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When it comes to auto-immune diseases, there's now an easy way to pinpoint who's at highest risk.
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The trouble is, most women and now some men are becoming better at hiding the evidence.
Here’s what you need to know: If you or a family member started going gray before the age of 30, you need to tell your doctor.
One gray hair before 30 is the clue that there is the tendency in your family almost always to autoimmunity.
The most obvious health risk is early thyroid disease.
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"There are 14 million Americans walking around with hypothyroidism right now and they really should be found because they can be helped to feel better,” Wood said. “They can get their cholesterol lower just by taking the right dose of thyroid medication.”
For those families with a history of going gray early, thyroid disease isn't the only concern.
"Juvenile diabetes, also rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis is another one, colitis is another one,” Wood said. “But also it appears attention deficit disorder may also track with the gray hair.”
When it comes to auto-immune diseases, there's now an easy way to pinpoint who's at highest risk.
Related Content
The trouble is, most women and now some men are becoming better at hiding the evidence.
Here’s what you need to know: If you or a family member started going gray before the age of 30, you need to tell your doctor.
One gray hair before 30 is the clue that there is the tendency in your family almost always to autoimmunity.
The most obvious health risk is early thyroid disease.
[...]
"There are 14 million Americans walking around with hypothyroidism right now and they really should be found because they can be helped to feel better,” Wood said. “They can get their cholesterol lower just by taking the right dose of thyroid medication.”
For those families with a history of going gray early, thyroid disease isn't the only concern.
"Juvenile diabetes, also rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis is another one, colitis is another one,” Wood said. “But also it appears attention deficit disorder may also track with the gray hair.”
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