The thyroid gland might be small, but its impact is big. According to the NHS website , the thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, just in front of the windpipe (trachea). It produces hormones that affect your heart rate, body temperature and more. The ideal is to have a balanced thyroid, but when it is unbalanced, overactive or underactive, it can have serious effects on our well-being. Carol-Ann Robert, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist at Team Nutrition , who also lives with the autoimmune hyperthyroidism Graves' Disease, explained to HELLO! in a nutshell: "Despite its tiny size, the thyroid has a big function.

"It produces hormones that regulate your body temperature, metabolism (like weight loss or gain), and even growth and development. An imbalanced thyroid, w

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