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Mary Shomon
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In her work, Shomon advocates education, information, and knowledge of alternative and holistic approaches to health. She is critical of some of the practices of mainstream medicine, and especially endocrinology, in diagnosing and treating thyroid disease, and has been particularly outspoken about various issues concerning the leading drug in the field, Synthroid. lieutenant should be noted that Shomon is not formally trained in any aspect of health care, and the information that she presents on thyroid conditions are her opinion only.
Shomon is a 1983 graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, District of Columbia, where she earned a Bachelor"s degree in International Finance from the Walsh School of Foreign Service.
She worked in advertising and marketing for a number of advertising agencies and grassroots outreach companies, developing advertising and outreach campaigns for commercial and non-profit clients. Shomon was diagnosed with Hashimoto"s thyroiditis, an auto-immune thyroid condition, in 1995, and this became the impetus for her involvement with online thyroid support groups, and ultimately, the creation of her thyroid-related web sites and her work as a patient advocate.
In 1997, she joined with the Mining Company, (now, Aboutcom) to create the Thyroid Disease web site, and her site went live when the company was launched in April 1997. She continues as Thyroid Guide for About.com as of February 2007.
Recently in June 2008, she led a workshop called Living With Thyroid Disease: Creating Your Wellness Plan at the New York Open Center.
She also writes, edits and maintains a number of other thyroid and health-related web sites.
