"Our book is for women who struggle with weight gain, are mentally fuzzy, and feel they aren't coping well with stress," says Dr. Richard Shames. "After they've consulted the doctor, been tested and told 'everything's fine,' many women give up, and continue to suffer. Now, we're giving them empowering tools and information -- tangible, easy-to-follow steps to get real help and get well."
"Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled?" breaks new ground as the first book to expose and address the paradigm of the intricate balance among the thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive hormones. Not only does failure to address the multi-gland balance cause numerous symptoms, but if left untreated over time, hormonal imbalances can even cause obesity, diabetes, severe PMS and menopause, depression, infertility, heart disease, and panic disorder.
The Shames offer a framework for exploring the key imbalances, categorizing them as three "Endo-Types:" the thyroid-imbalanced "feeling fat" type; the sex-gland imbalanced "fuzzy" type; and the "frazzled" adrenally imbalanced types. Helping readers identify their Endo-Type using inexpensive, noninvasive diagnostic tests and questionnaires, the book presents a detailed step-by-step approach that can restore balance to these hormonal systems. Some of the questionnaires are featured online at http://www.feelingfff.com/ -- the book's website.
Once the imbalances are identified, the book offers a "5-day jumpstart program" to help quickly alleviate symptoms of weight gain, low energy, or anxiety and depression (through vitamins, minerals, and nutrition), along with a long-term plan to achieve optimal health, complete with advice for finding and partnering with the right doctor. Personalized coaching sessions with the authors are also an add-on feature that some readers may find particularly helpful in reaching their health goals.
Publishers Weekly has called "Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled?" an "informative guide to pinpointing and healing hormone-related illness ... "