Thyroid diseases were very rare in the past but they have reached epidemic numbers lately. The latest results are because more then 90% of hypothyroid diseases started with an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s disease that goes after your thyroid. Because your immune system has stopped recognizing your thyroid as part of your body Hashimoto’s attack your thyroid. Basically your thyroid is genetically weakened because you are like the rest of us in todays environment you are toxic and possibly stressed from living in a toxic, polluted and stressed world. Because of this over exposure to toxins your immune system becomes confused and attacks your most vulnerable gland your thyroid. The result of of which is your thyroid is unable to supply the hormones as it was designed to do and so you end up with something called hypothyroid disease.
