There are not nearly enough good resources on the internet for thyroid information and advocacy.
First of all, let me define “good” resource. It is a resource that provides valuable information on treating the thyroid in a format that is easily read and understood. It is not a site that sells supplements or services from a multi level marketing (read pyramid) organization with unsubstantiated claims of treating thyroid issues. I don’t want to buy a bridge over the river Thyroid. The source of the information has either treated thyroid with professional credentials or lived thyroid through their own experience and works in the true interest of serving others with the knowledge they have acquired. There is NOTHING wrong with promoting ones livelihood if it is done in a way that provides the reader with valid and useful information.
So, here is what I have learned.
My friend, Linda has lived it. She recommended the site Save Natural Thyroid Coaltion. It is a site that advocates for safe and effective thryoid treatments to be covered by insurance. The site is chocked full of useful and current information and includes links to a Yahoo! group and a Facebook fan page where lots of people share. This is a great one! The nature of this site is geared toward conventional medicine with common sense nutrition and health.
I went onto Ask.com and found Mary Shomon, who is a patient and advocate. She started writing a site for ask.com in 1997 and has written a New York Times Bestseller on managing your metabolism with thyroid issues. Click here for her ask.com site. Mary’s site has a definite bent toward naturopathic solutions.
Just this morning, I heard from one of my dear college pals. Marsha Smith Westfall is no stranger to the medical industry as a career professional and now, unfortunately, as a consumer. She was the Director of Internal Communications for Sanofi Pasteur, the leading company in providing immunizations. She suffered irreparable harm during a routine back surgery and is now permanently disabled. She blogs about her experience at shakinguplife.wordpress.com. Marsha highly recommends the work of Dr. Julian Whitaker at the Whitaker Wellness Institute. Dr. Whitaker is an M.D. who uses the latest practice in conventional and naturopathic medicine to help patients stop being patients and start living. I may just have to plan a visit down to Newport Beach. It sounds like an amazing institute!
I sincerely hope that you find something you can use at one or all of these resources.
