The most important vitamin for a healthy thyroid gland
WHAT IS THE THYROID GLAND?
The thyroid or thyroid (latin thyroidea) ednocrini (hormonal) is an organ and is one of the most blood-borne organs in the body. Located in the front lower part of the neck, where it envelops the respiratory tube (trachea) like a horseshoe. The build resembles a butterfly. The basic building unit is follicles (bubbles). Follicles build cells (thyroiditis), which produce hormones, and colloid (a dense liquid in which thyroglobulin is concentrated – a protein to which thyroid hormones are attached). The gland is intertwined with lymphatic pathways and numerous nerve fibers.
THYROID ANATOMY
The thyroid gland consists of two lobes (right and left), which are connected by the central part (ischimus). Each lobe in a healthy thyroid gland is between 2 and 2.5 cm wide, and about 4 cm long. The volume is between 15 and 30 cm3, and the mass of a healthy thyroid gland is between 16 and 25 grams. Any deviation in appearance, mass or size observed at an ultrasound examination requires further medical monitoring.
The thyroid gland secretes two hormones: triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). They are made of the chemical element iodine (I).
They are important for the balanced function of the whole organism – respiratory and circulatory systems, brain, then act on movement, sleep and digestion, and the work of other glands (e.g. sex glands). Both hormones participate in the maintenance of basal (basic) cell metabolism, and their deficiency can slow down metabolism by up to 40%, and their excess can speed up metabolism by as much as 60-100%.
In the bloodstream, about 90% of thyroid hormones are thyroxine (T4). According to a rough estimate, triiodothyronine (T3) works four times stronger, but in a shorter period, if we compare it with thyroxine (T4). If we imagine that at some point the thyroid gland completely stops working, the half-life (the time it takes to break down half of the nuclei of a substance) of the hormone T3 would occur over a period of two and a half days, and the half-life of the hormone T4 would occur over a period of six and a half days.
SYMPTOMS OF SLOW THYROID FUNCTION
-CHRONIC FATIGUE, LOSS OF APPETITE, INABILITY TO TOLERATE COLD, DECREASED BODY TEMPERATURE,
-SLOW HEARTBEAT, VERY EASY WEIGHT GAIN, ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL, PAINFUL MENSTRUAL CYCLES,
-MILK DISCHARGE FROM THE BREASTS, FERTILITY PROBLEMS, MUSCLE WEAKNESS, MUSCLE CRAMPS,
-YELLOW – ORANGE SKIN (ESPECIALLY AROUND THE THUMBS),
YELLOW CLUSTERS AROUND THE EYES, HAIR LOSS, RECURRENCE OF INFECTIONS, MIGRAINES, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS,
CONSTIPATION, DEPRESSION, DIFFICULTY CONCENTRATING
SLOW SPEECH, GOITER
THE THYROID GLAND IS THE INTERNAL THERMOSTAT OF THE BODY. REGULATES THE TEMPERATURE OF THE BODY BY SECRETING TWO HORMONES,WHICH QUICKLY BURN CALORIES AND RAISE ENERGY LEVELS IN THE BODY.
WOMEN BETWEEN 30-50 YEARS OF AGE ARE MOST ILL WITH THIS DISEASE
A DISEASE CALLED HASHIMOTO SYNDROME IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF THIS DISEASE. ESSENTIALLY, THE BODY BECOMES ALLERGIC TO THYROID HORMONES. THEN IT BEGINS TO PRODUCE ANTIBODIES THAT ATTACK THYROID HORMONES.
WHICH VITAMIN IS KEY TO THYROID FUNCTION?
For slow thyroid function, b vitamins are the most important! Especially vitamin B2 and B12. If you take vitamin B2 in the form of dietary supplements,prperučedna daily dose is 50 mg per day. FOODS RICH IN VITAMIN B2: LIVER, ORGANIC MILK, SPINACH, ALMONDS, DRIED TOMATOES, EGGS, ORGANIC LAMB, QUINOA, LENTILS, MUSHROOMS, TAHINI, WILD CAUGHT SALMON, PEAs, SOYBEANS, TEMPEH, IKRA, ATLANTIC MACkerEl, MUSSELs, SQUID…
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