Tag: thyroid disorder
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Missing Out On A Lively Life? Why Your Thyroid Health Matters!
World Thyroid Day falls on May 25 2022. This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the serious impact thyroid disease can have on one’s quality of life, if the condition remains undiagnosed, or is not properly treated. What is the thyroid? The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck…
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Thyroid. Men. Libido: What’s The Link?
We often think that thyroid problems are largely related to women, but men suffer from thyroid imbalances too. In fact, 6 out of 10 men have low libido due to underactive thyroid (and a tendency to gain weight). Thyroid Health in Men WHAT IS A THYROID GLAND? The thyroid is shaped like a bow tie…
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Outdoor Artificial Lights Increase Thyroid Cancer Risk
Your thyroid is one of the most important glands in the human body. According to Dr. Fathima Docrat, a female surgeon whose expertise focuses on thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy, your thyroid plays a major role in the metabolism, growth, and development of many organs in our body. Now since it plays such an important role in…
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Sofia Vergara’s Tips for Living with Hypothyroidism
You wouldn’t know, watching actress Sofia Vergara strut around the screen in Modern Family, that this vivacious actress is living with hypothyroidism. Every night before she goes to bed, the multi-award nominated actress places a glass of water and a small lilac pill on her nightstand. Every morning, as soon as she opens her eyes, the first…