Hashimoto's disease is a condition where your immune system begins attacking your thyroid gland, inhibiting it from producing metabolically important thyroid hormones. The suppression in hormone synthesis manifests as hypothyroidism, where your metabolism slows down, and you begin to gain weight, experience fatigue, muscle weakness, and a swollen thyroid gland, which is sometimes referred to as a goiter if large enough. Dr. Lana reviews blood work to confirm that the autoimmune thyroid disease causes your symptoms, and her patient care focuses on healing foods, botanicals, herbs, and supplements that support a healthy gut microbiome, immune system, metabolism, and thyroid.