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Thyroid
The thyroid is responsible for controlling your metabolism, blood calcium levels, energy, excess fats, hormones, oxygen, weight loss. Blood tests can determine your TSH levels to see if you thyroid gland is functioning properly. If you have an under-active thyroid, you are said to have hypothyroidism. If you have an overactive thyroid, you are said to have hyperthyroidism. The thyroid can also be related to several other conditions such as Grave's Disease and heart problems.
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Does Nature's Sunshine Thyroid Activator affect the hypothalamus?
I wouldn't say so. I read carefully their recommendation and side effects and I see nothing like that. If that would be the case I am sure will be no more on the market.
However you can go to http://www.boostherbs.com for more info or checkout the product spreadsheet at http://www.boostherbs.com/nature sunshine/FactSheets/1/1224.pdf
Is thyroid hormone lipid soluble?
Thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyroxine (T3) are both lipid soluble. In order to travel through the blood they must bind to plasma proteins.
Hypersecretion of the thyroid gland is?
Bad, and probably classes as a hyperactive thyroid , it could lead to a massive weight gain and a few other conditions.
An under active thyroid produces too little of necessary thyroid hormones. Thyroid diseases are very common and can be treated with medication. With proper treatment, thyroid hormone levels can be restored and you will likely notice improvement in your symptoms as feeling less fatigue and weight control.
Sometimes the thyroid can become enlarged due to a goiter, a thyroid nodule, or a thyroid adenoma. A goiter is inflammation of the thyroid gland. A thyroid nodule is a lump in or on the thyroid gland. And when there's an overgrowth of normal thyroid tissues, this is commonly referred to as a thyroid adenoma.
The thyroid is a gland that is formed in the embryonic stage from tissue that originates in the head. The tissue migrates down until it breaks off and becomes the thyroid gland. Because of this migration, thyroid glands and pieces of thyroid glands are sometimes found in other body parts such as the throat or chest. Parts of the thyroid have been rarely found in other body parts, including surprisingly enough, the abdomen, wrist/hand.
What is the purpose of the thyroid in the human body?
The Thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck. It has most important part to play in regulating energy production, and also interacts with how fast other hormones are made in the body, and thus how fast the body grows.
It is controlled by the hypothalamus and the pituitary.
It may suffer from growing too large, or being too small. A common cause of it being too large is a deficiency of iodine in the diet, and the gland grows in an attempt to get more. (ineffective strategy). The same shortage of dietary iodine can also cause cretinism.
Countries or locations far from the sea sometimes have an iodine deficiency. This is simply remedied by using iodized table salt. [Iodine is the heaviest element necessary to human nutrition.]
Is the adrenal gland part of the thyroid?
When the thyroid receives thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) from the pituitary gland it produces triiodothyronine which is commonly referred to as T3. This hormone helps to regulate the metabolism, protein synthesis and sensitivity to other hormones in the body.
What is the difference between graves' disease and goiter?
Goiter is a term used to describe an enlarged thyroid gland. It can be caused by several factors, including low iodine in the diet or something pathologic such as graves disease. In this disease, the body's immune system produces antibodies that stimulate the thyroid to continue producing thyroid hormone, so the thyroid enlarges to accomodate the artificial "need" and develops into a goiter. You should see an endocrinologist if you suspect either.
Can thyroid tablets be taken with antibiotics?
Prescribed thyroid medication will state on the bottle the proper way to take it. Typically it will say on the bottle to take one tablet in the morning, on an empty stomach, with plenty of water. Doctors willnote to not take antacids, calcium or iron within four hours of taking the medication. If you have questions or concerns about how to take your thyroid medication, as well as other prescriptions or antibiotics, talk with your doctor.
Is nausea a symptom of under active thyroid?
I can't detect any relationship between these two conditions. First of all you may perform a blood test for thyroid. If you are already aware that you have a hypothyroidism condition, the best that you can do is to consult an endocrinologist, or a medical doctor specialized on the digestive system.
For your reference, see below the symptoms associated to hypothyroidism:
Early
Cold intolerance, increased sensitivity to cold
Constipation
Weight gain and water retention
Bradycardia (low heart rate - fewer than sixty beats per minute)
Fatigue
Decreased sweating
Muscle cramps and joint pain
Dry, itchy skin
Thin, brittle fingernails
Rapid thoughts
Depression
Poor muscle tone (muscle hypotonia)
Female infertility, any kind of problems with menstrual cycles
Hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea
Elevated serum cholesterol
Late
Goiter
Slow speech and a hoarse, breaking voice - deepening of the voice can also be noticed, caused by Reinke's Edema.
Dry puffy skin, especially on the face
Thinning of the outer third of the eyebrows (sign of Hertoghe)
Abnormal menstrual cycles
Low basal body temperature
Thyroid-Related Depression
Uncommon
Impaired memory
Impaired cognitive function (brain fog) and inattentiveness.
A slow heart rate with ECG changes including low voltage signals. Diminished cardiac output and decreased contractility
Reactive (or post-prandial) hypoglycemia
Sluggish reflexes
Hair loss
Anemia caused by impaired haemoglobin synthesis (decreased EPO levels), impaired intestinal iron and folate absorption or B12 deficiency from pernicious anemia
Difficulty swallowing
Shortness of breath with a shallow and slow respiratory pattern
Increased need for sleep
Irritability and mood instability
Yellowing of the skin due to impaired conversion of beta-carotene to vitamin A (carotoderma)
Impaired renal function with decreased glomerular filtration rate
Acute psychosis (myxedema madness) (a rare presentation of hypothyroidism)
Decreased libido in men due to impairment of testicular testosterone synthesis
Decreased sense of taste and smell (anosmia)
Puffy face, hands and feet (late, less common symptoms)
Gynecomastia
Deafness
Enlarged tongue
A force, because a force causes a vibration.
Or if that's not what your looking for the other answer is coldness or the wind.
Also it could be that your nervous.
All of those are right.
I'm not sure which one you are looking for, but i gave you all 3.
How many microcuries of iodine-131 are needed for a 64.0 rm kg patient with hyperthyroidism?
according to hormones test
What does an elevated ANA test mean?
This is from a web.. i just got a positive ANA test myself, been researching like crazy to figure out what it could be..
http://arthritis.about.com/od/diagnostic/a/ana.htm
Types of AntibodiesIn order to understand the ANA (antinuclear antibody) test, it is first important to understand different types of antibodies.
Antibodies are proteins, produced by white blood cells, which normally circulate in the blood to defend against foreign invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and toxins.
Autoantibodies, instead of acting against foreign invaders as normal antibodies do, attack the body's own cells.
http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/ana/test.html#what
ANA shows up on indirect immunofluorescence as fluorescent patterns in cells that are fixed to a slide that is evaluated under a microscope. Different patterns are associated with a variety of autoimmune disorders. Some of the more common patterns include:
- Homogenous (diffuse) - associated with SLE and mixed connective tissue disease
- Speckled - associated with SLE, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis, and mixed connective tissue disease
- Nucleolar - associated with scleroderma and polymyositis
- Outline pattern (peripheral) -associated with SLE
How iodine gets inside thyroid gland cells?
The thyroid naturally absorbs iodine as part of the synthesis process in storing, and
secreting, thyroid hormone into the body. After this process is complete, leftover iodine gets
absorbed by other body tissues and flushed out of the body through urination.
Is levothyroxine for inactive or over active thyroid?
i too am taking the same medication i have hashimotos thyroidtitus i am hypo thyroid
What supplement helps thyroid health?
I am currently taking levothyrexine. It's very effective when the dose is right. It causes hair loss at first, but it's veyr minor, and dissapears as you get used to the medication. All thyroid supplements cause hair loss.
Name a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that acts to lower blood calcium?
Calcitonin is the hormone that lowers calcium levels.
Is there a danger taking thyroid medication if you don't have a thyroid problem?
Yes ... it could cause Hyper-thyroidism ... too much is not better in medical terms.
What does triiodothyronine and thyroxine do?
When the thyroid receives thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) from the pituitary gland it produces triiodothyronine which is commonly referred to as T3, and thyroxine which is commonly referred to as T4. These hormones regulate the metabolism, protein synthesis and sensitivity to other hormones in the body.
What problem would a person most likely have if its kidneys did not work?
the balance of water in her body would be wrong.
How do you take thyroid medicine?
You don't get thyroids. you are born with thyroids and the thyroid happens to be one of the largest Endocrine gands in our body. The Enocrine Gland(S) or our endocrine system is what secrete their products. For example : Pancreas, Ovaries, Testes, Thyroid gland. The thyroid controls how rapidly our body burns energy, makes proteins, and how delicate our body should be to other hormones.
Will thyroid problems cause a rash?
Yes, a thyroid problem may cause a rash. For example, Graves' Disease (autoimmune hypERthyroidism) antibodies can attack the skin, especially of the lower legs. This is known as pretibial myxedema. Low thyroid can also cause the skin to become dry and more sensitive, which may result in a rash.
