Missy Elliott has been diagnosed with Graves disease. Her diagnosis sparks a timely discussion on the thyroid disease many African Americans suffer from. Graves’ disease is the most common form of hyperthyroidism, occurring when your immune system mistakenly attacks your thyroid gland and causes it to overproduce the hormone thyroxine. This higher thyroxine level can […]
In a People’s Magazine interview Missy Elliot announced that she has Graves’ disease which is a thyroid condition. She said it affected her driving and writing because her nervous system was so bad. Radiation has helped her condition and she plans pn releasing a new CD this year. To read more click here…
