Category: Thyroid
Progesterone and Thyroid Relationship
Thyroid may be a small, butterfly-shaped gland, but it takes part in a number of processes in the body. The function of the thyroid gland is influenced by many factors ...
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Alcohol Use and Thyroid Relationship
Most people drink alcohol at one point or another. Sometimes you have a drink or two to relax after long day at work, maybe you only drink when celebrating anniversaries, ...
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Estrogen and Thyroid Relationship
Hormones are chemical messengers and a part of the body’s endocrine system. Endocrine glands produce hormones which, then, travel through the bloodstream to tissues and organs ...
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Fish Oil and Thyroid Relationship (Should you supplement?)
Fish oil is a supplement that supplies your body with Omega-3 fatty acids that are essential for our health and wellbeing. According to the National Center for Complementary ...
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Thyroid and Iron Relationship
We have already examined how minerals affect the thyroid. In that article, we also glossed over Iron, but we did not really expand on it with detail. Let’s do that. Iron is a ...
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Stress and Your Thyroid
Stress is vital for our survival; it is the body’s natural defense against danger and predators. Stress flushes your body with hormones that activate the “fight-or-flight” ...
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Thyroid and Calcium Relationship
The thyroid gland produces three hormones that affect growth, metabolism, and cellular differentiation. Two are most notable: thyroxine and triiodothyronine, deficiencies of ...
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Libido and thyroid relationship
Our body is comprised of different organs and systems that influence one another and thyroid gland isn’t an exception. The functioning of the butterfly-shaped gland is deeply ...
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Thyroid and Vitamin B12 Relationship
We have the amazing opportunity to protect thyroid and its functioning by avoiding or limiting consumption of foods with a negative impact on the gland. At the same time, ...
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Minerals for Thyroid Health
Nutrition plays an important role in thyroid health and your entire wellbeing for that matter. Everything you eat can either contribute to thyroid functioning or disrupt it. ...
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