Michelle Honda - 26 June

Dedication

To Dennis and Brenda Gaines for their tireless support and inspiration.

Acknowledgements

T o start, I would like to acknowledge my patients, who embraced a new dietary approach to healing. I applaud their willingness to adopt the necessary lifestyle changes and to further understand the importance of preventive care and the role of complementary medicine. Their desire to heal and regain independence inspires me to continue to deepen my knowledge to be of better service.

Above all, I wish to thank the exceptionally skilled and talented team from Hatherleigh Press. I, along with their other authors and readers, am indebted to this team for providing invaluable resources, making it possible for people to learn about preventive health maintenance and the science of complementary medicine.

I especially wish to thank my editor, Ryan Kennedy, for his superb expertise and guidance. I have deep admiration to the entire Hatherleigh team; in particular, Andrew Flach and Ryan Tumambing for their wonderful support and knowledge.

I am truly grateful and appreciative to Dr. Sherrill Sellman, ND. You can learn more about Dr. Sherrill Sellman at www.whatwomenmustknow.com.

A special thanks to the researchers and scientists, without whom I would not have the broad base of knowledge to draw from and further extend it to my readers and patients. Along with these specialists and other pioneering physicians, they have availed us to natural medicine and human cell biology to better understand the disease and healing process.

And last but not least, to my husband Ron, who is always supportive and patient as we continue on in this lifes journey.

CONTENTS

Foreword

F or years of my life, I struggled with many undiagnosed symptoms and health conditions. These issues were a complete mystery to me. Lets start with weight gain; even though I would eat like a church mouse and exercise regularly, my weight stubbornly refused to budge. Then there was the extreme fatigue that plagued me, especially upon arising in the morning. I would feel more exhausted after a long nights sleep then I did the night before.

I was also haunted by feelings of depression that were impossible to shake, no matter how hard I tried. Other symptoms would appear randomly, including dry skin, digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, allergies, and foggy brain.

I trudged through my life, never once feeling really vital and fully alive.

It wasnt until many years down the track that I finally discovered that all these symptoms were related. They were due to an underachieving thyroid. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroiditis, an autoimmune condition that can seriously damage thyroid function.

Wow, I thought. After years of dealing with so many debilitating issues, I was finally able to make sense of it all.

I am not alone in my thyroid challengesapproximately 20 twenty million other Americans share this diagnosis. One out of eight women in their lifetime will have a thyroid disorder.

Without a healthy, functioning thyroid, we cannot live our life fully. Any thyroid problem can compromise not only our quality of life but our quality of health. Standard medical treatments for thyroid disease are less than adequate and often ineffective. Even more significantly, they cannot heal a thyroid gland that is out of balance or impaired in some way.

I chose to heal my thyroid issue naturally. I changed my diet, cleaned up my environment, committed to acupuncture and chiropractic treatments, reduced stress, became gluten-free and sugar-free, and began taking specific supplements and herbs to support thyroid function and autoimmune issues. I became totally committed to healing my thyroid, as well as the other health challenges that I discovered were contributing to my underachieving thyroid.

I am so pleased to be able to report that I no longer have any underactive thyroid problems or any of my past thyroid-initiated symptoms! I personally achieved this without the need for any thyroid medication. Its been quite a learning and healing curve for me, but it has been well worth the effort. Thanks to these changes, I am healthier now than at any time in the past.

I wish Id had the information that Michelle Honda has gathered together in her new book, Reverse Thyroid Disease Naturally , when I first got my diagnosis . It is the best shortcut to understanding the many thyroid issues, as well as providing proven and effective strategies to naturally regain optimal thyroid function at any age. Our body has the truly miraculous capacity to heal any problem. What is required is a proven roadmap that will safely guide us to our destination of good health.

Reverse Thyroid Disease Naturally is a must-read for all people who are looking to discover the solutions for healing their thyroid diseases.

Thank you, Michelle, for your tireless dedication to being such a wonderful Light Bearer, guiding us on our path to optimal wellness.

Dr. Sherrill Sellman, ND
Author of Hormone Heresy: What Women MUST Know About
Their Hormones and What Women MUST Know to
Protect Their Daughters from Breast Cancer

Preface

I magine a life in which you feel vibrant and energizedfull of real enthusiasm for everything life has to offer!

For many people, this would be their ideal. But real life always seems to fall short of that ideal. Thinking back over your life, you may wonder if youve ever felt truly present and alive. Whats worse, you may not be able to say precisely why you often feel listless, sluggish, or tired.

Know that all is not lost; you can become the active, engaged person you long to be. Those lingering feelings of fatigue may actually be a health issue waiting to be solved. We have compiled many different scenarios to show you why you feel tired, why you cannot control your weight even though you are eating far less, and why you are experiencing mood swings and feelings of depression.