Some sources say that 200 million people worldwide suffer from thyroid disease.
Hypothyroidism or an under-active thyroid is most commonly found in women, possibly due to the pull that pregnancy and having a baby can have on the adrenal glands. Dr. Kharrazian estimates that 90% of hypothyroid diagnoses are actually Hashimoto’s disease which is the auto-immune form of hypothyroidism. [Read more…]