The thyroid gland is a small organ that’s located in the front of the neck, wrapped around the windpipe (trachea). It’s shaped like a butterfly, smaller in the middle with two wide wings that extend around the side of your throat.
The thyroid gland create and release substances that help your body do a specific thing. Your thyroid makes hormones that help control many vital functions of your body.
When your thyroid doesn’t work properly, it can impact your entire body.
If your body makes too much thyroid hormone, you can develop a condition called hyperthyroidism. If your body makes too little thyroid hormone, it’s called hypothyroidism. Both conditions are serious and need to be treated.
Gary S. Sy, M.D.
Diplomate in Geriatric Medicine
Integrative Health & Medicine
Functional Medicine Practitioner
Clinic details:
The Life Extension
Center for Health & Wellness
3rd Floor of Bell-Kenz Tower
127 Malakas Street
Central Diliman, Quezon City
(at the back of Philippine Heart Center).
Contact numbers:
(02) 8911-13-14
(02) 8400-42-05
Cellular phone # 0917-5777675
Consultation strictly by appointment only.