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EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THYROID

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Are you living with thyroid or risk of thyroid problem in future?? Thyroid related problem has become very serious globally and hypothyroidism ( lower thyroid in body coming from ‘hypo’ which means lower) is much more common and accounts for more than 90% of the cases. If you are interested to know everything about thyroid disorders and functioning, read till the end. Almost 42 million people in India have thyroid disorders. Hypothyroidism is a very serious problem in India, where 1 in every 10 men & women suffer from hypothyroidism   Women, especially those older than age 60, are more likely (almost 8x higher chances) to have hypothyroidism. The prevalence of hypothyroidism in India is 11%, compared with only 2% in the UK and 4·6% in the USA. When the problem starts? Thyroid is a very important gland which produces thyroid hormones T3 and T4. If there are any issues with your hypothalamus (part of your brain which order assess the need and trigger the thyroid production ...