are outlined in Dr. Kharrazian's book I do not take any medication, I feel better than I did 10 years ago. My energy levels are good, the brain fog has gone and my life is so much brighter. This book has concepts that are unheard of in the medical community and are easily followed. If you or a loved one has Hashimoto's or any thyroid disorder this is a must have book.
A Practitioner's Perspective September 29, 2009
Robert Rose (Cascade, Colorado)
55 out of 59 found this review helpful
I have found Dr. Kharrazian's seminars and protocols very supportive in my own clinical practice. This book clearly explains the important protocols for thyroid and related conditions. He breaks new ground for treatments especially using neurotransmitter support. Much of this information is revolutionary and unavailable anywhere else. And it works! Everything I need for treating the thyroid is in this one resource book. It also has an excellent index, which is always important to me. The book is clear and concise with great references. A must for any practitioner.
Superb--answered a lot of questions for me November 29, 2009
Nenah Sylver (sunny Arizona)
49 out of 53 found this review helpful
Datis Kharrazian has done some groundbreaking thinking, research, and writing. He excels in putting together some very complicated data, from a variety of disciplines, into a coherent protocol that addresses not only thyroid disorders, but all autoimmune issues.
First, of the over 50% of people in the United States who suffer from hypothyroidism, the vast majority have an autoimmune condition that's attacking the thyroid. So while the end RESULT is hypothyroidism, the CAUSES are many and varied, and other systems are affected as well. To name just a few other interconnected systems and problems: leaky gut/poor digestion; adrenal exhaustion, which leads to malfunction; impairment of the liver (where the unabsorbable T4 thyroid hormone is converted into the more active and absorbable T3 thyroid hormone); and of course, environmental pollutants or heavy metals such as mercury, which can damage every system in the body.
The problem with giving people thyroid hormone is that it may not address what caused the hypothyroid symptoms in the first place. (Note I said "MAY not address"; some people do very well taking natural thyroid hormone or a synthetic T3/T4 compound.) First, says Dr. Kharrazian, address the causes of the autoimmune response, and the thyroid problem will take care of itself.
One of the most important things to do is avoid gluten, a sticky protein found in wheat, barley, rye, spelt, triticale, semolina, and durham (and sometimes oats, when they're contaminated with wheat). According to the authors of Dangerous Grains (different book now), half of the US population may be intolerant to gluten. Gluten destroys the cilia in the lining of the gut, so that large particles of food now enter the bloodstream and cause allergies--or remain in the gut and ferment, causing Candida overgrowth. Kharrazian tells us that incredibly, the sticky gluten protein molecule resembles that of the thyroid gland! No wonder the body learns to attack its own tissue. I think everyone should get off gluten, because even so-called "normal" people take a day or two to get back to normal after ingesting gluten.
But there's so much more to Kharrazian's protocols. Support the adrenals (he gives specific examples) and do liver cleanses. Eliminate concentrated carbohydrates (not just gluten), because they will cause insulin resistance and--you guessed it--hamper thyroid hormone absorption as well. Please note that there are two different immune response pathways in the body, and the herbs or supplements that work for one type of response are detrimental to the other. (This helps explain why some people take certain herbs and don't feel better.) So it's not a simple matter of just popping more olive leaf extract or drinking green tea. Kharrazian has carefully formulated specific supplements (made by Apex Energetics) to assist in supporting certain metabolic pathways and toning down others; so it's vital to see a practitioner who can test you for which autoimmune response needs quieting and which needs raising.
To help explain some very complex and interrelated metabolic processes, Kharrazian provides much-needed diagrams. He repeats some information in several different ways so you can see context. There are a few minor annoyances in this book, such as formatting and font glitches that the proofreader missed, which hopefully will get cleaned up in the next printing. But this is a small matter. This book is such a gold mine, even the few highlights I've given can't do it justice. (Another book that's really helpful is Hypothyroidism Type 2 by Dr. Mark Starr. If you get both, read Starr's first, to learn historical context and more basic issues concerning hypothyroidism.)
I thank Kharrazian for writing this book, and appreciate the practitioners who are applying his principles and whose reviews appear on Amazon. This work is light years ahead of just about everything I've read. Autoimmune disorders, no matter what form they take, can make your life miserable. You deserve to feel better! Do yourself a favor and get this book. You'll learn a lot, and not just about the thyroid gland.
Nenah Sylver, PhD
author, The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy (available on Amazon)The Rife Handbook of Frequency Therapy, with a Holistic Health Primer
Exactly what I needed! December 9, 2009
C. Ross (Loveland, CO)
23 out of 26 found this review helpful
I purchased this book after reading Shomon's book (Stop the Thyroid Madness Now) and others. What I find in this book is well-documented (from scientific papers) suggestions about ways to treat the immune system attack and not so focused on hypothyroidism. Since I have Hashimoto's, diagnosed Sept. 2009, this has been a valuable alternative track (although I still take Synthroid at the moment) to address the immune system health. Suggestions of a gluten-free diet, balanced sugar loading (i.e. avoid high sugar/processed foods), exercise and nutrients (Vitamin D, Glutathione cream, Fish oil (and many others!) have really helped this symptoms and I have only been doing this for a week! Having good health, reducing toxins, has made a world of difference. If I was to have one thyroid book in my library, this would be it!
Different from all other thyroid books I've read. Thank goodness. November 30, 2009
Kara Smith
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
I'm very grateful to have read this book - actually I can thank Amazon's "Recommended for You" section for it. My huge stack of hypothyroid books are all mostly similar (my favorites are Janie Bowthorpe's and Mark Starr's books, as far as well-presented useful information goes).
Datis Kharrazian's book has significantly different, new information compared to all the others. In addition, it is by far the most well-referenced thyroid book in my stack, with over 400 medical journal references.
The biggest revelation in the book for me was the connection between Hashimoto's and gluten intolerance. If you have Hashimoto's, it is well worth the $12 to get this book to check it out.
I've been gluten free for about a month, and I notice a positive difference; my brother has been GF for two weeks, and he found that his fatigue has so far gone away - which is a HUGE improvement for him (nb: I am on thyroid meds, and he isn't but should be).
Since I was in the same area as the author (near San Diego, CA), I called his office for a consultation, and I'm very glad I did. (Hi Dr. K!) Without getting into all the details, I'm trying a new approach to my hypothyroism/Hashimoto's, and I like it very much so far. He also enlightened me on why I have a caffeine intolerance... I'm part of the 10% of people whose immune system is TH2 dominant (he describes TH1 vs TH2 dominance in the book). Fascinating. For five years, I've wondered why caffeine screws me up so much - it's great to finally know.
At any rate, if you're looking for more answers for your hypothyroidism/Hashi's, I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
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