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I have been on youtube for about 10 months now, always a journey to adopt a healthy lifestyle and lose weight. With so much going on and falling ill I was not ready to find out that I have hypothyroid. From painful days, anxiety and now where I am… knowing whats wrong and knowing I now need to adapt. Source info: What causes thyroid disease? There are several different causes of thyroid disease. The following conditions cause hypothyroidism: Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland. This can lower the amount of hormones produced. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a painless disease of the immune system that is hereditary. Postpartum thyroiditis occurs in 5 percent to 9 percent of women after giving birth. It is usually a temporary condition. Iodine deficiency is a problem affecting approximately 100 million people around the world. Iodine is used by the thyroid to produce hormones. Although prevalent before the 1950s in the USA, iodine deficiency has been virtually wiped out by the use of iodized salt. A non-functioning thyroid gland affects one in 4000 newborns. If the problem isn’t corrected, the child will be physically and mentally retarded. The following conditions cause hyperthyroidism: With Graves’ disease, the entire thyroid gland might be overactive and produce too much hormone. This problem is also called diffuse toxic goiter (enlarged thyroid gland). Nodules might be overactive within the thyroid. A single nodule is called toxic autonomously functioning …
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Symptoms of thyroid disease are often vague or “weird.” Dr. Val Jones explains how to recognize symptoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
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Greg talks about his personal experiences, feeling like a failure when oral diabetes medications alone weren’t enough to control his blood sugar.

I have been on youtube for about 10 months now, always a journey to adopt a healthy lifestyle and lose weight. With so much going on and falling ill I was not ready to find out that I have hypothyroid. From painful days, anxiety and now where I am… knowing whats wrong and knowing I now need to adapt. Source info: What causes thyroid disease? There are several different causes of thyroid disease. The following conditions cause hypothyroidism: Thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland. This can lower the amount of hormones produced. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is a painless disease of the immune system that is hereditary. Postpartum thyroiditis occurs in 5 percent to 9 percent of women after giving birth. It is usually a temporary condition. Iodine deficiency is a problem affecting approximately 100 million people around the world. Iodine is used by the thyroid to produce hormones. Although prevalent before the 1950s in the USA, iodine deficiency has been virtually wiped out by the use of iodized salt. A non-functioning thyroid gland affects one in 4000 newborns. If the problem isn’t corrected, the child will be physically and mentally retarded. The following conditions cause hyperthyroidism: With Graves’ disease, the entire thyroid gland might be overactive and produce too much hormone. This problem is also called diffuse toxic goiter (enlarged thyroid gland). Nodules might be overactive within the thyroid. A single nodule is called toxic autonomously functioning …

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