Every year for more than 35 years, I have made an annual practice at New Years, of writing down a list of all the wonderful blessings and magical experiences I have enjoyed over the previous year, and what I want to accomplish in the years ahead-- what’s still on my 'bucket list’ 

Not everyone remembers Christmas with joy and fondness.  

For many it is a time of dysfunctional family dynamics, unhappy memories,  loneliness, grief, or unfulfilled dreams  

How about you?

I am one of those many people who dreaded Christmas for most of my adult years  

When I was a child my mother and older sister always made Christmas seem especially magical and memorable.  But, in later years, my mother's own bitter unhappiness made her choose to make everyone else suffer too.  She created so many unhappy Christmases that I came to dread the holiday season and the rejection and loneliness that came with it  

For decades, I turned Christmas into a time of helping ............

1 in 4 women in North America have a thyroid problem resulting in a struggle with weight gain, exhaustion and lethargy, depression, brain fog, hair loss and anxiety.  That's a red-flag symptom of a problem.  But, it's not the cause

This is the time of year when thyroid issues are likely to surface.  As the days shorten and less sunshine (vitamin D) is available, diets shift to starchy foods, and potassium/iodine defficiency becomes more likely

Thyroid problems are often precipitated by nutritional deficiencies and therefore can be treated.  So you would think the solution would be easy

But, if nutrition is key, why are thyroid issues more more prevalent in women than in men?  

We have observed a direct ............