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

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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-pathway

Hashimoto’s Disease - a common cause of hypothyroidism (underactive): https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hashimotos-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20351855

Derbyshire 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/DBA9BAD5847376FA5E099B7ACC7556A2

Iodine - a double edged sword: https://www.healthline.com/health/iodine-uses

Selenium and the thyroid: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37033262/

Ashwagandha: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acm.2017.0183

Heavy 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/

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