A Report on Graves' Disease Treatments

by Kate Flax
2nd Edition, Paperback, 306 pages

Kate Flax runs a Graves' Disease support group sponsored by the National Graves' Disease Foundation and the Nyack (NY) Hospital

"Anyone who is struggling to find meaning in the experience of Graves' Disease will find hope, healing, and inspiration in this book."

  Christiane Northrup MD, author of "Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom."

Here's what you will find in the book, Healing Options.

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Table of Contents

Something is wrong with this body
Symptoms
Professional Help
Self-Responsiibility
Educate Yourself
Share your concerns: online support groups, in-person support groups, other emotional support
Lifestyle, diet, exercise
Chemical imbalances
Our families
Caregivers and illness in our culture today
What is a modern physician?
Illness & belief systems
A new medical paradigm
Doctor-patient relations
Mind/Body awareness
The rest of the world
Bush Family
BRT therapy
What is Graves'
What is autoimmune disease & stress
Who gets it
Women: thyroid hormone & estrogen, HRT & phytoestrogens, contraception, pregnancy
Causes, Genetics & children, the environment
Other medications & thyroid hormone
Thyroid Eye Disease: what is it, symptoms, pretibial myxedema, thyroid Acropachy, ophthalmologists
When will you get it, RAI, prednisone & your eyes, Graves' disease & your eyes, what is happening
"Hot" phase, treatment and tips
"Burnout" phase, disability
Treatment Options: ATD's, RAI, thyroid hormone options, surgery, the labs
My story
Complementary Treatments
Resources, Reading List, glossary, index