Thyroid Disorders: Your Metabolism’s Master Regulator

Your thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that produces hormones controlling your metabolism – essentially your body’s thermostat. When it produces too much hormone (hyperthyroidism), everything speeds up. Too little (hypothyroidism), and everything slows down. Either way, the effects ripple through your entire body.

Thyroid Disorders are remarkably common, affecting up to 20 million Americans, with women 5-8 times more likely to experience thyroid dysfunction than men. Yet symptoms are often vague and dismissed, leading to delayed diagnosis and years of struggling with unexplained fatigue, weight changes, or mood issues.

Learn how TSH, T3, and T4 work together to regulate metabolism, what causes thyroid disorders (from autoimmune conditions like Hashimoto’s and Graves’ disease to iodine deficiency), what symptoms signal thyroid dysfunction, how diagnosis works through blood testing, why thyroid nodules and goiters develop, and what treatment options exist – from medication to radioactive iodine to surgery.

Understanding thyroid function helps you recognize when something’s off and advocate for proper testing. These are treatable conditions – but only if diagnosed.

Your thyroid affects everything. Get the knowledge you need to protect it.