Healthy Thyroid means Healthy Body

January is celebrated as Thyroid awareness month (every month is an ‘awareness’ month) and it was coincidental that Oprah had a show recently where she talked about her ‘undiagnosed’ thyroid condition.  So what’s the deal with thyroid issues? What does you thyroid do?

Your thyroid gland is a walnut shaped gland that resides on the front part of your throat and is essentially responsible for cellular metabolism.  If thyroid production slows down, so does your metabolism and vice-versa. Read the rest of this entry »