View gallery. By Olivia Tarantino Constantly sleepy? Can't lose weight? Does your brain feel like it’s in a fog? You may be one of the millions of Americans suffering a chronic, undiagnosed health condition. It’s called hypothyroidism, and it’s a condition in which your metabolism-running thyroid gland isn’t running at its best. It’s sluggish, actually, which is exactly how you might feel! Some thyroid 101 background: Your thyroid gland is the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck that secretes two all-important hormones that control major bodily functions (including how you use energy, regulate body temperature, and digest food) and organs (including the heart, brain, liver,...
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