January is Thyroid Awareness Month. As someone diagnosed with hypothyroidism who takes daily thyroid hormones, this topic is especially close to my heart. As a health practitioner it is an even more poignant topic, due to the modern epidemic in thyroid dis-ease that is now estimated to affect one in five women, and one in eight men. In fact, current estimates indicate that up to 60 million Americans likely suffer from thyroid disease--many going undiagnosed. Synthroid (or synthetic thyroid hormone T4) is currently the number one prescribed medication in the United States! It is not uncommon to have someone come in listing more than five clear signs of hypothyroidism (under-functioning thyroi
For those of you ready to rest after a year of Fire Monkey shenanigans...you just may be disappointed. January 28th will usher in the Year of the Fire Rooster and it is destined to be another powerful one--although this time be cautioned to take less risks and err on the side of caution. Unlike the Year of the Monkey, when risk-taking is encouraged and all kinds of crazy opportunities may arise, the Year of the Rooster is best navigated with well-proven and practical paths to success. Tapping into Rooster traits this year can be helpful for non-Roosters: The rooster is the tenth of the twelve Chinese zodiacs, and the only bird species included. People born in the year of the rooster (1945, 1
