How hypothyroidism affects your appearance

Hypothyroidism, or low thyroid function, impacts your skin, hair, nails, joints, body inflammation, systemic inflammation—all of which affect your physical appearance. The most common cause of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s, a disorder that causes the immune system to attack and destroy the thyroid gland. It is an incurable condition but can typically be driven into remission through evidence-backed nutrition and lifestyle strategies.

Hashimoto's creates a heightened state of inflammation. It can also lead to secondary autoimmune diseases that cause hair loss, joint pain, and skin conditions, further affecting appearance.

For many people, thyroid hormones alone will not relieve symptoms—the underlying autoimmune condition must be managed as well in order to feel and function better, and address the factors affecting your appearance.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:30 What causes hypothyroidism
2:25 Main cause of Hashimoto's
2:45 Basics of understanding thyroid hormones
4:00 Systematic inflammation
5:25 Poor blood circulation and flow
6:55 Thyroid hormones vascular dynamics and circulation
8:38 Key features of autoimmunity
9:00 Endothelial nitric oxide circulation
10:07 Key things for people with hypothyroidism
10:58 Patchy hair loss as a sign of hypothyroidism
13:00 Quality of the nails
13:25 Mechanisms that impacts nail health
14:40 Key things to do to impact hypothyroidism
14:55 Fungal toenails
16:04 Weight
21:14 Skin
23:35 Joints
25:12 Systematic inflammation
25:55 Summary

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