The thyroid gland is a little organ that is around the windpipe in the front of the neck. It has a butterfly-like shape, with two large wings that wrap around the side of your throat and are smaller in the center. It is a gland, the thyroid. All across your body are glands that produce and release chemicals to assist your body in carrying out certain tasks. Your thyroid produces hormones that assist in regulating a number of essential bodily processes.Your thyroid is responsible for secreting and regulating thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolism. Your body converts the food you eat into energy through a process called metabolism.
