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6. Ensure Bone Health

The Thyroid Stimulating Hormone helps growing children, teens, and even babies in the womb grow bone tissue at a healthy rate and replenish old tissue. Thyroid hormones regulate the rate that bone tissue is broken down - if they're too high, the tissue breaks down faster than it can be replaced, leading to osteoporosis and brittle bones. Proper estrogen levels, which the gland also regulates, can help women, especially older adults past menopause, mitigate or avoid osteoporosis.

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