Thyroid Disorders

    Could It Be Your Thyroid?

    If you have a thyroid disorder -- hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism -- your thyroid gland makes too much or too little thyroid hormone. One of your thyroid's main jobs is to regulate your metabolism, so a thyroid problem may cause sudden weight loss or weight gain, fatigue, a fast heart rate or extreme sensitivity to hot or cold. Other thyroid disorders include thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.

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    Balancing Your Thyroid Naturally

    Lack of iodine can throw your thyroid out of whack and lead to a host of thyroid disorders. A type of seaweed known as bladderwrack, high in natural iodine, is one way to rebalance. Watch the video . . .

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    What increases the risk for thyroid problems?
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    Thyroid problems can occur in people of any age and in males as well as females. The thyroid . . .


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