Metabolism & Endocrine Information and Links

Metabolism and the Endocrine system is, in my opinion, harder to get a handle on than even the most feared disease, Cancer. It's extremely complex, but the following articles and links are very helpful in understanding how things work. They should go a long way in increasing understanding of these complex issues.

How the Thyroid Gland Regulates Metabolism

Thyroid Hormone Therapy: Cutting the Gordian Knot
The above linked article by Dr. Gary Null is very helpful and enlightening about the importance of proper Basal Body Temperature. This importance is crucial as it involves enzyme action abilities which control the conversion abilities of hormones and chemical systems which need to occur. If Basal temperature is too low, as in Hypo-Thyroid states, the enzymes will not be able to sufficiently heat, changing shapes needed to activate and engage properly, causing a domino effect of dysfunctions. The actual window for temperature variation for this enzyme action to function is very narrow; like within 0.4 points! This explanation is the foundation for understanding how the body functions, and a wealth of information is compiled here.

Thyroid Hormone Therapy
A previous and more extensive (MS WORD document) on "Cutting the Gordian Knot" by Dr. Gary Null. (Please note: This document is 38 pages long and 271KB in size and may take a few minutes to download through a dial-up connection. Caution!) It's worth the wait, as it's much more comprehensive than what' available currently on the above linked article.

Endocrine & Metabolic Tables
Several Tables (MS WORD document) of Endocrine & Metabolic Hormones, Chemical Processes, Enzymes, Amino Acids, Minerals, Vitamins to check for imbalances and availability levels ~ when muscle testing to work with these specialty problems.

Trigger Food Food Diary

If you are trying to incorporate this Trigger Food plan and track your food intake to chart your progress, this new Weekly Food Diary should be helpful to you. It not only tracks the foods you eat, and your weight, but in a format similar to Weight Watchers, Slim for Life, and other plans, as well as keeping track of your blood pressure, basal temperature, BM's, Exercise minutes and heart rate, and reminds you to eat before 6 PM. Together with a good scale similar to what WW uses (can be purchased at Linens & Things or Bed, Bath & Beyond) which goes to 350 pounds and measures not only pounds but ounces, you should be able to do as well or better than these other methods, without the expense, thus saving money.

To print this front and back compactly, print top copy, then pause printer and remove printed page, replacing it in the paper tray and printing on backside...... to make a nice compact form.