Daisy Ridley revealed she was recently diagnosed with Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder which overproduces the thyroid hormone and causes fatigue.
Daisy Ridley thought her over-active schedule was making her stressed and tired, but it turned out she was suffering from an autoimmune disease. The 'Star Wars' actress only recently felt comfortable sharing her Graves' disease diagnosis, a condition that involves an overactive thyroid gland and is most commonly present in women and people older than 30.
It was funny, I was like, 'Oh, I just thought I was annoyed at the world,' but turns out everything is functioning so quickly you can't chill out.' With her diagnosis came a time for reflection on how to improve herself physically. She began taking daily medication and, while already a devout vegan, Ridley also began a gluten-free diet. 'I am not super strict about it, but generally cutting down on gluten makes me feel better,' Ridley said.
We all read the stats about women being undiagnosed or underdiagnosed and sort of coming to terms with saying, ‘I really actually don’t feel good,’ and not going, ‘I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine.’ It’s just normalized to not feel good,' she said. 'In the grand scheme of things, it’s much less severe than what a lot of people go through. Even if you can deal with it, you shouldn’t have to. If there’s a problem, you shouldn’t have to just .
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