Fatigue, unexplained weight changes, and mood swings. These common complaints can have many causes, but one often-overlooked culprit is the thyroid. This small, butterfly-shaped gland in the lower front of the neck produces hormones that influence every cell, tissue and organ in the body, controlling metabolism, heart rate and how quickly the body processes everything from food to sugar.

The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck that produces thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone controls many of the body’s functions, such as heart rate and how fast calories are burned. Diseases of the thyroid cause it to make either too much or too little of the hormone. Depending on how […]