A small butterfly shaped gland just below the Adam’s apple is known as thyroid. This gland is important to maintain body’s metabolism and energy level and problem related to this gland can affect these activities. Unfortunately, many a times, despite problem related to thyroid gland are most common, lack of symptoms cause delayed diagnosis. read more...

Thyroid gland is an essential part of the human body located at the front of the neck. Though it is a very small gland, it is indispensable for the proper growth and health of a being. The thyroid gland extracts iodine present in food items and converts it into useful hormones like thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), which help control metabolism. read more...

Overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism is used when the tissues of thyroid gland become overactive which causes overproduction of thyroid hormones in the body. This is because the tissues of thyroid gland become hyperactive. There are basically two types of thyroid hormones namely thyroxine and triiodothyronine. Thyroid hormone is quite important for the proper functioning of human body. Thyroid hormones play many important roles which are vital for a healthy body. It functions as a stimulus to metabolism and affects each and every cell of the body. However when a person suffers from overactive thyroid the metabolism increases very much. read more...

Hyperthyroidism is a health ailment which is very common these days. There is a gland called thyroid gland in our body which secretes thyroid hormones. When the amount of thyroid hormones excreted becomes too much then this condition in medical terms is known as hyperthyroidism. If you are familiar with the details of human body then you must know that thyroid gland is responsible for controlling metabolism in our body. When a person suffers from hyperthyroidism, the metabolic rate of his body increases too much. read more...

Hypothyroidism refers to a condition in which thyroid hormone production is found very low. This abnormally low thyroid hormone condition is associated with many disorders. This is natural in view of the fact that thyroid hormone is directly responsible for growth, development and many other physiological processes of the body. Hence inadequate production of thyroid leads to various abnormalities both physical and mental. Thyroid hormone is secreted by thyroid gland below the Adam’s apple in the neck. Iodine plays major role in producing thyroid hormone as the thyroid gland secrete hormone with the help of Iodine. The two major thyroid hormones are thyroxine and triiodothyronine. read more...

Thyroid cancer is a pretty common problem, but the problem is that many people do not understand and identify the thyroid cancer symptoms easily. However, it is really important to identify the thyroid cancer symptoms so as to treat the problem as early as possible. Here is a guide to the various thyroid cancer symptoms: read more...

Many of us may not know what a thyroid gland is? Thyroid gland is a part of human body.  Underactive thyroid gland means that the thyroid gland in your body is not working enough which the body needs. This gland is a very important part of the body which is somewhere in the middle of the throat near to the voice box and Adam’s apple. This gland secretes few hormones that are known as thyroid hormones that play role in metabolism of the body. The process by which the body turns food particles into the absorbable form is called Metabolism. read more...

All over the world, thyroid related problems are increasing day by day. Thyroid is a very important gland which regulates various functions in our body, rate of metabolism being the most important. It is very difficult to identify the symptoms of thyroid conditions as they are common to other health problems too. read more...