Hakaru Hashimoto is a Japanese physician who was first to describe the condition in a German paper in 1912. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an inflammation of the thyroid gland and sometimes referred to as Hashimoto’s disease, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and autoimmune thyroiditis. Hashimoto's thyroiditis results from the malfunction of the immune system. The thyroid antibodies attack the thyroid gland causing swelling and inflammation. The healthy cells and tissue are slowly destroyed and … [Read more...]
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Find Out More About Your Thyroid Hormones
November 28, 2010 By
Thyroid gland The thyroid gland produces hormones that influence essentially every organ, tissue and cell in the body. The gland is located in the front central area at the base of your neck and has a butterfly shape. Although it is small and is a little more than two inches wide, it is the largest endocrine gland in the human body. The thyroid gland is a soft tissue and when healthy it is smooth and not tender. The main function of the thyroid gland is to produce, store and release into … [Read more...]
My name is Marina Gutner, PhD. I am a researcher, medical writer, Author of forthcoming series on thyroid, hypothyroidism and autoimmune disease. I was diagnosed with autoimmune Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism in 2004 and soon got so sick that I was unable to function. It took me years of research to find how to recover from severe adrenal insufficiency, stop Hashimoto’s and reduce my high dose of thyroid medication. On my blog I show you exactly how I did it so you can learn how to get started. Read more in 
