Hashimoto's

Autoimmune Hashimoto’s is a BEAST and patients have it hard! And to the rescue comes solid patient-to-patient reflections, experiences, information and SUCCESS in putting the beast into REMISSION. You do NOT have to let it control you or “run its course”!

Compiled and written by Janie A. Bowthorpe, M.Ed., thyroid patient activist, author, Stop the Thyroid Madness website owner, speaker and coach, this book presents solid information to inspire you and help you be the boss over this disease.

Key information about how a healthy immune system should work vs. one gone nutty as in Hashimoto’s disease
10-point summary lowdown about Hashimoto’s to get you started
Chapter on 46 research articles summaries pertaining to Hashi’s. And as intended, YOU can scan choose what to further read…or not
Info about antibodies, plus genetics underlying the disease
Patient-described stages of their Hashimoto’s disease
Why and how Hashimoto’s patients go years without help or awareness
Patient-reported problematic foods, patient-reported reactions to them, and better ways to eat, if needed
43 most frustrating aspects of having Hashi’s as expressed by patients
HOORAY—95 short testimonies on how patients have lowered their antibodies
Environmental triggers for YOU to be solidly aware of that can either birth autoimmune Hashi’s in the first place, or make it worse
All about Hashi’s inflammation and what to do
Adrenal issues and what to do about them, plus better thyroid treatment
TWO chapters on gut health issues
Various important lists of symptoms
“NOTES” page at the end of each chapter to jot down page numbers or information you want to remember
Per chapter, a lighthearted small drawing pertaining to the subject in order to send a friendly message about a serious topic, all drawn by Janie A. Bowthorpe, M.Ed. who is an artist.
This book encourages you to underline, highlight, dog-ear, paper clip, and use the NOTES page at the end of each chapter. This is YOUR guide on how to TAME THE BEAST. You can even skip past what you don’t want to read to the next part you do want to read. Then come back at another time!
241 footnotes throughout the book for all you information geeks
An excellent companion book to the life-changing “updated revision Stop the Thyroid Madness” book
Gets right to the point with key information and readable chapters to help those with brain fog

Author Biography

Janie A. Bowthorpe, the author of the groundbreaking book Hashimoto’s: Taming the Beast, is an internationally known thyroid patient activist, author, editor, contributor, creator of the huge informational website stopthethyroidmadness.com, blogger, facebook page owner for Stop the Thyroid Madness, discussion groups owner, speaker, educator, and thyroid health coach. Bowthorpe has single-handedly presented years of reported patient experiences and wisdom for thyroid patients alike. She is instrumental in changing lives of hypothyroid and Hashimoto’s patients all over the world with her information, as well as changing the way a growing body of medical professionals practice. She has been interviewed numerous times and in turn, contributed much.