Geelong Medical & Health Group News

The Best Diet for an Under-active Thyroid

April 13 2018

Here’s a fact: Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, can’t be cured. But eating a thyroid-friendly diet can help you manage your condition. Your thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in your neck that controls metabolic activities. It does this by producing thyroid hormones that regulate things like heart rate and kilojoule burning. Underactive thyroids don’t produce enough...


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10 Signs You Have A Thyroid Problem And 10 Solutions For It

March 28 2018

Hypothyroidism, or an under-active thyroid, accounts for 90% of all thyroid imbalances. In Australia, there are about 60,000 new cases of thyroid disease each year. Some people have a problem with how the gland functions: it may produce too much or too little thyroid hormone. Others have problems with the structure of the gland itself, where...


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