Every cell and organ in your body depends upon thyroid hormones for proper functioning. It is the thyroid gland, a butterfly shaped gland at the base of the throat, that produces the hormones which regulate the basic metabolic rate of each cell—i.e., the conversion of oxygen and calories into energy. Even a slight deficiency of thyroid hormone can have a significant impact on your health. Signs of thyroid deficiency, or hypothyroidism, include the following:
Healing is simply attempting to do more of those things that bring joy, and fewer of those things that bring pain.
After decades of banishment, coconut oil is again being recognized as a healthy dietary oil. Coconuts and their extracted oil have been a valued food source for many cultures, spanning many centuries. The common misconception that coconut oil, a medium chain saturated fat, is “bad” stems from a successful propaganda campaign by the food industry to promote margarine and other refined polyunsaturated oils over the previously-used saturated and tropic
Sore or scratchy throat, runny or stuffy nose, cough, sneezing, and all-over blahs and achiness? Have you had a winter cold yet? Each year in the United States children will get an average of 6 to 8 colds, and adults 2 to 4. The common cold, caused by two hundred different virus strains, is the most frequent acute illness in the world. Colds are not a serious medical problem, but occasionally they are complicated by bacterial superinfection - suc