Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is an endocrine condition, characterized by hyperactivity of the thyroid and by hypersecretion of the hormones: tyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Thyroid is the endocrine gland situated under Adam’s apple. By secreting thyroid hormones, it regulates the activity of the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems’ activity as well as the basal metabolism. Therefore,…

Hypothyroidism

The thyroid secretes metabolism-regulating hormones. Hypothyroidism occurs where very few hormones are secreted, as a result of a decreased activity of the thyroid. Yet again in this case the symptoms are almost unnoticeable: chronic fatigue, feeling of cold almost all the time, impossibility to lose weight, eczemas and acne. This disease also involves psychic disorder,…