Your thyroid gland is responsible for a number of essential functions, so it is important that you do everything you can to keep it healthy. Millions of people have a thyroid that is either overactive or hypoactive, which means they can not get the job done. There are things you can start doing today to ensure that your thyroid works at an optimal level. This improves your overall health and ensures that you have less risk of experiencing thyroid dysfunction. The thyroid gland works by secreting hormones that a number of body functions need to function properly. If your thyroid produces too much hormones, it is said to be overactive. When your thyroid does not produce enough, it is called hypoactive. Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells. Its mission is to send signals to the brain to speed up fat metabolism and suppress cravings. Leptin directly reaches its target neurons located in certain structures of the hypothalamus where regulation of appetite and body weight occur...