What is Hyper and Hypothyroidism?
What Is it? I am going to compare the differences and explain what hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism both are in this blog To begin, I want to explain what the thyroid does in the body. The thyroid is an organ and gland that releases substances called hormones into the endocrine system and controls other organs (which basically means it releases them into the bloodstream to signal other tissues to do things). It is important to know what the thyroid actually does because if we know that, then we will know what it can cause in the body to form the typical signs and symptoms. The thyroid releases two hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) (Burchum et al., 2022). E ither of these conditions can develop hereditarily, from damage to the thyroid, or cancer. Okay, So What Do These Hormones Do? Triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) act to speed up the metabolic process in the body. This can include increasing the body temperature, pulse...