When we see symptoms like cold hands and feet, low body temperature, sensitivity to cold, a feeling of always being chilled, headaches, sleeplessness, coarse skin, swollen eyes, loss of hair, fragile nails, joint aches, constipation, mental tedium, fatigue, repeated infections, croaky voice, ringing in the ears, dizziness, loss of libido, or uncontrollable weight gain, we hardly associate them with any thyroid dysfunction.

This, above all is the main reason behind thyroid diseases like hypothyroidism being amongst the most under diagnosed diseases. There are convincing indications that thyroid diseases are assuming alarming proportions in lot many countries without people being aware of it. The worst part is that the laboratory blood tests too lead to confusion, as even normal levels of hormone balance are not definite indications of absence of thyroid dysfunction.

There is usually a hidden fear that makes a majority of people avoid clinical investigation since they do not want to undergo hormonal thyroid medications. The irony is that the thyroid treatmentcan be as simple as a regulated change in diet. Although the matter needs more research, it is generally accepted that diet plays a significant role in thyroid health.

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Ingredients:

* 3 d. basil oil
* 3 d. rosemary oil
* 2 d. lemon oil
* 1 oz of water

Directions:

Blend ingredients in a small spray bottle. Use throughout the day by spritizing your work or home area. You can also spray some on a Kleenex or cotton pad and keep it in a plastic baggie. Open the baggie and inhale deeply 3-4 times through your nose as needed.

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Have you ever picked up a pair of pants at the store that you just knew was going to look great on your body. You get it home and try it on, only to find that it doesn’t look the same on you as it did on the mannequin. We are all created differently, we have different body types, different body shapes and different body sizes. Thankfully, manufacturers recognize this and although designers dress pencil thin models there are close on the rack that fit the rest of us regular people.

Each body size and body type has its own solution that will flatter your figure and not the figure of the mannequin in the store. Women who are bottom heavy have unique challenges. Being bottom heavy means that your top half is leaner and longer and you begin to widen at the waist, hips and bottom. This is also called pear-shape.

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Having more than one child is a challenge. Okay, having one child is a challenge, having two or more is a monumental challenge. When one of those children (or more than one) has ADHD, the challenge multiplies exponentially. Below are some tips for handling ADHD in the family.

1. Be fair to all of your children. This means treating the ADHD child as equally as possible, of course. It also means treating the non-ADHD children fairly. Sometimes I let my son get away with things I shouldn’t because I know he’s having a bad day. That’s okay, I think, as long as I’m willing to make the same allowances for my daughter, who doesn’t have ADHD. Alternately, sometimes I’m harder on my son and react more strongly, because his ADHD makes him harder to cope with some days. It’s a matter of finding balance and being fair.

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“I just finished reading this book and I have decided that I am ADD.”

My client announced this to me at the opening of a counseling session. He then proceeded to talk to me about what the book said and how it made so much sense when he looked back on his life. His wife was quick to agree that it also made sense to her, especially around the area of certain behaviors, some of which had brought them to my doorstep. In my role as a spiritual coach and counselor, they had come to me to help them with frustrations in their personal spiritual growth as well as with stagnation in their marriage.

Interestingly, I did something that I would not normally do in this kind of session. I was very drawn to do an energetic “scan” of my client, utilizing my experience and talent as a medical intuitive. I began to describe what I was seeing. He verified that some of this was referred to in the book, but I was also getting more information in greater depth. Before I was finished he knew I truly understood how he felt and what was going on within his brain. Between the book and the information I retrieved, we were able to create an understanding within his wife, which then began a renaissance within the marriage.

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