5 Reasons Why Your Thyroid and Metabolism Is Slow
Your Thyroid is responsible for the hormones regulating your metabolism. It extracts iodine, as well as secondary nutrients such as tyrosine, from the bloodstream and produces the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). T3 and T4 are transported throughout the body where they control the body's metabolism, determining how many calories to convert to energy. If your body is feeling slow, if you're more tired than usual, or if you just don't feel like you used to, your thyroid might be the reason behind these problems.
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