Thyroid Gland Health Imbalances in Millions Diagnosed as Under-active Functionality Called Hypothyroidism

""The Thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland found in the center of your neck. It is the central gland to your metabolism and plays both major and minor roles in every single one of your bodily functions.

That’s a lot of importance on just one tiny gland. And if it’s not functioning properly, neither will you.

“It’s estimated that as many as 25 million Americans have a thyroid problem, and half of them have no idea that they do,” says Dr. Amy Myer, leader of Functional Medicine and New York Times Bestselling author of The Autoimmune Solution.

90% of all thyroid imbalances are diagnosed as under-active, medically called hypothyroidism. Unfortunately, the symptoms are vague and 'Specialists' may only spend a couple of minutes searching for the cause of a person’s complaint.

Knowing the symptoms of a thyroid problem will help bring up a discussion with your 'Specialist' about the possibility of having one.""

Symptoms of Thyroid Problem

1. Mood swings, anxiety, or depression

2. Always tired, even when getting 8 hours of sleep

3. Hormone imbalance, such as irregular periods or low sex drive

4. Weight gain or not being able to lose weight

5. Cold hands and feet

6. Constipation

7. Muscle or joint pain

8. Dry skin, brittle nails, or lose of hair

9. Snoring or neck swelling

10. loss of memory or brain fog

""The below list is all of the different hormones the thyroid gland produces. Dr. Myer suggests 'Specialists' check all of these when testing a patient for thyroid problem:

• TSH, thyrotropin synthesis hormone
• Free T4, inactive hormone that stops production of thyroid hormone
• Free T3, causes metabolism and body temperature to rise
• Reverse T3, elevated with stress
• Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPOAb)
• Thyroglobulin Antibodies (TgAb)

These antibodies will help to check for any thyroid autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

If you suffer from any of the above symptoms, be sure you speak with your 'Specialist' and know which tests they are running to check if you have a thyroid problem. Most 'Specialist' will only run a few tests, leading to misdiagnoses.

If you believe you have a thyroid problem, or wish to prevent any thyroid problems, use these natural habits to help improve your thyroid.""

Improve Thyroid With 10 Easy Things

1. Go gluten-free

2. Take tyrosine and iodine supplements

3. Deal with your stress, either through yoga or another method

4. Take high quality multivitamins

5. Get 8-10 hours of sleep

6. Don’t overeat on cruciferous vegetables

7. Safely remove any amalgam fillings

8. Improve gut health

9. Reduce fluoride and chlorine from your diet

10. Work closely with a 'Specialist' to find the root cause of your imbalance

http://humansarefree.com/2015/07/10-signs-you-have-thyroid-problem-and.html

Mind Behind the Learning a Brain's Functionality of Deep Concepts

""Researchers provided 16 healthy adult volunteers with a series of instructions on four mechanical items, detailing how each of them work. The participants were also given diagrams of the bathroom scale, fire extinguisher, trumpet, and car brake system.

As they were learning this new information, the scientific team used fMRI to scan their brains. They followed how each concept made its way from the input of words and images through the brain's various regions. They found that learning how something works is a several-stage process that occurs in different parts of the brain.

First, the visual part of the brain is activated by looking at the images. The middle stages follow with "mental animation" — inwardly picturing the functioning of the given item. That involves the parietal, temporal and frontal regions of the brain. Finally, the frontal and motor brain regions are activated by imagining what it would be like to engage with the particular object — putting everything that has been learned to use.

For example, after seeing the image of the bathroom scale, the volunteers' brains processed the information visually. Then other parts of their brains helped them understand how each part inside the scale moved. Finally, their brains imagined how the scale works.

"This provides evidence that appropriate instruction can bring out the fundamental understanding of how things work at a deep level," said Robert Mason, lead author of the study. "In the future, teaching to this deep level as measured in terms of brain representations may be applicable to other disciplines and scientific concepts."

Understanding how the brain processes technical information could help scientists program artificial intelligence to "think" in similar ways, although such advanced AI is a ways off.

In the more immediate sense, the research could see application in the classroom, especially in understanding how well the combination of images and text can work in teaching students science and math.""

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/40379/20150317/scientists-discover-how-the-brain-functions-when-learning-how-things-work.htm