If you have low self esteem and your ego has been bruised because you are overweight and you just are embarrassed about how you look, don’t give up in despair. There is help for you to regain a positive body image and get a healthy ego boost also. Let’s face it, people who are overweight [...]
Let’s talk about that butterfly in your throat. Well, not your throat exactly, but your neck; below and behind the Adam’s apple. This is the thyroid gland, and it is this gland which directs metabolic function. It does so by secreting the two thyroid hormones: T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxine). These hormones, in turn, regulate [...]
Understanding the connection between thyroid disorders and weight gain is not difficult once one demystifies the role of the thyroid gland in the body. Thyroid hormones regulate the overall functioning of the body; if levels decrease the cells in our bodies decrease in activity. If thyroid levels increase then the reverse is true, and the [...]
