(Drug Offenses of State Inmates in the US, 2004) According to the US Justice Department, 27.9% of drug offenders in state prisons are serving time for possession; 69.4% are serving time for trafficking offenses; and 2.7% are in for other..
Hashimotoâs disease is one genetic condition that can cause low thyroid function, but there are others. Any chronic auto-immune disease is likely to result in impaired thyroid function and hypothyroidism.
Hypothyroidism occurs when levels of the two thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), are too low. Although changing your diet alone isnât enough to restore normal thyroid hormone levels, avoiding some foods and eating more of others can improve your bodyâs absorption of these hormones.