Thyroid

Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland situated at the base of the front of your neck, just below your Adam's apple. Hormones produced by the thyroid gland — triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) — have an enormous impact on your health, affecting all aspects of your metabolism.  It makes hormones that control the way the body uses energy. These hormones affect nearly every organ in your body and control many of your body's most important functions. For example, they affect your breathing, heart rate, weight, digestion, and moods. If not treated, hyperthyroidism can cause serious problems with your heart, bones, muscles, menstrual cycle, and fertility. But there are treatments that can help.

Thyroid problems

• Goiter - enlargement of the thyroid gland

• Hyperthyroidism - when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs

• Hypothyroidism - when your thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormones

• Thyroid cancer

• Thyroid nodules - lumps in the thyroid gland

• Thyroiditis - swelling of the thyroid

To diagnose thyroid diseases, doctors use a medical history, physical exam, and thyroid tests. They sometimes also use a biopsy. Treatment depends on the problem, but may include medicines, radioiodine therapy, or thyroid surgery.

Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, happens when your thyroid gland makes more thyroid hormones than your body needs.

Signs of Hyperthyroidism 

• Unintentional weight loss, even when your appetite and food intake stay the same or increase

• Rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) — commonly more than 100 beats a minute

• Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)

• Pounding of your heart (palpitations)

• Increased appetite

• Nervousness, anxiety and irritability

• Tremor — usually a fine trembling in your hands and fingers

• Sweating

• Changes in menstrual patterns

• Increased sensitivity to heat

• Changes in bowel patterns, especially more frequent bowel movements

• An enlarged thyroid gland (goiter), which may appear as a swelling at the base of your neck

• Fatigue, muscle weakness

• Difficulty sleeping

• Skin thinning

• Fine, brittle hair

What causes hyperthyroidism?

Researchers aren’t sure why some people develop autoimmune disorders such as Graves’ disease. These disorders probably develop from a combination of genes and an outside trigger, such as a virus. 

Hyperthyroidism is usually treated with medicines, radioiodine therapy, or thyroid surgery. Your doctor can help you identify the best option based on your age, health, symptoms, and other factors. The best way to maintain Hyperthyroidism under control is with a healthy diet(Keto Vegetarian Vegan).