Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda: Natural Treatments for Hashimoto's, Hypothyroidism, and Hyperthyroidism

by Marianne Teitelbaum, Anjali Grover (Foreword)

A comprehensive guide to addressing the growing epidemic of thyroid disease from the perspective of the Ayurvedic tradition

• Details the author’s successful treatment protocols for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism developed over more than 30 years of Ayurvedic practice

• Explores the underlying causes of thyroid malfunction, the thyroid’s connections to the liver and gall bladder, and the importance of early detection

• Also includes treatments for common symptoms of thyroid disease, such as insomnia, depression, fatigue, and osteoporosis, as well as for weight loss and hair growth

In this comprehensive guide for practitioners and those concerned with thyroid health, Marianne Teitelbaum, D.C., integrates the ancient medicine of Ayurveda with modern scientific findings to address the growing epidemic of thyroid disease.

Revealing how the thyroid is the victim of many factors that conspire to create ill health--and how many cases of thyroid disease go undiagnosed--Teitelbaum focuses not only on treating thyroid problems and symptoms but also on diagnosing them at their earliest, most reversible stages. She outlines the basic principles of Ayurveda, including pulse diagnosis, a key tool for early detection, and explains the successful treatment protocols she has developed over more than 30 years of Ayurvedic practice. She details the underlying reasons for thyroid malfunction, such as inflammation, malnutrition, and toxins, and how the thyroid is connected with the health of the rest of body, including the liver and gall bladder. She explores the Ayurvedic treatment of thyroid-related conditions, such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, and hyperthyroidism, offering guidance on the targeted use of herbs, specific dietary recommendations, proper detoxification, and Ayurvedic recipes. She also includes treatments and remedies for common symptoms of thyroid disease, including insomnia, depression, fatigue, and osteoporosis, as well as for luxurious hair growth and weight loss.

Based on the treatment of thousands of patients, this book also shares success stories of thyroid healing and the scientific studies that support the author’s Ayurvedic thyroid protocols. Offering an easy-to-follow yet comprehensive guide, Teitelbaum shows that optimum thyroid health as well as overall health are within everyone’s reach.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

Published March 26, 2019

Reviews

[Emily Kestrel · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at around 25% and returned for refund. Obviously I am open-minded about different healing methods or I would not have wanted to read this book, but there were just too many ridiculous claims with no references to back them up. I started scoffing when she implied that taking supplements can lead to all sorts of issues, including cancer -- I actually don't think mega-dosing on vitamins is a good idea, but I would like some proof that moderate doses are actually toxic. I scoffed some more when the list of things that causes food to lose its vital energy (and thus lead to illness) includes not only processing and microwaving, but also canning, freezing and eating leftovers. I guess if you can grow all your own food or get it straight from the farmers market and then cook from scratch three times a day, that's great, but again I'd like some proof of these claims before I avoid frozen vegetables or throw away all my leftovers after every meal. I threw in the towel when she said that certain foods are too "heavy" to be utilized by our metabolic pathways, including "red meat," nut butters, chia and pumpkin seeds and winter squashes. But apparently lamb and rabbit aren't "red meat," because those are on the list of okay foods. Then she goes on to say that every vegan in her practice is doomed to be sick and weak...again, no proof...and I am done.

I was very disappointed because I actually have three books on Ayurveda on my shelves that I happen to adore: Ayurveda: A Life of Balance: The Complete Guide to Ayurvedic Nutrition and Body Types with Recipes by Maya Tiwari, Eat, Taste, Heal: An Ayurvedic Cookbook for Modern Living by Thomas Yarema and Eat Feel Fresh: A Contemporary, Plant-Based Ayurvedic Cookbook by Sahara Rose Ketabi. (The last one, by the way, is a vegan approach, so it can be done.)

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were things I really liked about this book but it was ultimately not terribly helpful for me. Teitelbaum did a great job of showing the importance of the thyroid in the healthy function of every system in the body and how epidemic thyroid issues are in the U.S. She also showed very well how modern medicine is failing us with bad testing, a poor understanding of thyroid function and symptoms, too many artificial supplements and pharmaceutical products and more. I wholeheartedly agree with the approach that we need to aim for health via real, fresh whole foods and herbs.

Where the book didn't work so well for me.... First off, I am open to Ayurveda but not a devout follower. I don't put a lot of stock into what "type" I am (emotionally, physically and health wise) and what foods will cool and warm me and so on. There is a lot of focus on foods being bad because they are heavy or the wrong temperature, leading to the wrong effect on the liver and so on. The list of bad foods is incredibly long and includes a lot of foods that I consider healthy and are a big part of our diet (and some that aren't). You're supposed to cut out garlic, onions, large beans like chickpeas and black beans, all cold foods, nightshades (tomatoes, eggplants, etc.), red meat, wheat, rice other than jasmine, caffeine, alcohol, potatoes, soy, raw veggies, coconut oil (and just about every other oil besides ghee) and on and on. Honestly, it felt like there wasn't a lot left other than some fruits (though you should probably cook them) and vegetables and some beans and grains that are very India-centric.

I also really believe in relying on the herbs and foods that are local to me for most of my daily diet and herbal remedies. I don't think it makes sense for someone in Minnesota to need a huge host of herbs indigenous to the other side of the world for daily health. Ayurveda was developed in the East so it makes sense that it would center around herbs grown there, but I want to know what plants I can grow and forage in my area to address my symptoms. I know there are incredibly healthy plants that grow here in North America, and it makes sense that bitter greens that I pick here would be as helpful as a bitter green famous for helping in India, for instance.

Teitelbaum is very critical of vegetarianism and especially veganism. She is a huge advocate of consuming large amounts of ghee, made from organic grass-fed milk. She also recommends copious amounts of boiled raw milk. It can't be homogenized (store bought) or it's ruined. I don't know how practical this advice is for large families or those with budget restrictions other than those who live on farms, and this will obviously make the book pretty useless for vegans. (For a good modern vegan cookbook on Ayurveda that addresses Ayurvedic teachings from a vegan standpoint, I recommend Eat Feel Fresh, incidentally.)

The takeaway for this book is that it recommends VAST amounts of specialty Indian herbs that are typically taken as teas or applied topically, plus large amounts of organic cooked unpasteurized dairy. It felt overwhelming and expensive, and also didn't seem to complement our family's lifestyle or preferences at all. The amount of complete dietary changes that need to be implemented may not be realistic for the average person, even if she is struggling with thyroid issues (which most of us are). While the book succeeded in making me think I need to do a lot to better support my thyroid function, it didn't ultimately leave me feeling like it could help me do that.

I read a digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.

[Nicholas Brink · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review: Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda: Natural Treatments for Hashimoto’s, Hypothyroidism, and Hyperthyroidism by Marianne Teitelbaum. Rochester, VT: Healing Arts Press, 2019.
With my interest in the power of medicinal herbs and becoming acquainted with them as spirit guides I received a request from the publisher to review Marianne Teitelbaum’s book Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda. It is fascinating and though it may seem extreme to some, Teitelbaum’s understanding of how the Thyroid and other glands of the endocrine system interact, a body system that is very central for health maintenance, she is quite convincing in her way of presenting these Ayurvedic ways.
Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda begins by makes an important distinction between the treatments of conventional medicine and the ways of Ayurveda. Conventional medicine does not ask “why” when searching for the cause of a disease but looks only to what appears to be the cause of the disease in the moment, whether from some bacteria, virus, or chemical imbalance as assessed with blood tests. The treatment is then to eliminate the bacteria, virus, or chemical imbalance without asking why these possible causes took hold to cause the disease in the first place. The word Ayurveda means the science or study of what is good and bad for life. It seeks to understand “why” the disease took hold by considering a person’s life style, sleeping pattern, diet, and stressors in the person’s life. With conventional medicine the diagnosis becomes possible only after the disease is well established. In the early stages of the disease blood tests do not reveal the disease. Ayurveda considers nine steps in the development of a disease and makes the diagnosis much earlier in the process of its development. The Ayurvedic practitioner listens to a person’s pulse, its strength, rhythm, and volume, as well as to the symptoms and person’s complaints to make the diagnosis. Then treatment is through lifestyle changes, and herbal medications.
A conventional medical approach is often to use hormonal replacement when the blood work shows that some hormone is depleted, but in doing so, the body’s natural mechanisms for producing the hormone is not needed and stops functioning thus the natural process is weakened, causing a greater or longer lasting problem. This example is one of many inadequacies of conventional medicine when it ignores the “why” that leads to the beginning of a disease. The prescription of pharmaceuticals may have negative side effects and does not address the “why” of the disease.
I recently reviewed Matthew Wood’s two volumes of Earthwise Herbal that use a number of descriptors of plants and diseases, descriptors that he calls tastes of the plant but include all five senses. He has integrated these characteristics derived from ancient Chinese, Greek, Indian and American Indian medicine ways into his own system, characteristics that have many parallels to the Ayurveda taxonomy of plants and diseases. Wood’s taxonomy of the plant and disease tissue states included: Hot/Excitation, Cold/Depression, Dry/Atrophy, Damp/Stagnation, Damp/Relaxation and Wind/Tension, with the tastes of Sour, Bitter, Salty, Sweet, and Pungent or Spicy. He includes in these descriptors sensations and textures: Diffusive (tingling, nerve-stimulation); Permanent (not tingling); Astringent (puckering, constrictive); Acidity (taste of bile in throat, taste that provokes shivering); Watery (thin); Mucliaginous (slimy); Gummy (tacky); Resinous (sticky); Soapy; Oily (nutty); Meaty (proteinadeous); Metallic (taste of blood in mouth, presence of metals); and Aromatic (scent); and characteristics of the blood which include location (high or low within the organism); viscosity (thick or thin); speed (fast or slow moving); and temperature (hot or cold).
The Ayuredic taxonomy groups these characteristics into three categories that come from three sources: the moon, sun, and space and air. Those coming from the moon include the characteristics of cooling, nurturing, stabilizing and growth-giving. From the sun come the fiery elements for transformation, and the raw materials of nature. From space and air comes all the intelligence of creation which is considered rough, dry, cold, quick, light and moving. The goal of Ayurveda is to balance these components of the force of life or Prana.
The thyroid gland is central among the endocrine glands that include the pineal, hypothalamus, pituitary, and parathyroid glands. Each gland receives messages from each of the other glands regarding the strength or weakness in the flow of its specific hormones and in response adjusts the flow of the hormones to stabilize a healthy balance within the body. Teitelbaum presents in some detail the functions and interactions of the various endocrine glands and hormones. Each cell of the body has specific receptors for specific hormones depending upon the role of the cell within the organs of the body. Only the receptors for two hormones are found in every cell of the body, a receptor for the thyroid hormone and one for vitamin D. This demonstrates the importance of the thyroid, but so far the role of vitamin D is not clearly understood. A weakness in the thyroid that brings about imbalance may cause such symptoms as lose of hair, heart irregularities, and brain fog, symptoms that are caused by late bed time hours, toxins, infections, improper died, stress and possible genetic predispositions.
One, two, three, or four iodine molecules are attached to the thyroid hormone to form four different thyroid hormones, T1, T2, T3, and T4. With four iodine molecules T4 is too large to enter the cells of the body thus it needs to be converted to T3. The liver and the bile produced by the liver play an important role in this conversion. Everything we eat passes through the liver, and the bile of the liver along with the stomach flora for digestion are important in this conversion. One source of disease is the breakdown in this conversion process which is caused again by imbalance in diet, toxins, stress and late bedtime hours.
Teitelbaum then proceeds to examine the interactions between the thyroid and adrenal glands. The adrenal glands release the hormones adrenaline and cortisol in response to stress. If the stress is long lasting the adrenal glands cannot meet the demands for a continuous supply of these hormones. High levels of cortisol lower thyroid hormone production, inhibit the conversion to T3, and close down the cell receptors for this hormone thus causing inflammation that disrupts thyroid functioning. Besides causing all the symptoms of thyroid weakness, the resulting weakness of the adrenal glands cause exhaustion, slowed metabolism, feeling cold, decreased immunity, depression and anxiety, infertility, increased belly fat, low blood pressure, and dizziness, among other symptoms. To recover from these problems requires rest along with a number of Ayurvedic herbs to again balance these endocrine hormones. With my personal interest in growing medicinal herbs I need to research the six Ayurvedic herbs she offers to see if any are suitable for growing in the Hudson Valley of New York. I also believe that there are herbs native to our area that can work effectively in the same way. I am thankful that Teitelbaum describes how the Ayurvedic herbs function, an aid in identifying the equivalent local herbs.
Teitelbaum then proceeds to examine the “why” for the autoimmune Hashimoto’s disease. The protocol of our conventional medicine is to prescribe a synthetic version of the thyroid hormone thus causing the thyroid to stop producing the hormone rather than finding why the thyroid stopped its production. Understanding how the immune system works is central to understanding the “why.” The friendly bacteria of the gut are extremely important is this process and probiotics are recommended to support the gut bacteria, but most probiotics offered over-the-counter are not effective including most yogurts. With Teitelbaum’s search for effective probiotics she concluded that the ProTren brand of yogurt is effective because it is produced without destroying its probiotic nature. She also recommends slippery elm tea, an herb that can be grown in the Hudson Valley.
Also for the health of the thyroid and the immune system the liver needs to be healthy in its production of bile. The immune system depends upon macrophages that kill the intruding organisms in the body. The macrophages are created in the bone marrow and mature in the liver, and for the liver to function adequately it may need to be detoxified, but detoxification is a sensitive process. Again Teitelbaum offers a number of Ayurvedic herbs to balance the health of the liver, bone marrow and thyroid, along with recipes that use these herbs that can be purchased in Indian markets. I have enjoyed cooking with a number of these herbs using recipes from an Ayurvedic cook book, but the cook book does not explain when or how the recipes need to be used to promote health. Coriander, fennel and turmeric are locally grown and ghee can be made from the butter of raw cow’s milk. I have also made Masala with locally grown herbs. Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining the immune system, but vitamin D is depleted by obesity, inflammation of the digestive tract, cortisol, and the use of sunscreen.
Another factor for the health of the thyroid is the functioning of the gallbladder. The gallbladder works to breakdown and eliminate fat-soluble toxins and cholesterol, but there are a number of factors that create sludge, a thickening of the bile, factors that cause the toxins and cholesterol to become stuck in the gallbladder, factors such as eating and drinking ice-cold foods and beverages including ice cream and frozen yogurt, and the use of many of the oils used in cooking. This thickened bile causes high cholesterol, acid reflux, osteoporosis, weight gain and the formation of cellulite. To keep the bile thin and moving, heavy and hard-to-digest foods need to be avoided, and while eating one needs to focus on the food, chew well before swallowing, and not overeat. Cooked foods are easier to digest. Again a number of Ayurvedic herbs and recipes are recommended to flush out bile sludge and break up gallstones. Cooked artichokes, apples and carrots are recommend and soluble fiber from beans, lentils, oat and rice bran, citrus fruits, and strawberries.
The following chapter, Chapter 7 of the 8 chapters of the book, addresses a number of specific conditions caused by thyroid dysfunction: hair loss and brittle nails, irregular heartbeat, high estrogen/low progesterone, depression, weight gain, osteopenia and osteoporosis, high cholesterol, constipation, insomnia and anxiety, joint pain, and restless legs syndrome. With each of these conditions Teitelbaum offers a number of Ayurvedic herbs and recipes, many of the herbs available only through stores that sell Indian herbs. One preparation for joint pain is made from deer antler velvet. Again, it is my belief that other herbs local to particular areas of the world can be equally effective if we open ourselves to them by listening to them through the heart. As an instructor of ecstatic trance I find that this listening through the heart is facilitated through the use of ecstatic trance. Yet, Teitelbaum’s understanding of the “why” these conditions develop and how the Ayurvedic herbs work as remedies is most important in leading us on this search for the local herbs of equal effectiveness. The many foods readily and locally available that she recommends is also an important beginning. The Ayurvedic principles are most important, but for the establishment of these principles in our local communities the herbs used also need to be local.
The final chapter offers a diet and daily routine to maintain a healthy thyroid. She begins by offering a list of foods to be avoided, so many of which I would find difficult to avoid such as those vegetables from the nightshade family that include tomatoes, white potatoes, bell peppers and eggplant. I did an internet search that validated that these vegetables contain nicotine that have the effect of shrinking the various channels of the body. Also onions and garlic need to be avoided because they act as antibiotics that can deplete the friendly gut bacteria that lay the foundation for allergies and autoimmune diseases, though herbal medicine generally considers garlic a useful antibiotic. Winter squashes, mushrooms, hard aged cheeses, soy products and cold dairy products are channel cloggers. Acceptable to eat are grains, other vegetables and fruits except for channel clogging bananas. Regarding vegetable oils, the monounsaturated oils such as olive oil are acceptable, but many of the others are difficult to digest. She is very supportive of the use of ghee, clarified butter, because it is rich in omega-3 fatty acid and can help to decrease the levels of unhealthy cholesterol, but it should be made from the butter of grass fed cows. Milk, pasteurized and homogenized, that comes from cows treated with antibiotics and hormones, is less desirable and can cause inflammatory conditions, but good quality milk is most nourishing and beneficial. Avoid most sweeteners except for blackstrap molasses, brown rice syrup, coconut sugar, date sugar, maple syrup and raw honey. Nuts and seeds to avoid include hemp and pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, and peanuts. Prescribed are peeled almonds, toasted sesame seeds and small amounts of heavy and hard to digest cashews.
Then regarding your daily routine, arising at or before 6 AM is a time to stretch, walk and exercise to dispel the heaviness from your body, then after the sun rises you are ready to eat. From 10 AM to 2 PM is your most active time and the time to eat your heaviest meal. From 2 to 6 PM is a good time to study and stimulate mental activity. From 6 PM to 10 PM is time to eat a light meal and slow down or unwind for sleep. Then go to bed by 10 PM.
These ancient Ayurvedic medicine ways are here for us to use to our advantage, ways that facilitate our immune system and can keep us in good health. Teitelbaum’s book is eye opening and very enlightening. It is an important read.

[Janis Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to thank Inner Traditions for providing me with a free – temporary – electronic ARC of this book, via Netgalley. Although I required their approval, the decision to read this book is my choice and any reviews given are obligation free.

Now, one of the banes of my life in the past three years is my slow and scary weight gain, constant lethargy, tiredness and all sorts of other “mild” health issues that no one can seem to find a cause for. I’ve given up being poked and prodded by the mainstream medical profession as they keep saying they can’t find anything wrong with me. I dealt with this as a teen with chronic fatigue and am damned if I am going to go through it again… so I have been reading up on the non-mainstream medical practices. I chose to read ‘Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda’ for two reasons – firstly, time and again people who know my symptoms have told me to get my thyroid check, only for the generic GP based blood tests to show no issue and therefore they refuse to take it any further. Secondly, I have been drawn to a lot of the principals of Ayurveda as a holistic healing method for some years. And so, reviewing this book was killing two birds with one stone. :-D

As with most things in my life, I don’t agree 100% with Ayurveda – from what I learned from ‘Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda’ – but the greater percentage of the book really did ring true with me that I have actually pre-ordered a paper copy of it and can’t wait for it to arrive just after my birthday.

Being someone who strongly believes in healing the root cause of illness through better diet, mindset, and environment, rather than medication, supplements and artificial interventions – I really felt connected to this book. Yes, I would have liked a little more on the cookery side… But you all know I am a cook book addict and so can never be satisfied. ;-)

But I have been so inspired by what I’ve read in ‘Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda’ that I wanted to take it further, own the book, work through it all as shown and maybe even find a local Ayurveda clinic to help me discover my true dosha.

I will freely admit here and now that not everyone is going to enjoy this book and may even scoff at its overly technical “hippy dippy” nature. But Ayurveda has been around for centuries, nay millennia, and in all that time has been proven to help with better health. Whether it be due to the mindset, the environment it helps us build, or the fact it encourages better, whole food, healthy eating – I can’t say. But I can say I found ‘Healing the Thyroid through Ayurveda’ a very interesting read. Though will state here and now that it’s not brainwashed me into ignoring all Western medicine. I am still a daughter of science and logic… but I am also still a creative hippy wanting to learn about anything and everything and putting to use the parts that ring true to me. In other words, don’t worry folks, I’m still taking my Zoloft and not about to feel the need to go on an angry murder spree, or run naked through the local park…. Well, no more than I would have before reading this book. ;-)

Book nerd side of things, its layout was clear and easy to follow – will be a lot nicer once I see it in the paper format it was truly intended to be. No major copy editing clangers either.

Would I recommend this book to others?

Yes I would… but only to those with an open mind and interest in alternative medicines and their linked lifestyles. There is no point reading this book if you strongly feel anything not endorsed by the FDA, TGA or whoever is a bunch of hokum.

Those looking to seek wholefood, supplement free treatments for known Thyroid issues, or those like me just wanting a non-invasive way of giving your thyroid a health check, will find this book interesting – and hopefully helpful too.

Would I buy this book for myself?

Yes I would, yes I have, and I am looking forward to getting it as a personal birthday present from Me to Me. ;-)

In summary: An interesting looking into the ancient practice of Ayurveda and how it can be used to help heal your thyroid.

[Irina · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s a very easy to read book , a lot of good and useful information.However , it concentrates mainly on hypothyroidism . When it comes to hyperthyroidism it doesn’t have much ( would be better if hyperthyroidism was removed from title). You may find liver and gallbladder information helpful for any situation you may have. But again, even the herbal description provided it’s unclear how exactly to take the herbs, which herbs are better for with dosha, when is the best time to take and etc. I have more questions after reading this book. I would defiantly recommend this book for anyone with Hashimoto. If you have graves you may just find your self skipping chapters and getting confused as to what food / herbs should you avoid whatnot.

[GONZA · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and science based. I still would have loved more recipes instead of many differente teas, but at last now I have the name of the herbs that I need for me.

Interessante e con un certo fondamento scientifico, anche se io avrei preferito un maggior numero di ricette piuttosto che tanti tè differenti, ma almeno ora ho i nomi delle erbe che fanno al caso mio.

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

[Stacy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice overview of Ayurvedic principles.

[Cherie]

I don't have hashimoto's but I had an incorrect diagnosis for my thyroid and this looked interesting for healing.

[Ritika · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read with immediate actions to try

[Padma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a marvelous book! It is so clear that Dr. Tietelbaum cares about the cause she writes for and the healing of all 🙌 I am so glad to have found this book. It is filled with so much good information and even includes recipes! It is a priceless collection of Ayurveda healing…. I have shared it with a lot of my friends and family, too. 😊

[Julie Gentile · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was already living a healthy, low-inflammatory lifestyle to help heal my hypothyroidism, but I have made some significant changes to my lifestyle to take healing my thyroid to a new level thanks to the detailed information in this book.

[Mary Cina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good guide for healing the thyroid with Ayurveda as well as a basic introduction to Ayurveda and the endocrine system. I am following a few of the guidelines and feeling better. I don't often purchase books, but I purchased this one.

[Chia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm pretty new to Ayurveda so I found plenty of new and interesting points to consider here. There really seems to be quite a few different takes on the thyroid... compiling so many different perspectives recently!

[Leia Naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely phenomenal. Highly recommend.

[Julie Wardwell · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is some helpful information but not complete enough for autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's).

[Camelia Plazas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was definitely eye-opening, I've had hypothyroidism for over 15 years by this point and this book was a game changer to understand my body and hormones better

[Rhonda Tremaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved reading this book because many of the topics covered are not found in other books on the same subject. For example, there is an entire chapter dedicated to the gallbladder and the beginning of the book goes into the workings of the body, something that really sparks my interest. Because of that, I now understand the reason behind certain common medical recommendations. While a lot of the suggestions are simply too difficult to implement, at least for me right now, and some information contradicts other perspectives, there are many great takeaways and it was definitely worth the read!

[S · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.7/5

Quite informative and has interesting information.

[Jeanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An Excellent book but rather too technical for the average person as a sufferer of thyroid problems gave me a good insight to other ways of rectifying it
Thanks to netgalley for an early copy in return for an honest review

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a bit too technical for me, but nonetheless, I found it well written, informative, and very interesting. Should appeal to a range of readers, particularly those suffering from thyroid issues for whom it provides lots of useful advice

[NellieTests · Rating 3 out of 5]

As someone who suffers from thyroid issues, I was particularly looking forward to reading this and seeing how I could support my condition. The book was fairly technical in its approach but was generally well written, informative, and interesting. The cover is, I think, a little misleading, presenting more of a cookery book appearance but nonetheless a worthwhile bookshelf addition.

With thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.