November 2020 – The Thyroid
1. The thyroid gland is one of the primary players in regulation of your metabolism. When the thyroid hormones are off, the metabolism is off (HypOthyroid = slowed metabolism. HypERthyroid = elevated metabolism).
2. Two thyroid hormones do most of the work: T4 (inactive) and T3 (active). There are others though, T1 (brain function), T2 (metabolism), Calcitonin (works to put calcium where it belongs).
3. T3 affects virtually every organ of the body by acting as modulator of cell functions.
