RELEVANCE OF THE TINY BUTTERFLY IN YOUR NECK The thyroid gland...
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May 12, 2025
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RELEVANCE OF THE TINY BUTTERFLY IN YOUR NECK
The thyroid gland affects how fast you burn food, how warm you feel, how fast your heart beats, and even how you think
Millions live with thyroid problems and don’t know it.
This thread shares everything you need to know
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The thyroid gland affects how fast you burn food, how warm you feel, how fast your heart beats, and even how you think
Millions live with thyroid problems and don’t know it.
This thread shares everything you need to know
Unroll 👇🏾
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🔑 WHAT IS THE THYROID GLAND?
It’s a small, butterfly-shaped organ that sits low in your neck, just in front of your windpipe.
You usually can’t see or feel it, unless something goes wrong 😑 . But don’t let its size fool you. It plays a major role in keeping your body running properly.
It’s a small, butterfly-shaped organ that sits low in your neck, just in front of your windpipe.
You usually can’t see or feel it, unless something goes wrong 😑 . But don’t let its size fool you. It plays a major role in keeping your body running properly.
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🔑 WHAT DOES IT DO? 🤷🏽♂️
The thyroid makes two main hormones: T3 and T4.
These hormones are like messengers that tell your body how fast to do things: how fast your heart beats, how quickly you burn calories, how sharp your brain works, and how warm or cold you feel.
The thyroid makes two main hormones: T3 and T4.
These hormones are like messengers that tell your body how fast to do things: how fast your heart beats, how quickly you burn calories, how sharp your brain works, and how warm or cold you feel.
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🔑 HOW DOES IT STAY IN CONTROL
The thyroid doesn’t work alone. It takes orders from a small part of your brain called the pituitary gland, which releases something called TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone).
If your thyroid is slow, TSH goes up. If it's fast, TSH goes down.
The thyroid doesn’t work alone. It takes orders from a small part of your brain called the pituitary gland, which releases something called TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone).
If your thyroid is slow, TSH goes up. If it's fast, TSH goes down.
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🔑 TWO MAJOR THYROID PROBLEMS
1. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid): when your thyroid is too slow.
2. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid): when your thyroid is too fast.
Both can throw your body completely off balance 🤦🏾
Photo Credit: American Thyroid Association
1. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid): when your thyroid is too slow.
2. Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid): when your thyroid is too fast.
Both can throw your body completely off balance 🤦🏾
Photo Credit: American Thyroid Association
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🔑 COMMON SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHYROIDISM
– Tiredness that doesn’t go away
– Weight gain even with normal eating
– Feeling cold all the time
– Dry skin and thinning hair
– Mood swings, sadness, or brain fog
– Slow heartbeat
– Constipation
– Irregular or heavy periods
– Puffy face and hoarse voice
– Tiredness that doesn’t go away
– Weight gain even with normal eating
– Feeling cold all the time
– Dry skin and thinning hair
– Mood swings, sadness, or brain fog
– Slow heartbeat
– Constipation
– Irregular or heavy periods
– Puffy face and hoarse voice
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🔑 COMMON SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTHYROIDISM
– Sudden weight loss
– Fast or pounding heartbeat
– Feeling hot all the time
– Shaky hands
– Nervousness, anxiety, or trouble sleeping
– More frequent bowel movements
– Sweating a lot
– Bulging eyes (in some cases)
– Irregular or light periods
– Sudden weight loss
– Fast or pounding heartbeat
– Feeling hot all the time
– Shaky hands
– Nervousness, anxiety, or trouble sleeping
– More frequent bowel movements
– Sweating a lot
– Bulging eyes (in some cases)
– Irregular or light periods
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🔑 WHAT CAUSES THYROID PROBLEMS?
– Autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s (causes hypothyroidism) or Graves’ disease (causes hyperthyroidism)
– Lack of iodine in diet
– Thyroid nodules or growths
– After pregnancy (postpartum thyroiditis)
– Certain medications or radiation
– Family history
– Autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s (causes hypothyroidism) or Graves’ disease (causes hyperthyroidism)
– Lack of iodine in diet
– Thyroid nodules or growths
– After pregnancy (postpartum thyroiditis)
– Certain medications or radiation
– Family history
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🔑 HOW ARE THEY DIAGNOSED?
A simple blood test can check your thyroid hormone levels, usually TSH, T3, and T4. If needed, your doctormay also do an ultrasound or a thyroid scan.
A simple blood test can check your thyroid hormone levels, usually TSH, T3, and T4. If needed, your doctormay also do an ultrasound or a thyroid scan.
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🔑 WHY DID YOU HAVE TO READ THIS?
Thyroid problems are often missed. Many people blame the symptoms on stress, aging, or laziness. But early diagnosis can save you from years of discomfort, infertility, heart problems, or worse.
Thyroid problems are often missed. Many people blame the symptoms on stress, aging, or laziness. But early diagnosis can save you from years of discomfort, infertility, heart problems, or worse.
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FINALLY
Dear reader,
If you have been feeling tired for no reason, struggling with weight, or just not feeling like yourself, get your thyroid checked.
That little gland could be shouting for help.
Dear reader,
If you have been feeling tired for no reason, struggling with weight, or just not feeling like yourself, get your thyroid checked.
That little gland could be shouting for help.
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