Day 4 of 12 Education: Nutrigenomic testing looks at more than a dozen genes involved in production, utilization and processing of hormones in the body. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) will often have variants in several of these genes, including ESR2, CYP17A1 and CYP19A1. Knowledge about these variants can assist in lifestyle modifications to […]
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Iodine, Thyroid and Ovaries
Iodine. Thyroid. Ovaries. Does one of these seem like it doesn’t belong? The three can actually be interconnected. You may know that iodine is important to thyroid function, but did you know that the ovaries also need iodine? In fact, ovaries contain the second largest concentration of iodine in the body after the thyroid! An […]