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"In response, the pituitary gland secretes thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), as seen in Figure 13-1. This thyroid-stimulating hormone tells the thyroid gland to take more iodide from the blood. The thyroid-stimulating hormone also stimulates the thyroid gland to produce and release more thyroxine and small amounts of the active thyroid hormone T3. When levels of thyroxine are adequate, the pituitary gland secretes less of the thyroid-stimulating hormone. When levels of thyroxine start falling, the pituitary gland secretes more of the thyroid-stimulating hormone." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Some people place the pituitary here, but because this chakra is associated with light and the pineal gland controls light in the body, I believe that this is its proper placement. The seventh chakra is the crown, and it sits on the top of the head and has a purple or violet color. It corresponds with the nervous system and brain function, with integrity and wisdom as its pervading qualities. The endocrine gland associated with this chakra is the pituitary." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"Under natural circumstances, almost as soon as you are exposed to the sun, your pituitary gland produces hormones that act as boosters for your melanocytes, and your melanocytes start producing melanin on overdrive. Unfortunately, it's very easy to disrupt that process. The pituitary gland gets its information from the optic nerve—when the optic nerve senses sunlight, it signals the pituitary gland to kick-start the melanocytes. Guess what happens when you're wearing sunglasses?" - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"Homeopathic Pill for Prolactin Imbalance nfertility may result from a hormonal imbalance, particularly that of prolactin, a chemical produced by the pituitary gland that induces lactation. A homeopathic remedy—a 30C dose of Thorzine—helps to normalize the function of the pituitary gland, regulate hormonal imbalance and improve a woman's overall energy levels. Follow package—and a physician's —instructions. • Redecorate the Bedroom for Optimal Fertility F • o, doe vera is a favorite soother and stimulator for skin." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, it's very easy to disrupt that process. The pituitary gland gets its information from the optic nerve—when the optic nerve senses sunlight, it signals the pituitary gland to kick-start the melanocytes. Guess what happens when you're wearing sunglasses? Much less sunlight reaches the optic nerve, much less warning is sent to the pituitary gland, much less melanocyte-stimulating hormone is released, much less melanin is produced—and much more sunburn results. If you're reading this on the beach with your Ray-Bans on, do your skin a favor—take them off." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"Over time, this can Hypothalamus Gland in the Brain Pituitary Gland Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Thyroid Gland Releases Thyroxine into the Blood Thyroxine levels in the blood control the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the pituitary gland Figure 13-1 Control of thyroid hormones. lead to enlargement of the thyroid gland, located in the neck. This enlargement of the thyroid gland is called goiter and can result in a swelling in the thyroid gland in the neck. IODINE DEFICIENCY Iodine deficiency causes problems at all stages of life." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"The pituitary is connected to the hypothalamus, which teams up with the pituitary to help it control hormonal functions. For example the pituitary produces hormones that control other hormone-producing systems. The pituitary produces gonadotropins, which are vital in the female reproductive cycle, including follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). The pituitary glands also make prolactin, which is responsible for producing breast milk in pregnant women." - Alexander Mauskop, The Headache Alternative (Get the book.)

"The pituitary gland gets its information from the optic nerve—when the optic nerve senses sunlight, it signals the pituitary gland to kick-start the melanocytes. Guess what happens when you're wearing sunglasses? Much less sunlight reaches the optic nerve, much less warning is sent to the pituitary gland, much less melanocyte-stimulating hormone is released, much less melanin is produced—and much more sunburn results. If you're reading this on the beach with your Ray-Bans on, do your skin a favor—take them off." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"A downside to injections, in addition to cost, is that they can give too much GH to the body, shock the body, and can stop the pituitary from producing its own GH. This may explain why injectable GH produces more immediate results, yet ultimately results in a plateau.) workup) for several reasons. First of all, the oral DHEA commonly used' is composed of particles that are too big to be directly used by the body; therefore, it has to be sent to the liver to be broken down." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"It is often prescribed for men who have a condition called hypogonadism, which is characterized by lower-than-normal testosterone levels and can be caused by conditions that affect the testes, pituitary gland, or hypothalamus gland or by a genetic disorder. Many doctors prescribe testosterone for older men with ED who have "low-normal" testosterone levels, especially males who have not responded to Viagra. It can be prescribed as a pill or as a gel that is applied locally to the penis. Studies of the long-term safety and efficacy of testosterone have not been done." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"They perceive threats via the hypothalamus, which sends a message to the master gland, the pituitary, which then signals the adrenal glands to release the stress hormone adrenaline. Adrenaline initiates a fight or flight response. In the interest of survival, this diverts blood flow from the internal organs and brain to the muscles. We speed up and move to a state of high tension. Digestion and internal nourishment, plus intelligent thinking, take a back seat to brute strength. During this time our immune system is suppressed." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Another benefit of exercise is its influence on the pituitary gland, an endocrine gland in the brain. Soon after you've begun exercising, the pituitary releases a growth hormone that contributes to the building and maintenance of body tissue throughout the body. It also makes losing body fat easier. It has been shown that people who exercise only one set of muscles experience growth throughout the whole body—in muscles they don't even exercise. For example, a person who does squats but no upper body weight training will develop stronger chest muscles." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"When you are under stress, the pituitary gland in your brain releases ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone), which triggers your adrenal glands to get working. Each adrenal gland promptly produces adrenaline (epinephrine) from the inside (the medulla) of the gland and pregnenolone, DHEA, Cortisol, and aldosterone from its outer side (the cortex). All hormones from the adrenal gland's cortex are made from cholesterol. From cholesterol comes a cascade of hormones, as shown in the diagram below. The Chinese liken our liver metabolism of these adrenal hormones to a flowing stream." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "It does this by increasing levels of progesterone (via the brain's pituitary hormone, LH, or luteinizing hormone). It also increases dopamine levels and lowers prolactin. I find this herb most useful during the early years of perimenopause, when progesterone levels are beginning to decline. As your egg supplies dwindle in the later years of perimenopause, vitex becomes less effective, since your ovaries eventually lose their ability to respond to any brain hormone stimulation. Some doctors caution against using vitex with progesterone, but I have not seen any problems in my patients using both." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "If you are not having cycles, prolactin levels should be measured to make sure your pituitary gland is working normally. In menopause, if you are on estrogen and progesterone support, measure blood levels only to ensure that your hormone levels are adequate and safe. Urine tests are very useful. Twenty-four-hour urine collections can be tedious, but they measure hormone breakdown (metabolites) and can measure hormones that normally fluctuate throughout the day. I like to obtain them on my patients to get a baseline and as a follow-up once each year." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.) "If you need more thyroid hormone, because you are cold or environmentally stressed, your brain will demand more TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) from your pituitary gland, which will then order your thyroid gland to make more thyroid hormone. Once there is enough thyroid hormone, the brain will stop making so much TSH, but if there is not enough thyroid hormone, the TSH level will be high, and if your thyroid gland functions normally, your TSH level will be normal. Thyroid hormone is made by combining an amino acid (tyrosine) with iodine." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Anti-Aging Supplements Many companies have jumped on the anti-aging bandwagon after it was discovered that the pituitary gland can actually be fed the necessary precursors that allow it to increase its natural production of hgh. If you decide to look into this mode of supplementation, be sure the product you select is made entirely from natural ingredients. Basically, you need to look for a supplement that will feed the body, not stimulate it." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Simultaneously, your pituitary releases a hormone called ACTH, which causes your adrenal glands to release epinephrine and norepinephrine, which work to prolong your body's fight-or-flight response. If a stressful situation goes on for too long without any relief, you may feel tired, irritable, depressed, or anxious. You may have trouble sleeping or eating, or you might experience diseases and disorders, such as headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular and kidney diseases, colds, ulcers, asthma, heart attack, and/or stroke." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Interestingly enough, the release of GH at "pulse" levels stimulates the pituitary to produce even more GH. However, it's most important function is telling the liver to produce Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1). That's the main key to anti-aging. Specifically, the benefits of HGH can be measured in terms of how much it increases the body's production of IGF-1.' Any number above 20% starts to be significant in terms of effectiveness for anti-aging. Most of the fotmulas on the market will increase IGF-1 levels by a minimum of 20%—some even approaching 100%." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"The hypothalamus also sends a signal to the pituitary gland in the brain, which triggers the adrenal gland to flush the body with the stress hormone Cortisol. In a short-term stressful situation— when you suddenly have to veer away from an oncoming car on the highway, or leap to scoop up a toddler who is about to tumble down the stairs, or flee from a house that's on fire—coritsol is critical to survival, preparing us for "fight or flight," helping us to take action with the energy, determination, and speed that such a situation requires." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Moonlight affects the pituitary gland, which is important to hormone production and the ruler of our endocrine system, and a lack of pituitary nourishment will cause all of our organs to suffer. Even for confirmed night owls, the balance of your body is at stake if you violate these principles. In Chinese medicine, you protect your postnatal jing (metabolic reserve) by thinking, eating, and sleeping well. We can't expect this miraculous body of ours to support a crazy and exhausting lifestyle filled with late-night drugging, partying, and bad eating." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"This relay from the hypothalamus to the pituitary to the adrenal gland is known as the HPA axis, and its role in summoning Cortisol and in turning off the response makes it a key player in the story of stress. Meanwhile, the amygdala has signaled the hippocampus to start recording memories and another dispatch has been sent to the prefrontal cortex, which decides whether the threat truly merits a response. Humans are unique among animals in that the danger doesn't have to be clear and present to elicit a response—we can anticipate it; we can remember it; we can conceptualize it." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"It matches bioenergetically with the other major endocrine glands (specifically, the posterior and medial sections of the pituitary) and the adrenal medulla, but it also links to the mitral valve and right atrium of the heart (but not with other parts of the heart). It regulates information exchange to most of the mucosae (mucous membranes) of the body and to the lateral ventricles of the brain. It is associated bioenergetically with specific elements, such as iodine and selenium, and is intimately related to the energetic/informational aspects of the calcium-sodium relationship in the body." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Although not as powerful as HGH injections, these formulas can be quite effective (provided your pituitary is still functioning well) and carry none of the downside of the injections. Within the last two years, two alternatives have appeared on the maiket that actually use real Growth Hormone (the plant-based variety). One is homeopathic GH. This makes use of real GH, diluted down to homeopathic levels. The jury is still out on homeopathic HGH, but the early indications are that it works at least as well as the secretagogues." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Even though they had been off it for several years, their pituitary never functioned fully again." "With these women I did two things. I gave them an herbal concoction using herbs that are commonly used for women's health problems, which are supposed to stimulate proper pituitary functioning. I also gave them raw pituitary gland from an animal. There were surprisingly good results with this treatment. A urine test beforehand measured the level of hormones from the pituitary. If a patient had low hormone levels, I would then use this protocol with them." - Gary Null, Get Healthy Now with Gary Null: A Complete Guide to Prevention, Treatment and Healthy living (Get the book.)

"If bleeding does occur after the oral contraceptive pill, then the likely diagnosis is hypothalamic amenorrhea, after excluding a pituitary tumor. The woman who is hypoestrogenic and is not a candidate for induction of ovulation requires hormone replacement therapy. In young women, especially those in their 20s and 30s, the best approach is most likely to take oral contraceptives (OCs). Hormone replacement therapy, whether bio-identical hormones or conventional hormone replacement, could potentially be used in the usual doses for normal-aged menopausal women." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Similar to chaste tree, black cohosh can also stimulate pituitary secretion of LH and therefore lead to ovulation and subsequent production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.41-42 Black cohosh may be especially valuable for women in their 40s whose FSH levels may be starting to increase as the ovary ages. 20-40 mg standardized extract twice daily Rhodiola {Rhodiola Rosea). Rhodiola may enhance fertility It has been shown to enhance thyroid function without causing hyperthyroidism in animals, and egg maturation was enhanced as well." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Other causes are more common but can be complex, such as malnutrition, anorexia nervosa, hyperthyroidism, polycystic ovary syndrome, and pituitary disorders. Other causes are rather straightforward; for example, hyporhyroidism, srrenuous exercise, pregnancy, and stress-related amenorrhea. Fortunately, most women with amenorrhea have relatively simple problems that can be managed easily by primary care physicians, whether they are alternative medicine practitioners, conventional practitioners, or a team approach using the best choices of each." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "This results in increased secretion of the pituitary gonadotropins, which can stimulate ovulation. AIs are usually given at a dose of 2.5 to 5 mg per day on days 3 to 7 of the cycle. AIs are indicated for women with infrequent or no ovulation and for unexplained infertility. Other drugs that are used on a selective basis and along with other therapies include gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists, and human chorionic gonadotropin. SEEING A LICENSED PRIMARY HEALTH-CARE PRACTITIONER (N.D., M.D., D.O., N.P., P.A." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"When she was about seven, her younger brother developed a pituitary tumor that almost caused his death. The tumor and the subsequent radiation treatment partially blinded him. An "easy child," Jennie wasn't a squeaky wheel and her brother's illness preoccupied the parents at her expense. Jennie was a courteous child, performed well in school, dressed neatly, and took good care of herself. She had fun and especially loved her horse, Chestnut, who was kept on her grandmother's farm. One day when Jennie was twelve, she was having as good a time as a child could have." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

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