How Stress Affects Your Thyroid

How Stress Affects Your Thyroid

Author: Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc. June 19, 2023 Duration: 40:47

Around 12% of Americans will be diagnosed with a thyroid condition at some point in their lives and women are 5-8 times more likely to have thyroid disease, compared to men. The Cleveland Clinic reports that up to 60% of thyroid conditions are not diagnosed! The challenge with this is underactive thyroid can look like so many other things because the thyroid helps to manage many functions in the body. In today’s show, we’ll explain how the thyroid works, what bodily functions it helps manage, symptoms of having underactive gland, and how stress plays a big role in impacting the thyroid plus tips for relieving stress and nutrients for thyroid support.

 


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