The thyroid gland is one of the important glands in the human body. Sitting in your neck, this butterfly-shaped gland primarily controls your body’s metabolism. Through the actions of its two hormones, the thyroid gland can speed up your metabolism or slow it down. This means that your cells will produce more energy or less. It also affects your body’s growth rate and has a host of other effects on the body. There are minor changes in thyroid activity occurring throughout the day but we never give our thyroid gland much thought until it become dysfunctional. With minor problems, there may be little to no symptoms. But once the thyroid activity is significantly affected, the symptoms become obvious, causes significant discomfort and can have severe consequences. As with any medical condition, it is best to treat thyroid problems as early as possible if it cannot be prevented altogether. But most people do not go to a doctor for routine thyroid testing as they would with their blood pressure or glucose levels. Instead it is the signs and symptoms of a thyroid problem that may prompt a person to seek medical attention. Then further testing will be done to confirm whether … Continue reading Five Signs Of Thyroid Dysfunction