Have you suffered with several symptoms leading to the diagnosis of an under active thyroid gland? Is one of the symptoms that compelled you to seek a diagnosis sleep deprivation? Are you suffering from complete exhaustion, sweating all the time and have noticed you have a horse voice all the time? All of these are [...]
The thyroid gland is a small butterfly shaped gland in the neck with lobes on both sides of the trachea. This gland produces stores and releases two hormones, thyroxin and triiodothyronine, controlling the rate of metabolism in every cell in the body. Under certain circumstances this master gland of metabolism can produce too much or [...]
Do you suffer from hypothyroidism? There is an extremely high instance of hypothroidism in the United States, and many of the people who suffer from it do not even know that they have it. Over five million Americans have it, and it is estimated that over ten percent of women suffer from it. While the [...]
Alright, so your steady weight gain, dry brittle nails, extreme fatigue and foggy thinking and depression finally got you to you so you went in for a check up. A few blood tests later the doctor has called you in and informed you that you are hypothyroid and that is why you feel so lousy. [...]
