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Zusatztext "Vital for hypothryoid patients who want to get well, and for physicians who want to do so." Informationen zum Autor Gena Lee Nolin had a starring role on the international hit TV show Baywatch and starred in her own series, Sheena . She got her start in Hollywood as one of “Barker’s Beauties” on The Price Is Right . She has hosted VH-1’s Sex Appeal and appeared on Extra , Hollywood Squares , E! , Lifetime, and The Oprah Winfrey Show . Gena is active in various causes, is married to former NHL player Cale Hulse, and is a mother of three.Mary Shomon is an internationally known patient advocate in thyroid disease, hormones, and weight loss. Author of eleven books, including the New York Times bestseller The Thyroid Diet , Shomon is founder and guide of the award-winning About.com thyroid site and is one of the stars of the PBS Healthy Hormones documentary series. Klappentext Baywatch star Gena Lee Nolin shares her story of undergoing and overcoming two decades of misdiagnosed thyroid disease and shows how the estimated sixty million Americans suffering from thyroid disease can learn to live healthy, happy, and beautiful lives.The most comprehensive, user-friendly handbook available for anyone suffering from thyroid disease: everything you need to know to reclaim the happy, healthy, wonderful life you deserve! Gena Lee Nolin, a star of the hit TV series Baywatch , was the picture of perfect health. Then suddenly she was plagued by a baffling array of symptoms: exhaustion, brain fog, bloating, depression, hair loss, and debilitating changes in energy, weight, and mood, culminating in lifethreatening symptoms during her pregnancy. Like millions of American women, Nolin was struggling with undiagnosed thyroid disease. Thyroid problems leave women feeling anything but beautiful, and often they find themselves stigmatized by friends, family, the media—even doctors. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Collaborating with New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized thyroid patient advocate Mary Shomon, Nolin uses her own story to deliver practical information vital for anyone struggling with thyroid issues. Readers will learn how to get diagnosed accurately and treated effectively, how to lose weight, balance hormones, solve beauty challenges, and regain their self-confidence. Full of practical checklists, questionnaires, and advice from America’s leading experts in thyroid and hormonal health, here is a heartfelt, helpful guide for women who are ready to feel strong, sexy, and beautiful again. Leseprobe Beautiful Inside and Out 1 The Show Must Go On First say to yourself what would you be; and then do what you have to do. —EPICTETUS Gena on the Baywatch set It might be a surprise to some people, but I’ve always been determined, willing to try new things, and open to mastering new skills. That’s what landed me my Hollywood career and has helped me face my thyroid challenges. It goes back to my childhood in Duluth, Minnesota, where I grew up with an older brother, Michael, and an older sister, Sheila. As a toddler, everyone says I was outgoing . . . not the least bit shy. According to Sheila, I was also very determined: “We were looking at old movies my brother put on DVD, and there’s Gena at age two, hamming it up for the camera. There’s some film of her learning how to skate, she was saying in this determined little voice, ‘Don’t help me! I’ll do it myself!’?” Some of my own earliest memories are of being sick, and the year I...
