Articles — thyroid hormone

Thyroid hormones play a very important role in regulating your cardiovascular system. For this reason, thyroid hormone imbalance, whether hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism, can lead to negative affects on your heart and blood vessels. In the general population, many people have heart problems that turn out to be related to a thyroid disorder. Research has shown that even sub clinical thyroid disease or low grade thyroid hormone imbalance can cause heart issues. Severe hypothyroidism can cause significant cardiac problems such as heart blocks, pericardial effusion, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Hypothyroidism can also cause the heart muscle to stiffen up,...

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How much body fat you have is regulated by a complex and powerful hormonal system that ensures you don’t lose energy stores for survival purposes and that you don’t store excessive amounts of fat. These hormones interact with each other and the hypothalamus, the master of the brain that regulates appetite, food choices, emotions, and your biological clock. In normal circumstances, your hormonal system works at keeping your body fat mass pretty constant within a reasonable “normal” range. In addition to regulating appetite and your caloric intake, these hormones regulate how much fat you will burn on a regular basis...