The thyroid gland, which resembles in shapebutterfly, is located on the neck, in the front part. This gland is designed to produce hormones necessary for the body, participating in the creation of its energy balance. Recently, the level of thyroid diseases has increased significantly, causing disruptions in its work. Such diseases mainly affect women, who can have both increased and decreased levels of hormones. Both have a negative effect on the body. Most often, there is an insufficient amount of hormones produced by the thyroid gland, called "hypothyroidism" in medicine. One of its main causes is iodine deficiency in the body. With such a deficiency, patients with hypothyroidism develop chronic fatigue syndrome, a general decrease in tone, tearfulness, unmotivated depression, increased blood pressure, and palpitations. Headaches and severe hair loss are added to them. If such symptoms are present, you should consult an endocrinologist and have your thyroid gland examined, taking a hormone test and undergoing an ultrasound. If you do not do this in time, the thyroid gland will increase significantly, eventually turning into a goiter. It is treated by regularly taking hormonal drugs, and in some cases, only by surgery. At the initial stages, treatment of hypothyroidism will consist only of taking iodine-containing medications and periodic examinations by an endocrinologist. Prevention of the disease consists of balancing the diet, which should include iodized salt and foods containing a lot of iodine. These are bell peppers, seafood, beans, persimmons, grapes, soy. Cod and beef contain a large amount of iodine. But the consumption of white cabbage, on the contrary, should be limited - it prevents the normal absorption of iodine by the body. For the normal functioning of our thyroid gland, not only iodine is necessary, but also copper, manganese and cobalt. These microelements are abundant in gooseberries, blueberries, rose hips, sesame seeds, and nuts. All of the above products are especially important for pregnant women, whose thyroid gland must provide hormones for both the expectant mother and her baby. Consequently, their need for iodine doubles. As for iodine-containing drugs, they should be chosen only after consultation with a specialist. Because an excess of iodine in the mother's body can become an obstacle to the normal development of the fetus.
