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Are you feeling tired, even after a full night’s sleep? Is your hair and skin drier than it should be? Are you feeling depressed, irritable, or having difficulty concentrating? If so, you may be suffering from hypothyroidism. These and other symptoms may indicate that your thyroid isn’t working as hard as it ought to.

There are several different reasons why it might happen, but regardless of the source hypothyroidism can have wide ranging effects throughout your body. The good news, though, is there are naturopathic solutions available which may help.

If you’re experiencing the symptoms of hyperthyroidism, it might be caused by Graves’ disease. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition, which means its symptoms come about as a result of your body’s own immune system attacking itself.

Graves’ disease can cause a number of different complications, including miscarriages, osteoporosis, and a bulging of the eyes, reddened and thicker skin, and the appearance of a growth on your neck, known as goiter. If left untreated, Graves’ disease can be deadly. However, there are naturopathic solutions which can help.

If you’re dealing with hypothyroidism, it’s a good bet that Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is the culprit. Like Graves’ disease, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune disorder, a disorder that causes your own immune system to produce antibodies that attack your body.

In this case, it means your immune system attacks your thyroid, causing it to underperform. Like many other thyroid disorders, complications from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis can be deadly, but there are naturopathic solutions available that can help you bring your thyroid back into balance.

If your thyroid is working overtime, it can cause a variety of health issues. Some of the symptoms of hyperthyroidism – nervousness and anxiety, increased appetite, insomnia, nausea, and difficulty concentrating – are common to other disorders as well, which can make it difficult to self-diagnose.

Despite how common this disorder is – it’s estimated 12% of North Americans will have a thyroid disorder at some point in their life – most people don’t even know they have it. Left unchecked, hyperthyroidism can be deadly, but naturopathy offers solutions that may help.

Are you suffering from fatigue, depression, irritability, insomnia, anxiety, chronic headaches, PMS, and weight gain? And do these symptoms seem to get worse when you’re dealing with periods of high stress, whether physical, mental, or emotional? If so, it’s possible you may have Wilson’s temperature syndrome.

If you’re dealing with severe stress, your metabolism will likely slow down as a coping mechanism, but if it doesn’t return to normal, it can create the symptoms of Wilson’s temperature syndrome. Naturopathic medicine offers solutions for this disorder.

A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland. They’re generally painless, but they do serve as a sign something is wrong. If you find the base of your neck is swelling, your throat feels tight, or you’re having difficulty swallowing or breathing, it may be a sign of goiter.

There are many causes of goiter, including most of the disorders listed here, pregnancy, thyroid cancer, and more. Nodules, on the other hand, are small lumps that grow on your thyroid. The vast majority of nodules are non-cancerous, but it’s good to keep an eye on them. Your naturopathic doctor can help.