Meet your mitochondria. With a laundry list of responsibilities ranging from creating energy to determining the time of a cell's death, mitochondria have increasingly become the focus of chronic disease research.
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Showing posts with label Thyroid Hormone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thyroid Hormone. Show all posts
The Oft-Ignored Link Between Mental Illness and Hypothyroid Disease
Friday, June 20, 2014
By Kelly Brogan, M.D.
Meet your mitochondria. With a laundry list of responsibilities ranging from creating energy to determining the time of a cell's death, mitochondria have increasingly become the focus of chronic disease research.
Meet your mitochondria. With a laundry list of responsibilities ranging from creating energy to determining the time of a cell's death, mitochondria have increasingly become the focus of chronic disease research.
Common Body Care Ingredient Can Affect Your Thyroid Hormone
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Could this Commonly Used Body Care Ingredient Imbalance Your Hormones?
Triclosan is an antimicrobial chemical found in personal care and sanitizing products. It can be found in soaps, toothpaste, and hair products. But there have been recent concerns about its possible effects on human health -- and triclosan has been detected in human breast milk, blood, and urine samples.
A study evaluated the effects of triclosan in female rats. Triclosan was found to advance the age at which the rats hit puberty. Serum thyroid hormone concentrations were also suppressed by triclosan.
According to the study, as reported by Green Med Info:
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Triclosan is an antimicrobial chemical found in personal care and sanitizing products. It can be found in soaps, toothpaste, and hair products. But there have been recent concerns about its possible effects on human health -- and triclosan has been detected in human breast milk, blood, and urine samples.
A study evaluated the effects of triclosan in female rats. Triclosan was found to advance the age at which the rats hit puberty. Serum thyroid hormone concentrations were also suppressed by triclosan.
According to the study, as reported by Green Med Info:
“In conclusion, triclosan affected estrogen-mediated responses in the pubertal and weanling female rat and also suppressed thyroid hormone in both studies.”
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