Thyroid Health for Super-Aging
Super-aging
requires a healthy thyroid to go along with it.
The thyroid is a
butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that can cause chronic fatigue, anxiety and
depression, cognitive dysfunction, weight problems, high blood pressure and
cholesterol, and insomnia, among others—they are some of the symptoms of a
thyroid disorder.
Located above the Adam's apple, your
thyroid produces thyroid hormone (TH), which regulates, among other things,
your body's temperature, metabolism, and heartbeat. Things can start to go
wrong when your thyroid is under- or over-active.
What causes your thyroid to go haywire? It
could be genetics, an autoimmune attack, pregnancy, stress, nutritional
deficiencies, or toxins in the environment, but experts aren't entirely sure.
At least 30
million Americans have a thyroid disorder and half—15 million—are silent
sufferers who are undiagnosed, according to The American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists. Are you one of those?
Stephen Lau
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