Be Your Own Thyroid Advocate: When You're Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired

Recently diagnosed with an under active thyroid and had no support as such from my GP other than to take the medication. This book has been a wealth of knowledge and support and gave me lots of questions to ask the doctor (which can I add I now feel how I have more knowledge about the condition than the GP), I also super love the chapters which you can get your family and partners to read which gives them an insight to how you're feeling and explains the condition in English not jargon. This has made my household be very patient with me and support me whilst my levels stabiliseDo not hesitate to purchase this book, you will not regret it

Good easy information in this book that's helpful.

A must for anyone with an underactive thyroid - this book went a long way to getting me well.Many doctors do not know how to treat the underactive thyroid and this book helps you be your own advocate.I was undermedicated for six months and this made me very ill because our local surgery in the main do not have a clue.I was able to arm myself with the knowledge much of which is actually in the NHS guidelines which they seem completely oblivious to and I was able to argue my case to get onto a therapeutic dose and I am now well. I cannot say how profound leave grateful I am to the woman who wrote this book.

The book explains thyroid issues well, and the science behind it, however, the lay out makes it difficult to reference and could be improved with tables, text in call-out boxes, bulleted text etc.About 50% of the book is about the author's own experiences and trials with diagnosis and the disease...which is too much. A few anecdotal stories here and there would have been enough. I ended up skipping a lot of this book for this reason.I was also hoping for more practical help with how to feel better - it's mostly vague references to things that may help but not much detailed guidance.

This book was a life changer. I have dealt with Hypothyroidism since I was 9 years old, and FINALLY found a book I wholeheartedly relate to. This book inspired me to try cutting gluten. Ive been 2 months gluten free and never felt better. Thank you for the tools to help myself along with a personal journey to relate to.