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What’s Really Going on in Hashimoto’s? Hashimoto's is more than just hypothyroidism. Most patients with Hashimoto's will present with acid reflux, nutrient deficiencies, anemia, intestinal permeability, food sensitivities, gum disorders and hypoglycemia in addition to the “typical” hypothyroid symptoms such as weight gain, cold intolerance, hair loss, fatigue and constipation. The body becomes stuck in a vicious cycle of immune system overload, adrenal insufficiency, gut dysbiosis, impaired digestion, inflammation, and thyroid hormone release abnormalities. This cycle is self-sustaining and will continue causing more and more symptoms until an external factor intervenes and breaks the cycle apart. The lifestyle interventions discussed in this book aim to dismantle the vicious cycle piece by piece. We start with the simplest modifications, by removing triggers, and follow with repairing the other broken systems to restore equilibrium, allowing the body to rebuild itself.
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Izabella Wentz, Pharm.D., FASCP is a pharmacist, Hashimoto's patient and pioneer in lifestyle interventions for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. She has summarized three years of research in her book: "Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause." www.thyroidpharmacist.com www.facebook.com/thyroidlifestyle

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wentz LLC
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2013
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0615825796
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0615825793
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.84 x 9 inches
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Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP is an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease, fatigue and mystery illnesses after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in 2009.

Dr. Wentz is the author of the New York Times best-selling patient guide Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause, the #1 New York Times best-selling protocol-based book Hashimoto’s Protocol: A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back, Hashimoto's Food Pharmacology: Nutrition Protocols and Healing Recipes to Take Charge of Your Thyroid Health, and Adrenal Transformation Protocol: A 4-Week Plan to Release Stress Symptoms and Go from Surviving to Thriving.

Website: www.thyroidpharmacist.com

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Customers find the book incredibly informative and easy to understand, with thorough research and detailed content. The book provides comprehensive dietary and lifestyle recommendations that help manage symptoms, with one customer noting significant improvements in stomach bloating and pain when eating. They appreciate the section on supplements, including dosages, and find it well worth the price. Customers report positive results with thyroid medication, with one noting their numbers are now within normal range, while another successfully reduced their Synthroid dosage.

1,072 customers mention "Information quality"1,046 positive26 negative

Customers find the book incredibly informative, with thorough research and comprehensive content that has helped them tremendously.

"This book is a must read if you have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Very informative...." Read more

"...This is very informative and I will be sharing with my GP and my son's endocrinologist...." Read more

"...This book is concise, informative, broad spectrum, and uplifting!..." Read more

"I found this book to be helpful and supportive. It's nice to have resources from someone who also has hashimotos and is in the medical field...." Read more

454 customers mention "Readability"361 positive93 negative

Customers find the book easy to understand and very detailed, with one customer noting it is well written.

"...This book is easy to read, easy to understand and she breaks down her recommendations in easy tables...." Read more

"...It is thorough, easy to read, but also gives a medical understanding of what is going on inside those of us with Hashimoto's...." Read more

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119 customers mention "Symptoms"119 positive0 negative

Customers report improvements in their most debilitating symptoms after reading the book, with one customer specifically noting relief from stomach bloating and pain when eating, and another experiencing complete elimination of heartburn.

"...After reading and following this book, I feel so much better and that is the tip of the iceberg...." Read more

"...Although I still have a long way to go, I have been feeling much better. My digestive issues are gone and I have lost 11 lbs so far...." Read more

"...I've been feeling a lot better, and my TSH labs are back down to normal. I hope that my ultrasound in April will show improvement too...." Read more

"...of credible information on thyroid basics, symptoms, tests, and treatment...." Read more

99 customers mention "Diet"99 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's recommendations for dietary and lifestyle changes, noting that food choices can help or hinder health, and many report feeling healthier as a result.

"...only informative as far as recommendations for supplementation, dietary changes, and stress reduction, but she goes into the physiology of..." Read more

"...help herself and others to battle this disease and improve their quality of life...." Read more

"...being and recovery for those with Hashimotos, through better food and lifestyle choices, along with traditional medications...." Read more

"...It has information on vitamins, blood work and diet. Thank you, Dr. Wentz for a great book." Read more

48 customers mention "Supplementation"45 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the book's comprehensive approach to supplementation, with detailed information on vitamins and minerals, including dosages, and one customer noting the inclusion of herbs.

"...testing, medications (synthetic vs. natural dessicated thyroid), supplementation, dietary changes, lifestyle changes, and a complete understanding..." Read more

"...informative and has helped my daughter and me learn about symptoms, supplements and nutrition. I strongly recommend it! Thank you so much Izabella!" Read more

"...responsible for stimulating the metabolism of the foods we eat, extracting vitamins, and producing energy from food...." Read more

"...functional medicine, a kind of alternative approach where nutrition is very important, but even more so, you always look for the root cause, like in..." Read more

27 customers mention "Value for money"19 positive8 negative

Customers find the book well worth its price, with one mentioning it provides valuable information without requiring expensive supplements or procedures.

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24 customers mention "Thyroid medication"24 positive0 negative

Customers report positive results with their thyroid medication, with one customer noting their numbers are now within normal range and another mentioning they were able to reduce their Synthroid dosage.

"...not only what to take, but how it works, what is does, and what dosages are best...." Read more

"...in the quest to get symptom resolution and also return to normal thyroid gland function...." Read more

"...this approach my cholesterol is down 100 points, my thyroid numbers are now within normal range, and my stomach issues have cleared...." Read more

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23 customers mention "Clarity"23 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the clarity of the book, describing it as an in-depth look at Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, with one customer noting how it paints a clear picture of the condition.

"...loss, I don't ache in the morning, I am clear headed in though, my skin looks great, and I feel like MEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!..." Read more

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"...I am no longer tired and wired, nor are my eyes gritty. IMHO Every patient who has hashimoto's and doctor who treats them should read this book...." Read more

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Life Saving Guide to Autoimmune thyroid
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Life Saving Guide to Autoimmune thyroid
This book has literally saved me MONTHS of research on my own. Dr. Wentz has created a wonderful resource not only for those suffering from Thyroidism, but frankly from ANY auto-immune disease. She has clear to follow explanations of how the thyroid functions, followed by chapter after chapter on how to heal. The best part of the book is her supplement guide, which includes not only what to take, but how it works, what is does, and what dosages are best. I don't know if my personal story will be helpful, but let me start by explaining what I learned on my own versus what I learned from this book. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos, but normal thyroid hormone levels, despite having *all* of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. I saw three endocrinologists, three GPs, two neurologists, numerous chiropractors and massage therapists, two acupuncturists, and even a life coach and hypnotist (pretty much any health related professional whose bio suggested they might be able to help). I tried *everything*, and I mean everything, to get back on track but it just wasn't working until I found this book. This book introduced me to two concepts that were critical: Functional medicine, and Hashimoto's Gluten sensitivity This led to several significant changes. I *fully* committed to being gluten free. No bread, no soy sauce, no tempura sushi, not even cookie dough ice cream. I scoured labels, googled everything I ate, and was generally an intolerable friend to go eat out with ;) But it worked. That was the first huge leap forward. The second came when I started looking for functional medicine doctors in Austin, TX and following the supplementation suggestions put forward in this book. I found Dr. Ben Anderson in Austin, TX who has been a life saver for me, and even for one of my friends now dealing with similar issues. I'd already been taking a mix of supplements, but he helped me find even better supplements that were attuned to my body. And he did hormone testing, which showed major adrenal fatigue. So, with a few tweaks, here's the final list of supplements I'm on (but I'm not a doctor so consult yours first!) Empty Stomach (AM): - Licorice drops - Probiotic - Saccharomyces Boulardii Lunch: - Glutamine - Methyl B12 (my Dr suspects a MTHFR gene mutation; regular B12 wasn't helping but this works great) - NAC - Zinc (this was huge for me; gave me lots more energy) - Selenium Bedtime: - Magnesium - CoQ10 - Probiotic - Fish Oil w/vitamin D Many of these don't have to be taken with food and the order could be switched up. This was just what worked for me based on balancing the load of how many things I was taking each time of day. I'd recommend chatting with your doctor about lab work for vitamin deficiencies and reading Dr. Wentz's supplement guide. Also, keep hunting for a functional medicine doctor in your area who charges reasonable prices. The first one I found got great reviews but their "autoimmune cure" package was $4k. Crazy! Several others weren't much better at $750 for a one hour consult. I found my doctor through a case study in the book "Why isn't my Brain Working." That book had lots of case studies with doctors from across the country, so you might start there if you are looking for a local functional medicine specialist. Good luck everyone!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2017
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause by Izabella Wentz, Pharm.D., FASCP with Marta Nowosadzka, MD has a wealth of credible information on thyroid basics, symptoms, tests, and treatment. Izabella Wentz, a pharmacist and Hashimoto’s patient, has summarized three years of research in her book. I highly recommend her book, and I have attempted to summarize some of this information that I believe is crucial for every thyroid patient should know.

    Thyroid Symptoms
    As many thyroid symptoms are very non-specific they are often disregarded by the medical community in the initial stages. Patients are dismissed with having depression, stress or anxiety. Thyroid patients are prescribed anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medications without consideration of thyroid function. Medical studies have shown that up to one-third of people who fail antidepressants report feeling better once started on Cytomel (a T3 thyroid hormone). Some patients have even been hospitalized and misdiagnosed as having bipolar disorder or schizophrenia when in fact they were suffering from thyroid imbalances. People with anxiety, depression or other mood disorders should have their thyroid function checked, especially TPO antibodies. Some individuals with lifelong psychiatric diagnoses have been able to recover after receiving proper thyroid care.

    Thyroid Basics
    The thyroid produces thyroid hormones that affect the function of just about every organ system in the human body. Thyroid hormones are responsible for stimulating the metabolism of the foods we eat, extracting vitamins, and producing energy from food. They are also vital to the production of other hormones as well as the growth and development of our nervous system. The thyroid also maintains our temperature. Indirectly, thyroid function affects every reaction in the human body, as the temperature has to be just right for these reactions to take place properly.

    T4 (Thyroxine) and T3 (Triiodothyronine) are the two main thyroid hormones. Only T4 and T3 are considered to be biologically active in the body, and T4 is 300% less active than T3. Twenty percent of T3 comes from thyroid secretion, while the remaining 80% comes from T4 when T4 is converted to T3 through the deiodination process (which removes on iodine molecule) in peripheral organs like the liver and kidney. However, stress, nutritional deficiencies, or other issues can impair the thyroid’s ability to function. Instead of converting T4 to T3, the body conserves energy by converting T3 into an inactive form of T3 know as reverse T3 (rT3). Reverse T3 is able to bind the receptor sites on the cell that T3 normally occupies, but it does not have the ability to unlock these receptors and enter the cell, thus not allowing the necessary reactions inside the cell to take place.

    Total T4 includes:
    • T4 hormones bound to protein. When bound to protein, thyroid hormone is not available to the cells and therefore can’t do its job in the body.
    • FreeT4, which are T4 hormones that are free or unbound to protein.

    Total T3 includes:
    • T3 hormones that are bound to protein, and are not available to the cells and therefore can’t do its job in the body.
    • Free T3, which are T3 hormones that are free or unbound to protein. Free T3 Includes reverse T3 (rT3) hormones that cannot enter the cells and therefore can’t do its job in the body. So, the only T3 that is beneficial to the body for thyroid function is Free T3 minus rT3.

    Recommended Thyroid Functions Tests
    • TSH Test: Low levels of T4 and T3 circulating in the blood signal the release of TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone), while high levels of circulating T4 and T3 stop the release of TSH. The problem with using the TSH test to diagnose and treat thyroid function is that the amount of T3 and T4 circulating in the bloodstream does not address the issue of how much Free T4 and Free T3 is actually available in the cells to ensure proper thyroid function required to produce hormones, enzymes, neurotransmitter, and muscle tissue, and have a healthy metabolism.
    • Free T4
    • Free T3
    • rT3: TSH, Free T3, and Free T4 tests may be normal, but without factoring in the amount of rT3, patients may be suffering with thyroid symptoms.

    Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Recommended Tests
    Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an autoimmune condition that results in destruction of the thyroid gland. Hashimoto’s is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States, and accounts for 90% of cases of hypothyroidism. In most cases of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, blood tests will reveal one or two types of anti-thyroid antibodies. Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOab) is the most common antibody present, and often antibodies against thyroglobulin (TGab) are found as well. These antibodies may appear decades before a change in TSH is detected. For this reason, TPO antibody screening is always crucial in suspected thyroid disease. Recommended tests are:
    • TPOab: Antibodies above 500 kU/L are considered aggressive, while antibodies of less than 100 kU/L are associated with a reduced risk of progressing to hypothyroidism.
    • Thyroglobulin Antibodies

    Why Are So Many Thyroid Patients Suffering with Thyroid Symptoms?
    Izabella Wentz’s research completely discredits the research currently used by traditional medicine. Traditional medicine’s diagnosis and treatment of thyroid function determines that any suppression of TSH, in spite of all other thyroid test results, indicates that the patient is hyperthyroid. This misuse of the TSH test results in a false diagnosis of hyperthyroidism; therefore, all the health risks they attribute to this erroneous diagnosis of hyperthyroidism are not valid. And could they defend their preference for T4 only medication if the patient’s medication was based on the results of all the lab work required to determine healthy thyroid function instead of basing it on their flawed research? Some of traditional medicines research is as follows:
    • Overreplacement – Overreplacement with T4 should be discouraged. Overreplacement causes subclinical hyperthyroidism (normal serum T4 and T3 and low serum TSH concentrations), or even overt hyperthyroidism. The main risk of subclinical hyperthyroidism is atrial fibrillation, which occurs three time more often in older patients with serum TSH concentration < 0.1 mU/L than in normal subjects. Patents with subclinical hyperthyroidism, particularly postmenopausal women, may also have accelerated bone loss. It is therefore important to educate patients about the potential adverse effects of overtreatment with T4.
    • Combination T4 and T3 therapy – Some hypothyroid patients remain symptomatic in spite of T4 replacement and normal serum TSH concentrations. As an example, in a large community-based questionnaire study of patients taking T4 who had normal serum TSH concentrations, 9 to 13 percent hypothyroid patients might benefit from substitution of some T3 for T4, an idea that has now been evaluated in multiple randomized trial, almost all of which showed that combination T4-T3 therapy does not appear to be superior to T4 monotherapy for the management of hypothyroid symptoms. In some trials, patients preferred combined therapy to T4 monotherapy; however, in one of those studies, patients were given overzealous doses of thyroid hormone resulting in mild hyperthyroidism. In general, clinical trials of combination T4-T3 therapy have not successfully replicated physiologic T4-T3 production.

    The Future for Thyroid Patients
    The truth about the current diagnosis and treatment based on the TSH test is that it has caused thyroid patients years, if not a lifetime, of suffering. By treating many thyroid symptoms, such as depression, fibromyalgia, CFS, stress and anxiety, etc. as separate illnesses, the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry are the only ones who benefit. And the scary thing that I am now noticing is that as older doctors retire, the younger doctors taking their place have been trained to diagnose and treat thyroid function based on traditional medicine’s research as if it is sacred scripture. The only hope that thyroid patients have now are alternative medicine doctors who understand thyroid function and know and use the correct lab tests. I was informed this year (2017) that the lab tests ordered by my Naturopathic doctor are no longer covered by Medicare and Medicaid insurance. Are these doctors being targeted to be phased out? What does the future hold for thyroid patients?

    For additional information on why the medical profession should reassess the validity of using the TSH test and their preference for T4 only medications, read my review on Living Well with Hypothyroidism by Mary Shomon.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2016
    Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
    This book has literally saved me MONTHS of research on my own. Dr. Wentz has created a wonderful resource not only for those suffering from Thyroidism, but frankly from ANY auto-immune disease. She has clear to follow explanations of how the thyroid functions, followed by chapter after chapter on how to heal. The best part of the book is her supplement guide, which includes not only what to take, but how it works, what is does, and what dosages are best.

    I don't know if my personal story will be helpful, but let me start by explaining what I learned on my own versus what I learned from this book.

    I was diagnosed with Hashimotos, but normal thyroid hormone levels, despite having *all* of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. I saw three endocrinologists, three GPs, two neurologists, numerous chiropractors and massage therapists, two acupuncturists, and even a life coach and hypnotist (pretty much any health related professional whose bio suggested they might be able to help). I tried *everything*, and I mean everything, to get back on track but it just wasn't working until I found this book.

    This book introduced me to two concepts that were critical: Functional medicine, and Hashimoto's Gluten sensitivity

    This led to several significant changes. I *fully* committed to being gluten free. No bread, no soy sauce, no tempura sushi, not even cookie dough ice cream. I scoured labels, googled everything I ate, and was generally an intolerable friend to go eat out with ;) But it worked. That was the first huge leap forward.

    The second came when I started looking for functional medicine doctors in Austin, TX and following the supplementation suggestions put forward in this book. I found Dr. Ben Anderson in Austin, TX who has been a life saver for me, and even for one of my friends now dealing with similar issues. I'd already been taking a mix of supplements, but he helped me find even better supplements that were attuned to my body. And he did hormone testing, which showed major adrenal fatigue.

    So, with a few tweaks, here's the final list of supplements I'm on (but I'm not a doctor so consult yours first!)

    Empty Stomach (AM):
    - Licorice drops
    - Probiotic
    - Saccharomyces Boulardii

    Lunch:
    - Glutamine
    - Methyl B12 (my Dr suspects a MTHFR gene mutation; regular B12 wasn't helping but this works great)
    - NAC
    - Zinc (this was huge for me; gave me lots more energy)
    - Selenium

    Bedtime:
    - Magnesium
    - CoQ10
    - Probiotic
    - Fish Oil w/vitamin D

    Many of these don't have to be taken with food and the order could be switched up. This was just what worked for me based on balancing the load of how many things I was taking each time of day. I'd recommend chatting with your doctor about lab work for vitamin deficiencies and reading Dr. Wentz's supplement guide.

    Also, keep hunting for a functional medicine doctor in your area who charges reasonable prices. The first one I found got great reviews but their "autoimmune cure" package was $4k. Crazy! Several others weren't much better at $750 for a one hour consult. I found my doctor through a case study in the book "Why isn't my Brain Working." That book had lots of case studies with doctors from across the country, so you might start there if you are looking for a local functional medicine specialist.

    Good luck everyone!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Life Saving Guide to Autoimmune thyroid

    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2016
    This book has literally saved me MONTHS of research on my own. Dr. Wentz has created a wonderful resource not only for those suffering from Thyroidism, but frankly from ANY auto-immune disease. She has clear to follow explanations of how the thyroid functions, followed by chapter after chapter on how to heal. The best part of the book is her supplement guide, which includes not only what to take, but how it works, what is does, and what dosages are best.

    I don't know if my personal story will be helpful, but let me start by explaining what I learned on my own versus what I learned from this book.

    I was diagnosed with Hashimotos, but normal thyroid hormone levels, despite having *all* of the symptoms of hypothyroidism. I saw three endocrinologists, three GPs, two neurologists, numerous chiropractors and massage therapists, two acupuncturists, and even a life coach and hypnotist (pretty much any health related professional whose bio suggested they might be able to help). I tried *everything*, and I mean everything, to get back on track but it just wasn't working until I found this book.

    This book introduced me to two concepts that were critical: Functional medicine, and Hashimoto's Gluten sensitivity

    This led to several significant changes. I *fully* committed to being gluten free. No bread, no soy sauce, no tempura sushi, not even cookie dough ice cream. I scoured labels, googled everything I ate, and was generally an intolerable friend to go eat out with ;) But it worked. That was the first huge leap forward.

    The second came when I started looking for functional medicine doctors in Austin, TX and following the supplementation suggestions put forward in this book. I found Dr. Ben Anderson in Austin, TX who has been a life saver for me, and even for one of my friends now dealing with similar issues. I'd already been taking a mix of supplements, but he helped me find even better supplements that were attuned to my body. And he did hormone testing, which showed major adrenal fatigue.

    So, with a few tweaks, here's the final list of supplements I'm on (but I'm not a doctor so consult yours first!)

    Empty Stomach (AM):
    - Licorice drops
    - Probiotic
    - Saccharomyces Boulardii

    Lunch:
    - Glutamine
    - Methyl B12 (my Dr suspects a MTHFR gene mutation; regular B12 wasn't helping but this works great)
    - NAC
    - Zinc (this was huge for me; gave me lots more energy)
    - Selenium

    Bedtime:
    - Magnesium
    - CoQ10
    - Probiotic
    - Fish Oil w/vitamin D

    Many of these don't have to be taken with food and the order could be switched up. This was just what worked for me based on balancing the load of how many things I was taking each time of day. I'd recommend chatting with your doctor about lab work for vitamin deficiencies and reading Dr. Wentz's supplement guide.

    Also, keep hunting for a functional medicine doctor in your area who charges reasonable prices. The first one I found got great reviews but their "autoimmune cure" package was $4k. Crazy! Several others weren't much better at $750 for a one hour consult. I found my doctor through a case study in the book "Why isn't my Brain Working." That book had lots of case studies with doctors from across the country, so you might start there if you are looking for a local functional medicine specialist.

    Good luck everyone!
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Hope where I thought there was none.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2013
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    I bought this book when I was sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I felt utterly overwhelmed by the diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid disease (Hashimotos) and desperate to find a way to get better. This book is the product of the authors experience, both as a sufferer herself but, perhaps just as importantly, as a pharmacist whose combined medical knowledge and more holistic understanding of how the things we put into our body affects what we get out.

    This book lays out exactly how you get to the underlying cause of your disease process and clearly sets out a pathway to health using the authors "DIG AT IT" approach:
    D = Depletions, Digestion
    I = Iodine, Inflammation, Infection, Immune Imbalance
    G = Gut healing, Gluten

    A = Adrenals, Alkaline Phosphatase
    T = Triggers

    I= Intolerances
    T= Toxins

    This book is for you if:
    1)You are willing to take responsibility for your health into your own hands.
    2)You are doggedly determined to find out what is causing your autoimmunity and tackle the underlying issue with the aim of getting it into remission.
    3)You are willing to make whatever diet and lifestyle changes you need to in order to get yourself well. I'm talking big stuff here. Like giving up sugar, alcohol, grains, gluten, in your search for your triggers. To give an example: I have been a strict vegetarian for 25 years. To solve MY specific depletion issues, I have had to start eating meat.
    4)You can find money in your budget to spend on supplements, vitamins and minerals, some of which are quite expensive.
    5)You have a GP who is willing to be OPEN MINDED to views on this disease which do not follow UK NHS dogma and will work WITH and FOR you in obtaining the tests required to assess what action to take (this was the hardest part for me personally and I have ended up having to pay for much of the testing privately.)

    This book is not for you if:
    1)You are looking to suppress your symptoms by popping a prescribed pill without really wanting to understand the underlying disease process or make any big changes to your lifestyle.
    2)You are easily put off by the complexity of human biology. This book is in depth and in truth, you will probably end up with more knowledge on the subject than your GP has by the last page. It goes way beyond medical school teaching or conventional NHS policy on treatment. You will need to be invested in reading this book and looking up things you dont understand along the way. It is worth it and whenever I checked out anything I was unsure of, what Izabella Wentz had concluded was always spot on. It is an amazingly well researched book.

    Along the authors own journey she has either considered or tried almost every diet, protocol, supplement and drug available for this condition and her own research on the rationale behind them brings together what I can only say appears to be the best knowledge out there.

    I nearly gave this book 4 stars because the one major downside of this book is that it is written for an American audience where the healthcare system is different and you can walk into your doctors office and demand a battery of tests, pretty much on a whim and as long as your insurance will cover it, the doctor will order it. Not so in the UK and many of the tests mentioned were things my GP was not willing to entertain or had never heard of. Fortunately, I found a fabulous functional nutritionist who was able to order many of the tests instead of my GP. Not cheap, but worth it to get the answers I needed. I also found it massively frustrating that the 'Decoy' supplement Thyrophin PMG (suggested in the book) is only available in the USA and I couldnt get any of the US sites selling it online to ship it to a UK address. I got round this by having it sent to a family member in the US who then posted it on to me, but, it is annoying to find things which really could be helping a lot of people with this condition are so hard to get hold of over here.

    Anyhow, if you are newly diagnosed and looking for help, start here, with this book. If I can also just say, if you are newly diganosed and you are feeling utterly floored by it all, scared, anxious and very unsure what the future holds for you health, please take courage from the author of this book. There is HOPE and you CAN and WILL feel better than you do today.

    I would also recommend Dr Datis Kharazzian's book 'Why do I still have thyroid symptoms when my lab results are normal?' and 'The immune system recovery plan' by Susan Blum. Lots of people suggested I get 'Stop The Thyroid Madness' and it is a good book for people with Thyroid Disease but I wouldnt recommend it in your first round of reading because Hashimotos is actually about understanding Autoimmunity first and foremost and *then* how it affects your thyroid.

    Best of luck on your journey to health.

    2017 update: Since writing this review I was diagnosed with several more autoimmune diseases and the battle against them began. It's been a long road but I now have the autoimmunity well controlled. I am well. I'm working. I'm living, not existing. My TPO antibodies are in remission and TgAs are low and stable.

    Please could I also recommend to anyone facing autoimmunity the following books:
    The Paleo Approach by Sarah Ballantyne
    The Autoimmune Solution by Amy Myers
    These two books compliment the Dr Wentz approach very well.
  • PalimPalim
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tres important
    Reviewed in France on March 3, 2019
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    Malheureusement la prise en charge globale du Hashimoto est peu connue par les medecins francais, ce guide en anglais vous apporte une connaissance tres importante pour reprendre votre sante en main
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  • Johanna
    5.0 out of 5 stars sehr empfehlenswert
    Reviewed in Germany on February 22, 2025
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    sehr gutes Buch mit neuen Infos auch für alte Hasen!
  • Cliente de Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente aporte para pacientes de Tiroiditis de Hashimoto
    Reviewed in Mexico on January 2, 2023
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    Es un libro excelente para quienes buscan conocer más acerca del tratamiento de esta enfermedad, sus efectos en los pacientes y los cambios en el estilo de vida que pueden contribuir a mejorar la salud.
  • Jam lady
    5.0 out of 5 stars Superb help for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
    Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2014
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    I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis about 20 years ago. At the time there was very little out there on this disease.
    I was shocked to find that symptoms which I had presented for years finally had a name.
    I researched every book I could find. I went on-line looking for help. I must say I found some excellent help for thyoid- both hyper and hypo which this illness encompasses. However, after visiting the endo, I was still unsure what I should do.
    Yes, of course take the thyroid meds but what else could I modify.
    Although I was extremely fatigued at all times, I still pushed myself to exercise a lot. My eating habits were good although I had always had a tiny appetite.
    I had been extremely thin all my life, but overnight I became very heavy. Of course the ridicule from "family and friends"
    only exacerbated by anxieties. With the help of a metabolic doctor, I lost most of the weight Sleep was non existent.

    This wonderful book explained to me the causes of my illness and gave excellent suggestions on how to live better.
    Although I have only had the book for a short time and have read it cover to cover, I found excellent advice on how to improve my quality of life..........................yes......I urge you to read this highly informative book and as another reviewer has said save yourself the time it takes to research this information.
    You and your health deserve it!!