Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Gladden Longevity Podcast
Episode: Thyroid Health & the Currency of Life – Episode 44
Description: On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Mark and Dr. Gladden discuss thyroid function and disfunction. The thyroid is a hormone gland in the body that is under the control of the brain, determining the metabolic rate of a cell, through hormone production. One of those things this process does is help the mitochondria put out more ATP, which is "the currency of life."Â They discuss hypo- and hyperthyroidism, plus some other conditions, and some of the potentially far-reaching health consequences of when one's thyroid doesn't function properly. They consider some of the symptoms that people s...