The Women's Guide to Thyroid Health »

Kathryn R. Simpson, MS, was an executive in the biotech industry when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Research led her to discover that her symptoms were caused by multiple hormonal deficiencies including low thyroid, adrenal, and sex hormone levels. She resolved all of her debilitating symptoms with bio-identical hormone supplementation. Simpson founded a specialty hormone clinic, the Simpson Foundation, to treat hormone imbalance and diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, and fibromyalgia. Today, the Simpson Foundation is dedicated to endocrine research and education. Simpson is author of The Perimenopause and Menopause Workbook and The MS Solution. She lives in Santa Ynez, CA.

In The Women's Guide to Complete Thyroid Health, readers explore their family health history, assess their symptoms, and, along with their healthcare providers, create a personalized testing and treatment plan designed to restore healthy, balanced thyroid output.

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Why Your Thyroid Gland Is Important 5

Chapter 2 The Endocrine System and How It Affects Your Thyroid 15

Chapter 3 Assessing Your Thyroid Health 27

Chapter 4 Understanding Symptoms of Hypothyroidism 39

Chapter 5 Causes of Hypothyroidism 55

Chapter 6 Thyroid Testing Made Simple 69

Chapter 7 Treatment Options for Hypothroidism 79

Chapter 8 Other Ways to Support Your Thyroid Function 93

Chapter 9 The Importance of Good Adrenal Function 105

Chapter 10 Signs of Thyroid Dysfunction in Children 125

Chapter 11 Hyperthyroidism: An Overactive Thyroid 137

Conclusion 143

Resources 147

References 149

Index 159