Do you react short-tempered, are hyper-nervous and your heart is just racing? Or do you feel the exact opposite? Everything is difficult for you, friends just shake their heads, what happened to the agile woman who is now only hanging on the ropes? You may be suffering from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. The insidious thing about this inflammation of the small butterfly-shaped gland: It usually starts with an overactive function and then slowly turns into an underactive one – with often contrasting symptoms.
A trace element is missing
Every fifth woman over 40 is affected by Hashimoto’s syndrome, and the trend is rising. The health consequences are serious. Because the immune system turns against itself and forms antibodies against certain endogenous proteins. The result is chronic inflammation – and ultimately damage to the thyroid gland.
