The thyroid is that gland shaped like a butterfly that is located in the front of the neck. It is right below Adam’s apple. It may be a small gland but it is a significant one. In fact, it has a major impact on metabolism’s function among other functions.
However, often enough the thyroid does malfunction. Sometimes it works too slowly which is referred to as hypothyroidism which means the metabolism is very slow. Not enough hormones are produced. Other times, it works too quickly and that is hyperthyroidism and that is when the metabolism works too fast. And that is when the hormone production is excessive.
If the thyroid is not working well which is a common problem, it can be manifest in 10 different ways. Let’s look at see what those are if that is the case.
✱ 10 – Dry And Flaky Skin
When it comes to hypothyroidism, it can cause the skin to calcify and it causes it to have an appearance that is very dry, thick, as well as having a scaly feel to it.
