Living Well with Hypothyroidism Rev Ed
What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know
Chapter 1What is Hypothyroidism?They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled,
names to diseases.--Plato
The thyroid is not a particularly well-known or well-understood organ in the body. Some people have a vague idea of the thyroid as something in the neck that, when malfunctioning, makes you gain weight or develop a goiter. That's about all the information marry people can muster.
The thyroid gland, however, is an essential organ, governing basic aspects of nearly every facet of your health. In the long term, you can't live without the hormones produced by your thyroid. Those hormones regulate the body's use of energy, an essential function to life and health.
What Is The Thyroid?
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