1 Video, Many Reasons: Test Your Thyroid...

It is almost the end of Thyroid Awareness Month, so we have a video to wrap up the reasons to test your thyroid for you.  It’s only 1:45 long so it’s well worth the look!  Brought to you by icyou.com and the Medical University of South Carolina: The take-away quote for us? Well, there are two. “[The thyroid hormone] is required by every tissue, every cell, every organ to function properly” and “Thyroid disease is extremely common, especially in women.”  ”27 million Americans have some type of thyroid disease and about half...

Thyroid Test for Personal Awareness Duri...

The thyroid gland is located in the front part of the neck and produces thyroid hormones that regulate metabolism. The hormones are responsible for the energy levels of a person, and aid in the use of other hormones and the growth of the body. Under production or over production of the thyroid hormones causes various problems in the body resulting in hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. The symptoms that are caused are very general in nature making a thyroid test necessary to detect the real cause of the symptoms. According to the American Association of Clinical...