The thyroid is vital for your health and wellbeing. The gland releases hormones that control metabolism and regulates vital body functions such as cholesterol levels, body temperature, breathing and heart rate, menstrual cycle, muscle strength, central and peripheral nervous systems, and body ...
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Zinc is an essential trace element present within all bodily tissue and of huge importance for healthy cell division. Benefits of zinc are numerous: from establishing hormonal balance in the body to stronger immunity. In addition, zinc is responsible for a number of functions in the human ...
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Introduction Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has numerous functions in a human body. The vitamin is required for biosynthesis of collagen, protein metabolism, functions as an antioxidant, and strengthens our immune system to prevent infections, cold and flu. Humans are not able to ...
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Introduction An underactive thyroid gland or hypothyroidism is indicated by a number of symptoms including but not limited to fatigue, increased sensitivity to cold, weight gain, thinning hair, depression, impaired memory, muscle aches and tenderness, irregular menstrual periods, and slowed ...
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Introduction Hypothyroidism is a common disorder indicated by the inability of the thyroid to produce important hormones. According to some estimates, one in 300 people in the United States have hypothyroidism. The prevalence of this disorder is more common in women than in men. Real figures ...
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History The history of Synthroid, a medication for thyroid dysfunction in the form of levothyroxine sodium tablets, dates all the way back to the early 20th Century. Thyroxine, levothyroxine at its purest form, was isolated by biochemist Edward Calvin Kendall at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, ...
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