Triggers and Causes for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism

20 possible Triggers for Graves'

Disease and Hyperthyroidism

Every day I receive a lot of emails from people asking "Why do I have Graves' Disease? Why Me? What happened?

Well, let me first explain a few things about Graves'...

The disease is named after Robert Graves, the 19th century Irish physician who first discovered the condition. Graves' Disease is caused by a generalized over activity of the thyroid gland, and is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. In this condition, the thyroid gland is diffusely enlarged and hyperactive, producing excessive thyroid hormones. It has lost the ability to respond to the normal control by the pituitary gland via TSH.

Although Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, not all patients suffering from hyperthyroidism
have Graves' disease and not all patients with Graves' disease
suffer from hyperthyroidism.

It is believed that the triggers for this disease include stress,
smoking,radiation to the neck, medications, and infectious
organisms such as viruses (oops!- I don't think so!)

I personally believe that STRESS is one of the main reasons for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism.

However, I would like to add a few things that may trigger Graves' Disease or Hyperthyroidism- the reason I know them is because I read the emails and surveys from my subscribers and this is what they say:

1.divorce

2. death of a spouse

3. marital separation

4. spending time in jail

5. death of a close family member

6. personal illness or injury

7. marriage

8. pregnancy

9. retirement

10. switching jobs

11.moving your home/ house

12.excessive traveling schedule

13.marriage problems

14.dealing with problem kids

15.time pressure

16.financial problems

17.career related problems

18.long term abuse at home or at workconcerns about money

19.concerns about money

20.unemployment/ laid off

Some of them seem unrelated and probably you are asking yourself- well, this is happening to everyone, but not everyone gets Graves' Disease or Hyperthyroidism.

And you are absolutely right. The questions is how you handle these events in your life.

Stress can be avoided. Anxiety is #1 reason for stress.

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Svetla Bankova

CTACC, MBA in Counseling Psychology,

former Graves' Disease patient

About the author: Svetla Bankova is an author of "Life Manual for Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism"- a book, based not only on her experience as a former Graves' Disease patient but also her research as a psychologist. This is only book that explains step by step how and why Graves' Disease/ Hyperthyroidism came to your life, the cause and specific steps for alternative treatment of Graves' disease and Hyperthyroidism. The book provides also specific steps how to treat Hyperthyroidism numerous practical exercises, diet, supplements and alternative approaches.

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