The everything guide to thyroid disease : from potential causes to treatment options, all you need to know to manage your condition and improve your life

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General Note:	"From potential causes to treatment options, all you need to know to manage your condition and improve your life" Previous edition published as: The everything health guide to thyroid disease / Theodore C. Friedman and Winnie Yu. Avon, Mass. : Adams Media, c2007.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	All about your thyroid -- The unhealthy thyroid -- Choosing a thyroid doctor -- Hypothyroidism -- Treating hypothyroidism -- Hashimoto's thyroiditis -- Hyperthyroidism -- Treating hyperthyroidism -- Graves' disease -- Goiters and nodules -- Thyroid cancer -- Thyroid disease and the endocrine system -- Imitators of thyroid disease -- Pregnancy and your thyroid -- Thyroid disease and children -- Thyroid disease and aging -- How the environment affects the thyroid -- Complications of thyroid disease -- The battle with weight -- Good thyroid nutrition -- Healthy living with thyroid disease.
Summary, etc.:	New studies reveal that potential causes of thyroid disease are chemicals present in your home and kitchen. You need to take extra precautions to keep your family safe. Learn about the dangers lurking in every kitchen cabinet, and how to provide safer alternatives.