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This post was pulled from the NGDF board this morning...I had copied

and saved it because these are books that I had not heard of before

but look interesting and I figured that one of the reasons for it

being pulled was because it was quoted throughout and possibly w/o

permission. Thought I would share it with you here and hope it is

okay to do this. Also if any of read these two books could you

comment on them? Thanks tons.

Jody

Katrine on 3/30/00 at 10:49:24 AM

Not yet on the NGDF recommended reading list but available through

amazon.com (just type in Healing Options) is Kate Flax's " Healing

Options: A Report on Graves' Disease Treatments. " Dr. Christiane

Northrup, lecturer and author of, " Women's Bodie's, Women's Wisdom, "

says " Anyone who is struggling to find meaning in the experience of

Graves'Disease will find hope, healing, and inspiration in this book. "

Flax herself says: " I am a 50 year-old woman and I have Graves'

Disease. It was diagnosed in 1991--years after its onset. Six months

after diagnosis, I received modern medicine's standard protocol for

controlling the disease, radioactive iodine (RAI)-eradication of my

thyroid gland. Since then I have come to believe that modern

medicine's practice of " symptom treatment " does not provide all the

care and " cure " a body needs. After this radiation I developed new

symptoms that were horrible and terribly difficult to live with

because I had become, in almost perfect textbook fashion,

hypothyroid.(read the excellent, newly released " Living Well With

Hypothyroidism: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell That You Need To Know "

by Shomon also available on amazon.com)I then began taking

synthetic thyroid hormone replacement This medication was meant to

restore me to a state of balance. However, I have never felt my

" normal " self again. What was I to do now? I decided that this time,

rather than simply looking for a quick fix for my symptoms, I would

shift my focus to explore the causes of my chronic illness. I would

look deeper in search of true healing. What is healing? Healing is a

process of restoring a person to spiritual wholeness, to peace of

mind

and body. I wrote this book to heal myself and to be of help to you,

the reader. In it I tell my story and that of many others who have

experienced Graves' disease. I have heard and still hear hundreds of

these stories through my work as an NGDF support group leader and my

activity in the Thyroid Federation International. I feel that anyone

experiencing any type of chronic illness must be responsible for

him/herself. Healing does not respond to magic bullets. It is often a

long process requiring the practice of many different complementary

modalities such as diet (nutrition), art, music, talk therapy,

mind/body exercises, communing with nature, etc. In this self-help

process, I urge you to choose any complimentary care professional as

carefully as you would choose a physician. In my book, I provide

references for finding these professionals, explanations of many

different healing options, as well as other useful information that

may help you in your quest for wellness. I wish you great success

with your healing.