Thyroid Disorders

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thyroid, many parts of your body feel adverse effects. Our bodies are hypersensitive to any imbalance of the thyroid hormones.

5.         Metabolism partly regulated by the thyroid hormone, plays a key role in weight management, some of metabolism is genetic which means you are predisposed to have a hyperthyroid gland resulting in quick-working metabolism or hypothyroid gland resulting in slow-churning metabolism. Too much or too little thyroid hormones accelerates ageing.

CAUSES OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

6.         Hypothyroidism can be caused by the failure of the pituitary to secrete the hormone that stimulates the thyroid, or more commonly, by a disease in which the immune system attacks the gland to slow the production of the hormone. Put simply, hypothyroidism results from the withering or atrophy of the thyroid gland. Viral and bacterial infections can also temporarily damage the thyroid gland, resulting in a short-term form of hypothyroidism. Without proper intake of vitamins and minerals the thyroid gland cannot function properly. Continual stress can negatively affect the thyroid, depressing its normal function. Hypothyroidism, also known as ‘myxedema’ is a condition when your thyroid gland fails to produce enough hormones to keep your metabolism moving. So everything slows down.

 SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM

7.         It is the most common of all thyroid problems affecting more than 1 in 10 people. There are numerous symptoms of hypothyroidism. Not all the symptoms are present in every patient. It makes you unresponsive and causes symptoms like unaccounted for weight gain (especially around your middle hips and tops of legs that is very hard to shift), constipation, slow pulse and heart beat, depression, inertia, fatigue, intolerance to cold with a preference for warmth, joints and back pain, muscle cramps/aches (the earliest symptom could be morning stiffness of the small joints) and small bumps on the throat.

8.         Other symptoms include inability to concentrate, minor forgetfulness and memory loss, dullness, feeling slow and tired or sleepy during the day, lusterless thick dry scaly skin, scanty  hair, puffiness (swelling) on the face, loss of appetite, anaemia, high cholesterol, constipation and decrease in sexual interest. The most severe form of hypothyroidism brings on a reduced level of consciousness, even paranoia and hallucinations.