Chronic Illness

Autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Crohn's disease, and rheumatoid arthritis are chronic conditions wherein the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells throughout the body. There are many common symptoms associated with autoimmune disease. One of the most common being inflammation.  Inflammation throu[...]

If you’re a victim of autoimmune disease, this is not the blog to skip. In the United States alone, there are more than 80 different health conditions associated with autoimmune disease. These include but are not limited to, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto’s disease, Grave’s disease, type 1 diabetes, multipl[...]

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is an autoimmune thyroid disease that causes your immune system to target and destroy the thyroid’s hormone-producing cells. It’s one of the most common autoimmune diseases in the United States. More than 80 known autoimmune diseases affect about 8% of the world's population. In the United States alone[...]

Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland. In people with Hashimoto’s, the immune system mistakenly attacks the thyroid gland and surrounding cells. The thyroid then can’t produce enough thyroid hormone, which leads to a wide range of potentially life-altering symptoms. Hashimoto’s is also called[...]

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, also known as Hashimoto’s disease, is one of the most common autoimmune diseases in the United States. Yet a lot of people don’t know very much about it. Before I was diagnosed, I didn’t either.  It’s a disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland, leading to inflammation and[...]