Allow us to introduce you to one of our amazing Pea Pod volunteers. Ms. Alina Betos. You can see Alina’s work all over Pea Pod from our social media accounts to our blogs and educational materials for patients. We are excited to introduce her to you as well. Look out world - a new dietitian is in the making!

For the first part of our thyroid blog series, we are going to talk about what the thyroid is and nutrition for thyroid health. So, what exactly is the thyroid gland and why is it so important? Our thyroid is a small but mighty endocrine gland located at the front of the neck. It is responsible for producing thyroid hormones that help with many important bodily functions such as energy utilization, cell repair, helping organs such as the heart and brain properly function, balancing our body temperature and metabolizing the food we eat to name a few.1,2 When our thyroid is healthy and functioning properly, our bodies can function properly as well! Sometimes for various reasons, the thyroid can become damaged or off balance, causing too little or too much thyroid hormone to be produced.

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