The Paleo Thyroid Solution: Stop Feeling Fat, Foggy, And Fatigued At The Hands Of Uninformed Doctors - Reclaim Your Health!

I am an integrative physician and work with a great many patients with thyroid issues. I constantly look for new data and approaches to thyroid disease. I have been reading the Paleo Thyroid Solution by Elle Russ and am very impressed with the scope and depth of this primer.Ms. Russ is meticulous and comprehensive in her review of thyroid issues. Her mastery of the intricacies involved in thyroid treatment and the detailed recommendations that she proposes in this book fill a much neglected need. Much of her work is still foreign to conventional practice and she offers a great service to patients struggling with the intricacies and ups and downs of a thyroid condition.The second half of the book devoted to Paleo/primal eating and exercise is masterly and a great step forward for patient management.I recommend this book very highly and hope that it finds wide readership among those struggling with various thyroid conditions.

I am not exaggerating when i say I've felt awful for years (weight gain and loss, acne, dehydrated feeling, foggy thinking, severe depression and anxiety, so much more) but this year has been the most stressful for me after starting a new job. I was having heart palpitations and my hair was falling out. I've seen several doctors, two therapists, and tried several antidepressants. I felt like there was something more behind this then just depression and anxiety. I suspected something going on with my thyroid (i have a goiter) but my tests came back "normal".I finally took my health into my own hands and self ordered a comprehensive thyroid lab test and it showed I have significantly raised Reverse t3. This causes hypothyroid symptoms even if tsh and other blood levels appear "normal".I've recently cut out gluten and soy (after years of being vegan and eating a large amount of both soy and gluten). I was very skeptical that this would help at all. Almost overnight I felt significant improvement in my mood and energy levels. I quickly ordered this book when I read it has a ton of info on high reverse t3. THIS IS SERIOUSLY THE BOOK YOU NEED IF YOU HAVE REVERSE T3 ISSUES. I still have a ways to go (going to find a doctor to prescribe me t3 only) but just cutting out gluten and soy has definitely helped. There's a wealth of information in this book to guide me and I finally see hope for my future.

If you're already following a Paleo diet, there's nothing in this book for you. The first two-thirds is an intro to/overview of the Paleo diet. The last third is practically incomprehensible... specific lab numbers from this woman's clients and I guess an attempt at lessons we should draw from said numbers (thanks?). That's followed by recommendations for things you should ask your doctor for like your doctor will just magically order the tests you ask for. Maybe this chick sees doctors who take orders from patients, but I find this book totally useless and the only reason I didn't return it is cuz I would've had to pay $5 in shipping for a $15 book. I don't need those ten dollars that badly. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thank-you for sharing your story and those of others you've helped turn their health around. Giving readers the encouragement we need to take hold of our own health is life changing. I had been to a respected endocrinologist 2 years ago, for all my hypothyroid symptoms, especially stubborn weight, and he told me I was normal. Just last week, when I requested copies of my labs, i saw he never tested free T3, and I was shocked to see my cortisol was almost zero, showing I have severe adrenal failure, with which it is nearly impossible to have healthy thyroid function. I am so angry that he did nothing more than offer me a weight loss prescription drug, which I declined. Now I know it's not "just the way I am", and I was fortunate to find a naturopath who proposed all the tests Elle recommended, and I already converted to the paleo life 2 years ago. I wouldn't have embarked on further efforts were it not only for Elle'a book but her invaluable podcasts on Mark's Daily Apple. Just hearing about her former sugar addiction and food obsessions resonated with me and I can testify that eliminating grains and sugar cures that. A miracle to be free from that nightmare and guilt- like quitting smoking. So Elle, your podcasts and book, and advice on labs and information on what their significance is is going to change my life after more than 15 years of suffering with a fifty lb weight gain. Many times I delay scheduled visits with my GYN because I dread facing her and her comments on my weight- yet year after year she only tested my TSH, and told me I had no thyroid issues and just needed to exercise more and eat less. I'm sure millions of other women are in my shoes. Elle- thank-you from the bottom of my heart.

This book was recommended to me by a neurologist who went Paleo and raves about how he feels. I have Hashimotos since 2006 and have researched thyroid issues for 10 years determined to find a "cure!" I haven't found a cure and was not thinking that this book could add any new info that I didn't already know. I was pleasantly surprised.Elle's fascinating story which mimics so many others with undiagnosed thyroid issues along with details of the numerous uninformed closed minded doctors she sought for help will resonate with many. Anyone who has no energy and/or has been put on an antidepressant despite clearly not feeling well because their thyroid test is "NORMAL" must read this book. One very interesting piece of her experience was being optimized on thyroid hormone for years only to crash again and needing to figurer out, on her own, what was going on and how to get things back in line so she could get back her life !This book has enough detailed info for someone new to thyroid information and some new gems for those with long standing thyroid issues.

Easy to read , with lots of real world example etc. It's sad that people have to fix themselves, but from my experience it seems to be true. you have to take responsibility for your own health and teach doctors/people how to do that . this book helps you do that with regards to your thyroid.I agree with the author that current default tests are useless and dont tell the full story.would recommend this book to anybody

Brilliant! I have only been reading this for 15 minutes and it's already explained to me the inconsistency between my blood tests and my symptoms for the five years plus why deciding to reduce my carbohydrate intake helped both (its apparent I had a reverse T3 problem). I'm so glad I found this book, I only wish my GP had read it and listened to me for the past 5 years.

Having suffered with an underactive thyroid for 12 years, this book really opened my eyes. It told me I didn’t have to just suffer and there is something that can be done about my symptoms. It was the springboard I needed to take my health into my own hands and begin the journey to feeling well.

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I bought this for my girlfriend thinking she might have thyroid issues. She hasn't really been able to get into reading it. Maybe it she's getting lost in the science? I guess it could be a little more accessible.