Dr. Mark's Minute - How Thyroid Hormone Controls Your Metabolism

[Blg] Your thyroid hormone is critical for your health, and a lot of people have thyroid problems and they don't even know it. Your thyroid controls your metabolism. If it's working slowly, your metabolism slows down and your risk of obesity and diabetes goes up. Thyroid disease affects almost one in five women and one in ten men. and yet 50% of the time, people with thyroid disease go undiagnosed by their doctor. An undiagnosed thyroid disease causes worse insulin resistance, and insulin resistance worsens thyroid function, and it's a vicious circle that leads to obesity and diabetes. Many who actually are taking thyroid hormones are not treated adequately, and they're given medications like Synthroid, which may not be optimal for them. So getting your thyroid imbalance is critical to good health.