Kicking your hypothyroidism’s butt, not the other way around. PART I

Here are some quick facts about the causes and symptoms of hypothyroidism.

Causes: Hashimoto’s Disease- this is pretty much thyroid inflammation. It gets inflamed because your body thinks that your thyroid is foreign and attacks it. So your body slowly kills its’ own thyroid. That sucks. This disease can run in the family. There are a few other causes: iodine deficiency diet, development defects from birth, and surgical removal of the thyroid.

Symptoms: This comes from my pathology book: “Deficiency of thyroid hormones affects essentially all organs of the body; slowing their function. The patient is sleepy, lacks mental alertness, tires easily, and lacks endurance. The heart beats slowly and the skeletal muscles are weak, stiff, and aching.” So pretty much your metabolism slows. You’re tired, muscles can’t endure as much activity, you lose some mental alertness, you don’t tolerate cold well (Dad loves this), and you can gain weight.