Mary Shomon is the nation's leading thyroid patient advocate, offline and online, and a passionate educator about hormone health and wellness.

Mary has sold more than 750,000 copies of her 10 books on thyroid disease, hormones, and metabolism, Her books, which have been translated into German and French and distributed in Europe, have been on the New York Times bestseller list, and have been named as Amazon.com Top 10 Health Books, as well as featured in hundreds of articles around the world.

Mary has been the high-profile Guide to Thyroid Disease at About.com, part of the New York Times, since 1997, and has served as a media spokesperson for the thyroid patient community. She is also co-founder of the non-profit Coalition for Better Thyroid Care.

Mary has appeared on ABC World News Tonight, and has been featured in in hundreds of radio, television, newspaper, and magazine articles, including Time, Woman's Day, Prevention, First, Elle, Alternative Medicine Magazine, and many others. Mary in on the faculty at the prestigious New York Open Center, and regularly lectures to packed rooms around the country as more and more people encounter thyroid and hormone imbalances due to age, stress, nutrition, environment, and other triggers.