Why do 37 million people suffer from some form of  thyroid imbalance and why is it and mostly women?

As often will many health challenges, the answer is not a simple one. First let’s review some facts about physiology.

The thyroid is not a gland that acts alone.  It is part of  a closed loop feedback inhibition hormonal system involving primarily the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Thyroid.  Remember that that the hormonal system is really the non-electrical communication system in the body that allows the many body tissues to get the same message essentially for whoever is capable of listening.

Hypothalamus

(TRH - Thyroid Releasing Hormone)

Pituitary

(TSH - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)

Thyroid

( T4   &   T3 )

93%             7%

T4 - must be converted                      T3 - immediately used

to T3 primarily in the Liver                                   in body tissues

Liver

(Majority of T 4 - is converted to T3 and secondary components)

Thyroid Conditions

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Do I have it, what are the symptoms and what can I do about it.

T4-Thyoxine is named for the

4 Iodine molecules attached to it.

T3-Triiodothyronine is named for the

3 Iodine molecules attached to it.

How does the Thyroid malfunction?

Hypothyroidism  (Low Thyroid)

• Hashimoto's Thyroid Disease:  
  

Hyperthyroidism (Elevated Thyroid)

• Graves Thyroid Disease:
  Often associated with  Goiter or an enlarged Thyroid gland.
  Fairly uncommon and can be associated with tumor activity or a past reaction to elevated TSH levels as the gland tries to accommodate to the Pituitary's request to make more Thyroid hormone!