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Thyroid Basics: How it Works and What to Test

Thyroid health is one of the most common reasons why patients seek my care - and for good reason! Optimal thyroid function is an essential component of your health and well-being. Your thyroid gland is part of your hormone system (also referred to as your endocrine system). The thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly and is located inside your neck over your windpipe.

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Carin Nielsen, MD Carin Nielsen, MD

Kitchen Confidence & Mental Health

Plastic. There is plastic in your fast food. Researchers at George Washington University purchased 64 items from fast-food restaurants, tested them for 11 harmful chemicals, and detected 10 of those 11 chemicals.

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Carin Nielsen, MD Carin Nielsen, MD

Do you know what’s really in your fast food?

Plastic. There is plastic in your fast food. Researchers at George Washington University purchased 64 items from fast-food restaurants, tested them for 11 harmful chemicals, and detected 10 of those 11 chemicals.

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Thyroid Carin Nielsen, MD Thyroid Carin Nielsen, MD

Thyroid 101

Thyroid health is one of the most common reasons why patients seek my care - and for good reason! Optimal thyroid function is an essential component of your health and well-being. Your thyroid gland is part of your hormone system (also referred to as your endocrine system). The thyroid gland is shaped like a butterfly and is located inside your neck over your windpipe.

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