Dysfunctional Thyroid Sufferers, The Promise Of A New Day Is Finally Here



Posted: Monday, May 02, 2011

by Dr. Marc Ott
Integrated Health of Orlando

For such a tiny gland it plays a very huge roll in the body. Thyroid is Greek for shield, after the shape of the cartilage. This particular gland regulates how rapidly the body uses energy, produces proteins, and influences the sensitivity the body should be to the other hormones. It generates thyroid hormones, with the principal ones being triiodothyronine and thyroxine, T3 and T4 respectively. This hormonal output gets regulated by a thyroid-stimulating hormone produced by the anterior pituitary, and this in itself is by the hypothalamus.

Put simply, Hypothyroidism is what happens when the thyroid fails to produce the right amount of thyroid hormone, which is responsible for the activation of every single cell in the body. That is why the lack of this hormone will be the reason for so many problems that people are experiencing. So if the thyroid hormone is at a low level then the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Test or TSH for short, will be at a high level and that is what meets the specifications of hypothroidism.

Your thyroid is composed of spherical shape follicles that are selective in how they absorb iodine from your blood with the purpose of producing thyroid hormones. But it also stores it in the thyroglobulin. Iodine is necessary in other important organs such as the stomach, thymus, breast and salivary glands, to name a few. Please be aware that cancers can occur in the thyroid gland and seem to be more common in females. It will appear as a painless lump in the neck. It can be diagnosis by using a needle biopsy.

One good thing is that the majority of these thyroid lumps are benign or non-cancerous. These problems with your thyroid can be so devastating. But what is worse is when you know there is something wrong and your doctor is telling you that all your tests look normal. That is why this project is so important. It is a place for you to finally turn things around.

If you feel like you or someone you know is having problems with your thyroid gland, please consult a medical doctor as soon as possible and have it checked out. The thyroid gland effects your entire body, including hormones and organs and the result of a dysfunctional thyroid gland could be serious and it needs to be addressed before permanent damage sets in. Go get treated today, your life will change, your body will change, your mind will change.  You deserve the best, now go get it.

Dr. Marc Ott, DC and Dr. Heather Carter, DC help people everyday in the Central Florida and greater Orlando area overcome the very misunderstood and often mistreated conditions caused from dysfunctional thyroids.  Visit Orlando Thyroid Project to know more about thyroid management.
This Article has been viewed 730 times. (Not updated in real-time.)
No comments yet.
We want your comments! If you can read this, you don't have javascript enabled, so you can't use this comment system. Please enable javascript.