Thyroid Disease: The Unhealthy Thyroid: The most important information you need to improve your health
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Inside you’ll find expert advice and helpful tips on factors that can increase your risk of thyroid disease, how complications with your thyroid can affect the rest of your body, and when it’s time to talk to your doctor. Living with thyroid disease can be challenging, but with the right guidance you can live a happy and healthy life.
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Thyroid Disease - Adams Media
The Everything® Healthy Living Series
Thyroid Disease: The Unhealthy Thyroid
The most important information you need to improve your health
Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Avon, Massachusetts
Contents
Introduction
Thyroid Malfunction
When the Thyroid Gets Sick
Factors That Increase Risk
Things That Can Go Wrong
A Great Imitator
Thyroid Disease and the Rest of Your Body
Choosing a Thyroid Doctor
From Primary Care to Endocrinology
What to Expect from a Good Doctor
Specialists You Might Need
You’re the Boss
The Doctor-Patient Relationship
Be a Good Patient
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Introduction
For more than 10 years, millions of readers have trusted the bestselling Everything series for expert advice and important information on health topics ranging from pregnancy and postpartum care to heart health, anxiety, and diabetes. Packed with the most recent, up-to-date data, Everything health guides help you get the right diagnosis, choose the best doctor, and find the treatment options that work for you.
The Everything® Healthy Living Series books are concise guides, focusing on only the essential information you need. Whether you’re looking for an overview of traditional and alternative migraine treatments, advice on starting a heart-healthy lifestyle, or suggestions for finding the right medical team, there’s an Everything Healthy Living Book for you.
Thyroid Disease
According to the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, there are 27 million people in this country with some form of thyroid disease. Approximately half are unaware that they have this condition.
Having a healthy thyroid has numerous implications for your life, your health, and your happiness. A healthy thyroid makes it easier for you to maintain your body weight, keeps depression at bay, and gives your cells the energy they need for all the activities you do. The proper amount of thyroid hormone is also essential for menstrual regularity, pregnancy, and the delivery of a healthy baby. An unhealthy thyroid, on the other hand, can cause problems as diverse as dry hair, difficulty concentrating, and muscle aches. It can make you perpetually uneasy, constantly exhausted, and sweaty for no good reason. In short, the thyroid gland affects virtually every aspect of your health and well-being.
That said, you may wonder how anyone could have a thyroid problem and not know it. It’s simple. Many people with thyroid disease are being treated only for their symptoms. So rather than being properly treated for a thyroid problem, they’re being given remedies for specific symptoms. An antidepressant for depression. A sleeping pill for insomnia. Stool softeners for constipation. For many people, treatment for the underlying thyroid disorder could correct all these symptoms.
That’s why this book is so vital. By reading this material, you will glean the basic medical knowledge you need to talk intelligently with your doctor about your thyroid condition, so that you can ask smart questions, get the right tests, and get the appropriate treatments. Best of