Thyroid

It’s a small, butterfly-shaped endocrine gland located at the base of your neck just below the Adam’s apple. The endocrinesystem is responsible for coordinating manyof your body’s activities. The thyroid gland manufactures hormones that regulate your body’s metabolism. Several different disorders can arise when your thyroid produces too much hormone (hyperthyroidism) or not enough (hypothyroidism).

Six common disorders of the thyroid are Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Graves’ disease,goiter, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism and thyroid nodules.

Hyperthyroidism

In hyperthyroidism, the thyroid gland is overactive. It produces too much of its hormone. Hyperthyroidism affects about 1 percent of women. It’s less common in men.

symptoms –

Excessive thyroid hormone production leads to symptoms suchas restlessness, nervousness, racing heart, irritability, increased sweating, shaking, anxiety, trouble sleeping, thin skin, brittle hair and nails, muscle weakness, weight loss and bulging eyes (in Graves’ disease).

Diagnosis of Hyperthyroidism –

A blood test measures levels of thyroid hormone
(thyroxine, or T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in your
blood. The pituitary gland releases TSH to stimulate the thyroid to
produce its hormones. High thyroxine and low TSH levels indicate that your
thyroid gland is overactive.

Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is the opposite of hyperthyroidism. The
thyroid gland is underactive, and it can’t produce enough of its hormones.

Symptoms –

Too little thyroid hormone production leads to symptoms such as fatigue, dry skin, increased sensitivity to cold, memory problems, constipation, depression, weight gain, weakness, slow heart rate and coma.

Diagnosis of Hypothyroidism –

Doctors will perform blood tests to measure your TSH and thyroid hormone levels. A high TSH level and low thyroxine level could mean that your thyroid is underactive. These levels could also indicate that your pituitary gland is releasing more TSH to try to stimulate the thyroid gland to
make its hormone.

Goiter

Goiter is a noncancerous enlargement of the thyroid gland. The most common cause of goiter worldwide is iodine deficiency in the diet. Researchers estimate that goiter affects 200 million of the 800 million
people who are iodine-deficient worldwide.

Goiter can affect anyone at any age, especially in areas of the world where foods rich in iodine are in short supply.

Symptoms –

The goiter may cause one or more the following symptoms if it grows larger, swelling or tightness in your
neck, difficulties in breathing or swallowing, coughing or wheezing, hoarseness of voice.

Diagnosis of Goiter –

Your doctor will check your neck area. Blood tests will reveal the levels of thyroid hormone, TSH, and antibodies in your bloodstream. This will diagnose thyroid disorders that are often a cause of goiter. An ultrasound of the thyroid can check for swelling or nodules.

👉Causes of Thyroid diseases

Deficiency of iodine in food . it is mostly find in people those who eat only cooked food and fast food and do not eat natural food. Natural foods contain necessary iodine which get destroyed after cooked. Also mental and emotional tension, hereditary , erroneous diet and bad way of living
are causes of thyroid diseases.

👉Prevention of thyroid diseases-

As we all know prevention is better than cure. If you are suffering with any thyroid diseases then its mandatory to bring changes in your
life style. First start with your meal. Switch yourself to natural food that is fruits and vegetables (salads). Natural food contains an efficient amount of iodine which is actually required in our body. Better you take juices (coconut water, cabbage, carrot, beetroot, pineapple, orange apple, grapes etc.) Thereafter 4- 5 days you can adopt a normal diet which includes green leafy vegetables, fruits, salads, sprouted etc. In ample quantity.

Warning – Maida, sugar, roasted, fried products, tea, coffee, liquor and tinned products etc., are very harmful and should not be eaten at all.