January Awareness Month-Thyroid Awareness

January is thyroid awareness month according to the US Dept of Health and Human Services. The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland in the neck. The thyroid makes hormones that regulate your body's metabolism such as how fast (or slow) your heart beats.

Hyperthyroid-your thyroid makes more hormones then needed.

Hypothyroid- your body doesn't make enough hormones for your body.

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