The heart chakra for thousands of years has been known as the center of love, unity, and balance. When was the last time you felt open, receptive, forgiving, accepting, generous, and connected to both yourself and other people? This was most likely when your heart chakra was healthy and balanced. However, if you chronically experience a sense of social isolation, loneliness, resentment, bitterness or fear, you likely have a blocked heart chakra. There are many causes of a blocked, suppressed or stagnant heart chakra. Some of the most common life experiences that impair the heart chakra include experiencing physical or emotional abuse as a child, being raised by an emotionally cold or narcissistic parent, being denied affection and love growing up, adopting unhealthy societal beliefs surrounding love, and developing self-destructive habits that block the giving and receiving of love. This guide will help you initiate your own unique process of heart chakra healin...
If you’re struggling with fatigue or unexpected weight gain, perhaps you’ve suspected that you might have a thyroid problem . In fact, these are just a few of the many symptoms you may experience when you are hypothyroid, meaning that your thyroid is underactive. But your thyroid may not be the underlying cause of your symptoms. It is estimated that 90% of those conventionally diagnosed with hypothyroidism actually have Hashimoto’s disease, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. It is an autoimmune disease which means the body mistakenly attacks its own tissues. In the case of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, the immune system infiltrates and damages the thyroid gland, a small butterfly-shaped gland at the front of the neck. Specifically, immune cells produce proteins called antibodies that capture and neutralize substances required for the production of thyr...