Hashiwhat?
When I tell people the name of the autoimmune disease I developed a few years ago, they usually give me a peculiar look. They almost have never heard of it or if they have, they either also have it or know someone quite well who does. Hashimoto's Thyroditis according to the American Thyroid Association is " is an autoimmune disorder involving chronic inflammation of the thyroid". It means your thyroid stops working and well, frankly, you want your thyroid to work properly. Again from the American Thyroid Association, "The thyroid’s job is to make thyroid hormones, which are secreted into the blood and then carried to every tissue in the body. Thyroid hormones help the body use energy, stay warm and keep the brain, heart, muscles, and other organs working as they should." As you can see, it's pretty important to your body's function. During an annual visit with my doctor, a thyroid blood panel showed my antibodies were high. I now see this is as a
