Thyroid Health - a deep dive on how it works, what it does, how it goes wrong and what to do to keep it healthy

The thyroid is an important gland and with many functions. Up to 10% of people have a thyroid disorder and in this episode I look at common presentations and how to keep your thyroid healthy.How thyroid hormone is made: https://www.ezmedlearning.com/blog/thyroid-hormone-synthesis-steps-pathwayHashimoto’s Disease - a common cause of hypothyroidism (underactive): https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hashimotos-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20351855Derbyshire goitre: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15719162/Nutritional factors and the thyroid: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/multiple-nutritional-factors-and-thyroid-disease-with-particular-reference-to-autoimmune-thyroid-disease/DBA9BAD5847376FA5E099B7ACC7556A2Iodine - a double edged sword: https://www.healthline.com/health/iodine-usesSelenium and the thyroid: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37033262/Ashwagandha: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acm.2017.0183Heavy metals and the thyroid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3569681/Lioyhyronine (T3): Many people cannot convert T4 to T3 (a defect in the de-iodinase enzyme that loses the iodine molecule): https://thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hypothyroid/treatment-options-for-hypothyroidism/treatment-options-for-hypothyroidism/liothyronine-t3/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.