Anna's problems began after she had undergone several surgeries. She never felt well, and on occasion could not even get out of bed. She suffered from severe premenstrual syndrome, migraines, depression, easy weight gain, itchiness, fatigue, and panic attacks that kept her from driving in heavy traffic.

Over a period of time, she went to more than 10 doctors in search of an explanation for her condition, which worsened after each operation (the last being a hysterectomy). She was referred to a teaching hospital for comprehensive evaluation (by internist, infectious disease, OB/GYN, gastroenterologist, dermatologist, and ENT).

In Anna's words, "It was so frustrating since I've always been health conscious and was even a weight-training instructor. I ate all the right foods, and did all the right exercise (working out at least three times a week), and I still wasn't feeling any better, so I knew something was wrong."

Fortunately, after being diagnosed as a typical Wilson's Temperature Syndrome sufferer, she was able to experience relief almost immediately with treatment.

Anna's reaction was typical. She says, "I was astounded to see that the answer could be so simple. With treatment, it felt like someone had flipped a switch. I was so happy to feel good again."

Anna's experience could be multiplied by thousands who have seen their lives transformed.
 

There are a few unusual observations that form the basis for this book

First, there are many symptoms that can be associated with decreased thyroid system function. If one carefully questions patients who are seeking treatment for any one of these symptoms, it soon becomes apparent that they are often suffering from many of the characteristic symptoms.

Second, in such patients, their symptoms often come on together after an identifiable stress, and persist even after the stress has passed.

Third, in these patients, there is almost always (more than 99.5% of the time) found body temperature patterns that average consistently below normal, that is, less than 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit taken orally (usually about 97.8 degrees).

Fourth, when such patients are treated correctly with the right thyroid medicine to bring their body temperature patterns closer to normal, the symptoms often predictably and reproducibly resolve.

Fifth, (and what sets the treatment protocol for Wilson's Syndrome apart from any other approach) the symptoms often remain resolved, with body temperatures remaining normal even after the thyroid hormone treatment has been discontinued.

These simple and unusual observations turn out to have profound significance and far-reaching ramifications.

Different people have their own definitions of simplicity. Some consider something simple if people are already aware of it. Some base simplicity on how many people can understand. Simplicity can also be measured by how predictable a certain situation is and how many variables are involved. For example, if one could easily predict the outcome of a certain process with a high degree of success, then one might gain experience with such a process, become more and more comfortable, and thereby consider the process simple.

The smaller the number of variables that one needs to consider to predict successfully the outcome of the process, the simpler the process. One might compare the cockpit of a 747 jetliner with all its switches, gauges, dials, handles, and levers, with a light switch. Flying a 747 involves a great number of variables (a lot of buttons to press, and gauges to read). It would certainly be simpler to switch on a light than to fly a 747. In the same way, the underlying problem in Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is extremely simple, because at its root lies one important variable, that is, insufficient active thyroid hormone interaction with the nuclear membrane receptors of the cells to produce desirable body temperature patterns. It is difficult for me to conceive of a medical problem that is more simple than the problem of Wilson's Temperature Syndrome. There is nothing complicated about it. There is nothing difficult, hard to understand or unpredictable about it.

There are many other things in medicine that are simple in theory also. For example, if a person is cut with a knife, he will bleed. If the bleeding is severe, it's obvious that it is preferable that the bleeding be stopped and the wound treated appropriately with bandages, stitches, or otherwise.

What sets Wilson's Temperature Syndrome apart from many other uncomplicated problems is that it just so happens to affect one of the most fundamental regulating processes of the body. And because of this fact, it can affect essentially every other process in the body by affecting the body temperature. This significant point is what gives Wilson's Temperature Syndrome its extreme importance. It's like the one card on the bottom of a house of cards that can't be removed without the whole house collapsing.

So we can see that Wilson's Temperature Syndrome is not at all complicated. In fact, it is very simple, but its significance cannot be understated.
 

The debilitating symptoms include fatigue, depression, headaches, migraines, PMS, anxiety panic attacks, irritability, hair loss, decreased motivation and ambition, inappropriate weight gain, decreased memory and concentration, insomnia, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, decreased healing after surgery, dry skin, dry hair, fluid retention, itching, acne, bruising, heat and cold intolerance, asthma, and others. Wilson's Temperature Syndrome can cause all these things, and be easily recognized and treated.

What if Wilson's Temperature Syndrome (WS) is so common that each of us know someone who is greatly affected by it personally, or impacted by it through others (spouses, bosses, coworkers, employees, friends, parents, children, etc.). Let's suppose that WTS is not the only cause of migraine headaches, but let's suppose for a minute that it is the most common cause (which it is). This also holds true for persistent fatigue, inappropriate depression, PreMenstrual Syndrome, decreased memory and concentration, decreased motivation and ambition, mood swings, insomnia, and many of the symptoms that have been listed.

It would be confounding if an underlying factor leading to most cases of migraines, fatigue, premenstrual syndrome and depression were identified and turned out to be easily treated. But what if the underlying factor and the easy treatments uncovered turned out to be the same for all these symptoms? How do you think most people would react to being told such a story? What do you think would be most people's first impulse upon hearing of even the speculation or suggestion of such a condition?
 

There seems to be a sort of unspoken sentiment, with some, that we pretty much already know all there is to know in the field of medicine and about the human body. Since there has been such an explosion of medical knowledge and technology, and because we know so much more now than was known 30 or 40 years ago, it's easy for it to seem that we have almost everything figured out. But, as it turns out, we have barely scratched the surface and we are not even close to understanding everything there is to know about the wonderful and complex creation that we call the human body. In this information and technology age, new things are popping up around us all the time.

Another reason for difficulty in grasping this possibility is that we have learned about big things in history class. And, of course, history happened in the past. So it's natural for us to tend to think that, therefore, big things happen only in the past. Even though we know that breakthroughs are happening every day, by the time we know about them they are established in history.

It also would seem that if there was such a simple problem with such profound physiological consequences, that it would have been discovered a long time ago.

But we realize, for instance, that all the working parts of gas string trimmers, like Weedeaters, have been around since World War 11, namely the internal combustion engine, drive mechanisms, grease, oil, gas, and nylon. However, it took until the early 70's for these materials to be combined in such a way as to create a gas string trimmer, a tool that has proven to be extremely useful in the lawn maintenance industry. There is nothing complicated about spinning nylon or the string trimmer, but that didn't keep it from going undeveloped for 25 years.

So, new and different things do happen today just like they happened in the past. They happen every day, and it is often said that "fact is stranger than fiction." But seeing that it is true, the greatest tragedy would be for people to be unaware of the treatment for Wilson's Syndrome.

The sooner WTS is recognized for what it is, the sooner we will change the way we address almost every medical problem, and reduce the devastating toll it takes on our productivity and quality of life.