Thyroid Disease: Video Series

Symptoms of autoimmune thyroid disease include a heart that starts racing, weight loss, nervousness, sweating and diarrhea. Find out how the immune system can be part of a thyroid problem with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid disease.

Skin symptoms that are associated with thyroid disease are usually a result of an under-active thyroid, and such symptoms are typically skin that tends to get dry and flaky, as well as various rashes. Discover how an overactive thyroid can created moist and oily skin with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid disease.

When a person gets an autoimmune thyroid disorder, it is usually a part of Graves diseases, which involves a thyroid that functions excessively. Find out how too much thyroid hormone can cause the heart to race, hair to fall out and skin that is oily with help from a physician in this free video on the thyroid gland.

An under-active thyroid can cause the skin to dry out, which often results in itching, especially in the winter or cold seasons. Learn about using moisturizing cream to counteract itching that's associated with an under-active thyroid with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid problems.

When the thyroid is not producing enough thyroid hormone, people tend to gain weight, become constipated, have hair that dries out and skin that gets dry. Discover how dry hair becomes unmanageable for many women who have an under-active thyroid with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid disease.

There are several natural thyroid replacement hormones on the market, but they can cause thyroid levels to fluctuate. Find out how synthetic thyroid replacement hormones are less likely to attack an individual's immune system with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid replacements.

An overactive thyroid can cause hair loss in both men and women, but appropriate treatments can halt the loss of hair. Find out how hair loss is usually associated with acute thyroiditis with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid disease and hair loss.

Thyroid function is a balance between various hormone levels, and the thyroid is regulated in the hypothalamus, which puts out a hormone called the thyroid-stimulating hormone. Discover how medical professionals test for thyroid function with help from a physician in this free video on thyroid function.

Physical symptoms that arise due to hypothyroidism usually include weight gain, dry hair, constipation, overwhelming fatigue and dry skin. Learn about hypothyroidism as a result of a thyroid that has stopped functioning with help from a physician in this free video on hypothyroidism.