Struggling to fit into your old clothes? What about the chronic fatigue which no amount of coffee can help? You probably feel as though no one can relate to the constant brain fog and overwhelming mood swings you’ve been dealing with while having hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism affects approximately 10 million Americans and most Americans are unaware they have this chronic disease. Having hypothyroidism means your thyroid gland is not producing enough thyroid hormones. Your thyroid might be a small gland, but it plays a major role in producing hormones which affect every cell, tissue, and organ in your body. Your thyroid releases mostly thyroxine (T4) which is inactive in its form. Your thyroid does release a small amount of its active … [Read more...] about The Complexity of the Gut-Thyroid Connection