Photo by It’s so easy to blame your thyroid for those extra 10 or 15 poun…

Photo by It’s so easy to blame your thyroid for those extra 10 or 15 pounds. An underactive thyroid, referred to medically as hypothyroidism, can lead to unexplained weight gain, fatigue, constipation, brittle nails, dry skin, joint and muscle pain, depression, memory loss and a puffy face. Kathryn Morgan, a 25-year-old ballerina, was forced to leave her promising career with the New York City Ballet in 2010 because of a thyroid illness.

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