Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the throat. It’s about two inches big in a healthy adult, but this little gland has a big impact on the metabolic and chemical processes within the body.
When we think of thyroid conditions, our minds often go straight to autoimmune disorders such as Graves Disease (an over-producing thyroid) or Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (an underactive thyroid). But the truth is that it’s possible to experience issues with thyroid function long before an autoimmune disorder kicks in. After all, autoimmune disorders don’t just appear overnight, it takes time to build up to that point.
