If you have been struggling to lose weight and feel more sluggish than usual, get yourself checked for an underactive thyroid. A fairly common condition, known as hypothyroidism, it occurs when the thyroid gland in the neck doesnt produce enough thyroxine, a hormone that controls the bodys metabolism, among other functions.
And increased sensitivity to cold. Hypothyroidism is also known to cause depression. The condition can be detected with a simple blood test (to check levels of Thyroid
