The body needs a large range of vitamins and minerals in order to function properly. When we become deficient of these vitamins, we can suffer from malnutrition. Malnutrition is associated with many adverse health effects – but it is important to note that each vitamin plays a different role in the ...
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The thyroid and diseases affecting the thyroid gland are being extensively studied. There's always something we don't know, and a lot of things left for us to learn. For example, when the term hypothyroidism comes to mind, you think of various symptoms it causes and how it can affect heart ...
READ MORE +Vitamin K and Thyroid Health Our thyroid gland is an important body organ that takes part in maintaining multiple body functions. Multiple vitamins and nutrients are necessary for a healthy thyroid to function properly. One of these nutrients is Vitamin K. While relationship between Vitamin K ...
READ MORE +Successful management of thyroid problems and symptoms they induce requires lifestyle modification besides doctor-recommended treatment options. Lifestyle modifications include changes in the diet where an affected person avoids unhealthy foods in favor of nutritious instances. Since most people ...
READ MORE +This Is Why You Should Take Vitamin E Supplements To Support Your Thyroid The Thyroid, a gland that has a shape often said to represent a butterfly, sits in front of the windpipe in the throat. This gland is an essential part of the endocrine system and releases two particular hormones that have a ...
READ MORE +Vitamins are considered essential nutrients. They work together with minerals and other important nutrients to support our overall health and wellbeing. Vitamins perform hundreds of functions thus explaining why a deficiency in some of these micronutrients causes a number of side effects. In ...
READ MORE +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, increased intake of nutritious foods can improve thyroid health and help us prevent or manage common disorders. A number ...
READ MORE +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 ...
READ MORE +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 ...
READ MORE +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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