The Thyroid Solution : A Mind-Body Program for Beating
Depression and Regaining Your Emotional and Physical Health
by Ridha Arem
Synopsis
One in ten Americans suffers from thyroid dysfunction, yet most don't realize the mental
and emotional components of this condition. "This is the first book to explain the hidden
suffering that many patients have difficulty expressing and the first book to provide new
ways of helping address and heal this suffering," promises author Ridha Arem, M.D.,
associate professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of
endocrinology and metabolism at Ben Taub General Hospital, both in Houston, Texas.
This book explains the link between stress and thyroid imbalance; how thyroid
imbalance affects your emotions, sex life, and relationships; and how to cope with the
effects of this imbalance. Because thyroid problems primarily strike women, a whole
section deals with women's health issues, such as infertility, miscarriage, postpartum
depression, premenstrual syndrome, and menopause. Another section provides practical
tools, such as evaluating lab tests and self-diagnosis techniques, dealing with treatment
problems and side effects, and preventing memory lapses and depression. The book
covers lifestyle choices that affect thyroid health, such as diet, supplementation, and
exercise. Frequent case studies (usually told as first-person narratives), checklists, and
questionnaires help to simplify the material and make it easier to check the medical
information against your own situation. Each chapter ends with "valuable points to
remember," making review easy. If you suffer from thyroid imbalance, or think you
might, this book could be a valuable resource.