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Hypothyroidism is All the Rage These Days. ~ Hannah Brantley. Via Hannah Brantleyon Jun 21, 2014 Hypothyroidism is all the rage these days.

Hypothyroidism is All the Rage These Days. ~ Hannah Brantley

Weight gain, sluggish metabolism, dry skin, hair and nails, inhibited memory, sensitivity to extreme temperatures, feeling heavy, unmotivated and exhausted are all symptoms of an under active thyroid. Tackling your thyroid may be daunting, but did you know that your enteric nervous system (gut) and liver play major roles with your thyroid health? Both the gut and liver are responsible for the conversion of T4 (inactive thyroid hormone) to T3 (active thyroid hormone that gets things done). Thyroid hormone is active within every cell in our bodies. Support your Liver: Most T4 to T3 conversion takes place in the liver. Our liver is responsible for thousands of metabolic processes, from amino acid conjugation (making proteins) to detoxification and filtering blood.

Every cell in our body contains thyroid receptors. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity : The Lancet Neurology. How to Love a Girl Who Doesn't Know How to Be Loved. Whether we know it or not, we’ve all met some form of the typical “Miss Independent.”

How to Love a Girl Who Doesn't Know How to Be Loved.

Some of us know her better than others; some of us claim that title ourselves. She’s the self-sufficient, somewhat mysterious go-getter with big dreams and an even bigger heart, though not everyone sees it at first glance. Some might see her as cold and distant, because she needs a significant amount of alone time to keep her from feeling scattered and spread so thin that she disappears. Sure, she has family and friends with whom she loves to spend much of her time, but it’s in her nature to crave those precious hours of solitude—being only with her thoughts, completely alone in a crowd or in the vastness of a quiet scene. Some call it antisocial; she calls it sanity. For any or all of these reasons and then some, she’s never been the type to “fall in love.”

Or, maybe she’s simply afraid of opening herself up enough to be loved. Bottoms Up! A Guide to Caring for Your Glutes. ~ Rodolfo Mari. The best advice you can ever get is probably written on a sign at your favorite restaurant, “Please Wait To Be Seated.”

Bottoms Up! A Guide to Caring for Your Glutes. ~ Rodolfo Mari

Numerous recent scientific studies have found that even if you can get an hour or two of daily physical exercise, the non-activity of sitting for most of the rest of the day, even if it’s at your ergonomically correct desk, is causing you great harm. The studies never give a conclusive reason why sitting will be the downfall of the human race, but it seems rather obvious that the reason is not just the sedentary trends, but more so the fact that we are suffocating our butts. Slowly but surely, man is devolving and a big reason for this physical de-evolution is that butts are being extinguished on a daily basis. Over the years, many people have come to me for personal training seeking reparations and sometimes solace for a butt that appears to be traveling south and is no longer pulling its own weight.

An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie. Raw & Real: The Healing Power of Pole Dancing. ~ Michelle Cordero. Being this raw and real has unbelievable healing power.

Raw & Real: The Healing Power of Pole Dancing. ~ Michelle Cordero

It was the naughtiness that first drew me to pole dancing—I loved the idea of doing something risqué and different. Surprisingly, it was the deep healing that captured my heart and soul, and kept me coming back for seven years. In my first class, the instructor expertly guided us using visual and kinesthetic (feeling) cues to move and feel. Close your eyes and just breathe. It could have been my own yoga class—with the exception of the darkness, shadows and chrome poles glimmering in the dim red light. The women who came “just to get their sexy on” would get it and move on, and the rest of us (regardless of what initially drew us to pole class) stayed because the depths beneath the surface of “just sexy” beckoned. Got Milk? More Like, Got Poison? ~ Doug Smith.

They’re catchy and usually showcase a popular-relevant figure sporting that white mustache we all know too well.

Got Milk? More Like, Got Poison? ~ Doug Smith

These advertisers are doing their job—from what most believe or are told to believe, milk/dairy is essential for the betterment of our public’s health. It’s as common as the old adage, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. I mean everyone should drink more milk, right? In light of an ever growing obesity problem and seemingly spiraling ever worsening health epidemic, we all need to eat more healthy… and from what we’re told, milk is the perfect place to start in some cases. Source: elpais.com via Amy on Pinterest So why are the very organizations that are here to serve the dairy business petitioning the FDA to help ‘poison’ milk? Let me explain. On the surface all seems logical enough. A bit of history on Aspartame. In the mid 80s aspartame was passed by the FDA to be used in dry goods/foods and beverages. Doug Rauch Wants to Sell Outdated Food at Junk-Food Prices.