As promised, here are more insights into the thyroid gland, and the specific issue of hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). The thyroid gland is one of the most important parts of your body because it maintains your metabolic rate, the rate at which you burn calories. If it goes under-active it can cause weight gain, even though you may be eating very little, or not at all. You would feel beyond tired - utterly exhausted - and you'd feel cold, though unable to stand hot tempe

Olympics trivia: What has 19 gold medals and a bunch of purple circles? If you watched a certain swimmer’s Rio Games debut on Sunday night, when he propelled the United States 4×100-meter relay team to a gold medal, you know the answer: Michael Phelps. While it may look like Phelps and several other Olympians with those skin marks have been in a bar fight, the telltale dots actually are signs of “cupping,” an ancient Chinese healing practice that is experiencing an Olympic mo