Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder dealing with an overactive thyroid gland. This is a type of hyperthyroidism. This disease is more common in the female population and often pops up after childbirth. Graves' disease is also a very hereditary illness and if one part of a set of identical twins shows symptoms of the disease then there’s a 25% likelihood that the other twin will also.

Most systems in the body are affected by this disease. Symptoms can include bulging eyes, muscle weak...