Thyroid
The thyroid gland is one of the most significant of the endocrine glands which produces secretions that regulate many basic processes of the body. The thyroid gland lies in the front part of the throat along the windpipe.
Its secretion thyroxin is involved in the process of oxidation which occurs within the cells and by which the tissues generate the energy they require. Its importance is indicated by the serious consequence of excessive or deficient amounts of it in the body.
A child born with insufficient thyroid activity becomes cretin, (severe thyroid deficiency or absent of thyroid function occurring at birth or in infancy) physically under grown and mentally retarded. Thyroid deficiency in latter life causes physical and mental coarsening and dulling.
Excessive thyroid or hyperthyroid produces general restlessness, speeds up the heart, tremors particularly of the protruding tongue, weight loss, increased appetite, sweating, moist skin, and palms of the hands, vertigo (dizziness) to name a few, and may have other untold effects. The thyroid is susceptible to a variety of diseases. The most common being simple goiter usually do to lack of iodine.
Low thyroid or hypothyroid produces weight gain particularly in the upper body, mental dullness, cannot work under pressure, stress or strain, coarse hair, thick skin, brittle or ridged fingernails, lowered temperature, cold hands and feet, numbness, tingling sensations, and lethargic personality to name a few.
The thyroid gland is known to be beneficial when dealing with the above disorders and only constitutes a few of the problems that become obvious with the thyroid in either state.
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Reference: Medical and Health Encyclopedia volume 13 pages 1875-1876, Endocrines, Organs And Their Impact pages 98-101, Blackwood Materia Media, Metabolic and Endocrine Physiology. Jay Tepperman, p. 87-101, Hypothyroidism, Broda Barnes.
