Endocrinologist shares 5 habits that can disrupt thyroid health: 'Supplements can be harmful when taken without...'
Hindustan Times • • health
Key Points:
- Daily lifestyle habits, including diet, sleep, and stress management, play a crucial role in maintaining hormone balance and thyroid function, with poor habits potentially leading to thyroid disorders and other metabolic issues.
- Insufficient sleep (less than 7 hours) disrupts the body's natural rhythm for thyroid hormone production, impairing hormone regulation and utilization.
- Chronic stress and skipping meals, especially with extreme diets or low calorie intake, negatively impact thyroid function by altering hormone signals and slowing metabolic processes.
- Consuming unhealthy foods, improper supplement use without medical guidance, smoking, and incorrect medication timing can further disrupt thyroid health and hormone balance.
- Lack of physical exercise contributes indirectly to thyroid problems by promoting metabolic disorders and inflammation, emphasizing the need for
%3Amax_bytes(150000)%3Astrip_icc()%2FFoods-You-Should-Buy-Every-Week-if-Youre-Taking-Ozempic-7bc85d310f074e0bacd33383c26fa41c.jpg?format=webp&w=1280)