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Title: Graves' Disease: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 0786410116
Author:
Elaine A. Moore
Lisa Moore
Publicate Date: 2001-08
Publish: 2001-08
List Price: $35.00
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Perplexfully pleased...
Interesting to a point, but way too technical for the average individual - like me. I was hoping for more straight talk and less medical gargin. Though, the diet information was very helpful, I found myself getting frustrated and bored with the medical terminology. I'm still looking for a book that concentrates on more natural ways to control my GD.
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2: Graves Disease: A Practical Guide, by E. Moore
This book is fantastic. It is not a watered down, pandering talk about the subject, but it is a good source of knowledge. I wish my endocrinologist knew this much about the topic of Graves Disease. It is a bit advanced in some places, but many terms are defined and the author assumes that the reader is motivated, but not a medical student. You will probably have to spend some time memorizing terms and looking up some information for complete understanding, but it is all here.
The author also discribes current, past, and also nontraditional treatments and solutions to Graves Disease. There are good chapters and paragraphs that introduce information in a simple and practical way, but there are also chapters with all the details and confusing terminology that will frustrate some readers. I believe that no matter what your level of medical understanding, you will get something of value out of this book. It has definitely given me confidence and hope, especially since I do not trust the doctors who say it is easiest to simply irradiate the thyroid and take a pill a day for the rest of your life... I don't think anything is THAT EASY... This book discusses other options. Check it out-- you owe it to your thyroid. Scotty/Sioux City
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3: Interested in the nitty-gritty technical details?
Excellent information. Extremely technical. Not easy to read and understand for the lay person.
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4: Need a translator
I am disappointed in this book mainly because it is so technical and hard to read. The reviews made it sound like it was easy to read, that is one of the reasons I bought it. But, even with a bachelors of science degree, I am having a very hard time getting much out of it. Being thorough is one thing, but it reads like a medical text book with no explanations. If you are in medical school or a practicing physician, you may be able to understand this, but sadly for me, it is way over my head.
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5: An excellent resource for Graves' patients
As a fellow author of books on thyroid disease, I'm impressed with the breadth and depth of this book. Elaine raises interesting questions about Graves' treatments, and this book has helped to shape more debate and analysis about treatment options. An excellent companion book to this title is another book for Graves' patients by Elaine Moore: Thyroid Eye Disease: Understanding Graves' Ophthalmopathy, available on Amazon, too! I'm delighted that it's now possible for Graves' patients to have a more complete home library through Elaine's work.
M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Author of The Complete Thyroid Book (co-authored by Kenneth Ain, M.D.), The Thyroid Sourcebook, The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women, The Hypothyroid Sourcebook, and The Thyroid Cancer Book
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