I was extremely exhausted, slept all the time, had unexplained weight gain, brain fog and memory lapses, and more.

I was unable to function normally.

Around that time, my husband had been doing some medical research on the web for a case he was defending. He told me of a thyroid website at About.com. I immediately went to it. I spent the next year reading and following every single link. There were so many links, so many resources, so many answers to my questions.

This was truly a gold mine.

During this time, I went through many different doctors. I wasn't being treated properly, and still felt quite sick. Mary Shoman, the guide of the thyroid website at About.com, often interviews, what she and the many thousands of people who use this site, consider as "Top Docs". I read many of these interviews with interest.

Finally, an interview with Dr. Mercola, a holistic physician in Schaumburg, prompted me to change doctors one last time.

This is when my life began to change.

Dr. Mercola started treatment by completely changing my diet.

From there, I began to take supplements. We also went through a process of increasing the doses of my medication, until I was being treated optimally. I have been a patient of Dr. Mercola's since the summer of 2000. It has taken some months, but for the first time in four years, I feel well.

I never would have known about Dr. Mercola, and have learned so much about thyroid disease if it weren't for Mary Shoman and her website. She presents so many more options, and so much more education about this disease than any of the doctors I had visited. I have become an informed patient, able to be an advocate for my own health. It's a feeling of empowerment.

Sincerely,

Mary Leahy