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When you're stressed, your body releases certain hormones that might change how your immune system works—possibly making it more likely to attack your thyroid in diseases like Hashimoto's or Graves’.

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The study shows that stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline change how the immune system behaves, especially by affecting certain chemicals in the body that control inflammation, which can lead to thyroid autoimmune diseases.

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