Hashimoto’s Disease, also known as Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, Autoimmune Hypothyroiditis, and Chronic Lymphocytic Thyroiditis, is a chronic autoimmune illness wherein the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland. This attack upon the thyroid gland causes the body to be deficient in thyroid hormones, a condition called “hypothyroidism.” Hypothyroidism causes a variety of troubling symptoms, and ...
Attacking Weight Problems From A New Angle If you have had a problem maintaining your weight in the past, or if you have been unable to lose weight even though you have followed a reasonable diet and exercising program, then you weight issues may be driven by an underactive thyroid gland. One way to stimulate ...
As in humans, hypothyroidism is a disorder of the thyroid gland with a most distinct symptom of weight gain. So true, also, with man’s best friend. In your dog, hypothyroidism exhibits the same, if not worse, symptoms but can be treated resulting in a normal and healthy lifespan. The thyroid gland in both dogs and ...
Hyperthyroidism is the most common endocrine (or hormonal) disorder in cats. The thyroid hormone is important in regulating metabolism. The prefix ‘hyper-‘ means excessive. To begin with, it’s helpful to understand how a normal thyroid gland functions, then we can move on to what happens when it becomes overactive. Explanations will be given about how ...
Each year, only two percent of the female population begins to suffer from a condition known as Graves’ disease, a disorder of the thyroid gland. For many, this autoimmune disease is under or misdiagnosed leading to significant health complications. As women, understanding this rare, but significant, health condition may work to ensure early intervention and ...
In order to understand the diet for underactive thyroid, you need to understand that our bodies are amazing in that there are so many parts to it that most of us never hear of, let alone understand the function of. The thyroid gland, which is the focus for the diet for underactive thyroid, modulates the ...
Did your doctor say you have a low TSH level? A TSH level is measured by drawing a tube of blood and sending it to the lab where the level of TSH in the blood can be quantified. What does a low TSH level mean? What is TSH? TSH is a hormone produced by the ...