On this day in 1999, Pope St. John Paul II met briefly with Rosa Parks in the US city of St. Louis, Missouri. The Polish Pope gave the American civil rights activist a book, exchanged a few words with her, and blessed her. Ms. Parks (February 4, 1913 - October 24, 2005) is remembered as the “first lady of civil rights” for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott, famously refusing to cede her seat in favour of a white passenger in 1955. Her simple act became a symbol of resistance to racial segre

30 years ago I was told I had hypothyroidism by a simple blood test called TSH. No other testing. Just that one test. No other help was given except to take a pill, exercise and diet. What? I was already exercising almost everyday, and eating a “low fat” diet. The first thing I did back then was change my diet. And it was so helpful. Not just with how I felt but understanding food and health in general. But if I had to do it all over again, I would have actually eaten more! More protein, more he