Thyroid Disorders
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9. In women low thyroid function could manifest as heavy menstrual bleeding, infertility, sometimes-milky discharge from the breasts and husky voice. Young children with low thyroid may appear lazy, overweight and of dull intellect. Naturo-food therapy can liberate the brilliant child trapped in slow and sick body.
CAUSES OF HYPERTHYROIDISM
10. The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is a disorder known as Graves disease. This most often affects women between 20 and 40. This disease produces a substance that causes the thyroid gland to make too much thyroid hormone. There are many other things that can cause hyperthyroidism, including inflammation, pregnancy, non-cancerous growth (nodules) on the thyroid, called goitre – visible as a swelling on the neck which is the most obvious warning sign of a thyroid problem. In most cases, however, faulty diet, excessive consumption of iodine and unhealthy lifestyle are the main culprits.
11. Hyperthyroidism also known as ‘thyrotoxicosis’ or ‘exophthalmic goitre’ is a serious condition of the body and is exactly opposite of Hypothyroidism. In this condition your thyroid gland goes wild and can wreak havoc with your health. Your thyroid gland releases too many hormones than required by the body and your body goes into a bit of tizzy. It tolerates the surge to some extent but not without problems. Hyperthyroidism won’t destroy your body immediately; it will send signals throughout that you are not operating optimally and in turn will revup your metabolism. Over-stimulation of the thyroid can also be caused by the consumption of sugar, coffee and alcohol – sending the thyroid into exhausted state. Another important cause of hyperthyroidism is physical or emotional stress.
SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTHYROIDISM
12. Again there are many symptoms and not all are manifest in every patient. In case of hyperthyroidism you may experience increased appetite associated with diarrhoea and loss of weight, muscle weakness and fatigue, over-sweating, intolerance to heat, moist and warm skin than normal, passing excessive quantity of urine, brittle hair and hair loss. Other symptoms may include anxiousness, loss of libido, restlessness, nervousness, jittery mind, irritability and inability to concentrate. These conditions are not life threatening but ones that make you feel all out of sorts.
13. A lot of people develop tremulous fingers and hands or have trouble sleeping – being exhausted throughout the day is a major warning sign of hyperthyroidism. Severe cases may be associated with highly bulging eyes where the whites are visible above the central circular area. But the abnormal and occasionally very, very fast pulse rate and heartbeats (sometimes irregular and experienced as palpitations with anxious feeling) in hyperthyroidism patients can be life threatening. May be the heart is overactive and enlarged and you are advised to seek expert advice at once. Hyperthyroidism can, sometime, drive a perfectly same individual to madness due to excessive hunger, lack of rest, tiredness and loss of weight without any reason even after heavy nutritious meals and regular bingeing. In
