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The Hormone Zone 1 Navigate Metabolism Towards Whole Health Transformation Dr. John Alexander Robinson 2 Dr. John Alexander Robinson The Hormone Zone: Navigate Metabolism Towards Whole Health Transformation Published by: Intermedia Publishing, Inc. P.O. Box 2825 Peoria, Arizona 85380 www.intermediapub.com ISBN 978-1-935906-88-9 Copyright © 2011 by Dr. John Alexander Robinson Printed in the United States of America No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means—electronic, mechanical, digital photocopy, recording, or any other without the prior permission of the author. All rights reserved solely by the author. The author guarantees all contents are original and do not infringe upon the legal rights of any other person or work. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the author. All Scripture quotations unless indicated otherwise are taken form the English Standard Version of the Holy Bible. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. The Hormone Zone 3 DEDICATION To those who believed in me, and to those who did not. A reminder that everyone you meet has a role to play in your development and that inspiration derives from your moral compass of truth and perspective. This book is foremost dedicated to my faithful patients, trusting me with their most precious commodity. You all deserve my highest respect. The level of intimacy so graciously bestowed is constantly awe-inspiring for me and I thank you. You have all been and continue to be “patient” patients, and appreciative of my endeavors to improve my approach as your physician. I have learned the deepest of secrets from so many of you. This book is for you, by you, and to you. To my daughter, who has inspired me to greater heights as a father with her mere presence and penetrating smile. To her goes a special kind of love emanating from some unknown distant place that lives so deeply and familiarly in my heart. To my mother, who has believed in me continually throughout my life. She is a rock of stability and a beacon of light. To my entire family and all my friends, who have supported me in my never- ending endeavors, providing a gentle compass reminder of where I came from and who I am. And finally, let this book also stand as a small love note of appreciation to the one person I owe so much. She has been there for me through my entire development as a physician, providing a unique perspective of truth and a constant reminder of her faith in me. During the many hours I spent in my bubble pecking away at the keyboard for this book, she stood faithfully by, supporting me, encouraging me. Our connection has been, since the beginning, an almost ineffable desire. This love is often so inexplicable, so real, that it removes the very voice of the 4 Dr. John Alexander Robinson poet, and brings him, with a smile, to a calm sense of understanding and peace. She is the true love of my life. Humbly, I thank you. The Hormone Zone 5 Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword i Preface v FOREWORD Section 1 1 PDRefiEnFiAngC EMetabolic Health 1 S EICntrTodIuOctioNn 1: DEFINING METABOLIC1 H EHoAwL DTo IH Use This Book? 3 Introduction WChhaapt taerre 1t he Common Diseases of Altered Metabolism? 5 HWohwa tD iso HI Ueaslet hT?h is Book? 5 To Heal, To Cure 7 Chapter 1: What is Health? A Process of Healing: Begin at the Beginning 9 To Heal, To Cure The First Step—Become Self-reliant 9 A Process of Healing: Begin at the Beginning The Third Step—Become Self-disciplined 11 The First Step… Become Self-Reliant The Fourth Step—Have Personal Integrity 12 The Second Step… Be Willing to Change The Fifth Step—Find a Purpose 12 The Third Step… Become Self-disciplined Finally, learn to laugh… 14 The Fourth Step… Have Personal Integrity On Healing and the Naturopathic The Fifth Step… Find a Purpose Philosophical Paradigm: Integration 14 Learn to laugh On Healing and the Naturopathic Philosophical Paradigm: Chapter 2 17 Integration Defining What You Want: 17 Chapter 2: Defining What You Want: The Health Affirmation The Health Affirmation Statement 17 Statement Why should I do this? 17 Why should I Do This? PHYSICAL Chapter 3 23 MENTAL The Endocrine System Basics: A Naturopathic Perspective 23 EMOTIONAL Your Key Endocrine Organs 24 SPIRITUAL Digestive Tract 25 APPLY ACTION Ghrelin and Leptin 26 USE IT DAILY 6 Dr. John Alexander Robinson C haOptvearr ie3s : The Endocrine System Basics: A Naturopath2i8c P ersTpeestcitcilvees 30 Kidn eys Your Key Endocrine Organs 30 Adr enals Digestive Tract 30 The Hormo nes of tOhve aAridesrenal Cortex 31 Pancreas 33 Testicles Thymus 34 Kidneys Thyroid 35 Adrenals Thyroid Hormone 35 The Hormones of the Adrenal Cortex Calcitonin 35 Pancreas Parathyroid Glands 35 Thymus Pineal Gland 36 Thyroid A Naturopathic and Energetic Endocrine Perspective 38 Parathyroid Glands The Physical Balancing of the Endocrine System Pineal Gland for Metabolic Health 39 Pituitary Emotions, Spirituality, and the Endocrine System 40 A Naturopathic and Energetic Endocrine The Science and Art of the Endocrine System 41 Perspective Relationship to the Chakras 41 The Physical Balancing of the Endocrine System How to Use the Chakras for Hormonal Health 42 for Metabolic Health Secti on 2 Emotions, Spirituality, and the Endocrine System47 The Science and Art of the Endocrine Relationship Keystones to Your Metabolic Health Foundation 47 t o thIen tCrohdaukcratison 47 How to Use the Chakras for Hormonal Health Chapter 4 49 The Metabolic Diet for Weight Management and Beyond 49 The Physiology of Fat Loss 49 S ETCheT HIoOrmNona l In2fl:u enKce Eof YFaSt LToOss aNnd EThSe PalTeoOlith ic DYieOt UR51 M EA MTeAtaBboOlic FLuIrnCac e H E A L T H51 F OCUarbNohyDdraAteTs MIaOkeN Alpha Glycerol Phosphate (AGP) 52 Stress and Weight Management: The Cortisol Factor 53 The Lectin Connection 53 Chapter 4: The Metabolic Diet for Weight Management and Beyond Summarizing the Physiology of Fat Loss 58 The Physiology of Fat Loss The Hormone Zone 7 Met abolic N utritionT Ihnet roHdourcmtioonn al Influence of Fat Loss and t5h8e P aleHoloitwhi c(a Dndie Wt hat) to Eat Like Your Ancestors 64 The Metabo lic BeveAra Mgee: t aWboatliecr F urnace 67 Wat er: Wha t, How,C Warhbeonh,y adnrdat eWs hMy?a ke Alpha Glycerol Phospha6t8e ( AGWP)ater and Exercise 69 Wat er and D isease Stress and Weight Management: The Cortis7o0l F actWorater and Weight Loss 71 Real Milk The Lectin Connection 72 Pale olithic S alt: CelAti c WSeoar dSa lot n Fad Diets and Human Chorion7i6c G onMadeotatbroopliicn S(wHeCeGten)ers 78 Met abolic Sp ices Summarizing the Physiology of Fat Loss 80 Met abolic D essert: M Ceotcaobao lic Nutrition Introduction 81 Freq uently A sked QHuoeswti o(annsd a Wbohuatt t)h teo Eat Like Your Ancestors Metabol ic PaleoTlihthei cM Detieabt olic Beverage: Water 83 Water: What, How, When, and Why Chapte r 5 Water and Exercise 89 The Me tabolic ExerciWsea tSeer carnedt Disease 89 Card iovascu lar ConWdiatitoenr ianngd w Witehi gAhetr Loboiscs Exercise 90 Com prehens ive, IntRegearal tMedil kExercise 91 High Intensi ty, ShorPta Dleoulriathtiiocn S Ealxt:e Crceislteic: Sea Salt 92 The Metabo lic HealMthe tAanbsowlice rS fwoer eFteant eLrosss 92 How Do I P erformM Heitgahb oInlitce nSpsiitcye, s 97 Shor t Durat ion ExeMrceistaeb? olic Dessert: Cocoa 97 Frequently Asked Questions for the Metabolic Section 3 99 Paleolithic Diet The Metabolic Sovereign: Your Thyroid Gland and Chapter 5: The Metabolic Exercise Secret its Hor monal P ower Cardiovascular Conditioning with Aerobic Exerc9is9e Introduction 99 Comprehensive, Integrated Exercise High Intensity, Short Duration Exercise: The Chapter 6 101 Metabolic Health Thyroid Anatomy, Physiology, Thyroid Hormones and Answer for Fat Loss Related Laboratory Analysis 101 How Does A High Intensity, Short Duration Thyroid Anatomy 102 Exercise Routine 8 Dr. John Alexander Robinson Seei ng your thyroid gland Affect my Metabolic Health and 1m03y H orFmeoelninagl your thyroid gland 104 You r Thyroi d Horm ones Physiology? 104 Thy roid Hor mone PHhoywsi oDloog Iy Paenrdfo Lramb oHraigtohr Iyn Atennasliytys,i sS hort Durat1i0o6n E xeTrcSisHe? o r Thyroid Stimulating Hormone aka Thyrotropin 107 Prob lems with the TSH Test 107 S ETCSHT DIeOtecNtin g Hypo3th:y roidismT HE METABOLI10C8 S OCVurErenRt REanIgGes Nfor :T SH 109 Trea ting the TSH YOUR THYROID GLAN1D10 A NDDose sI oTf TShyroid Hormone “Suppressing” the TSH Value 110 TRH (Thyro tropin H[TSOH] RReMleasOingN HAormLo nPe)O WER Stimulat ion TesIt ntroduction 116 ChaIpntteerr p6r:e tTathioynro oifd tAhen aTtRoHm yS,t iPmhuylastiioolno gTye,s tT hyroid Hormones a1n1d7 RelaDteodes L Tahbyorroaidto Lryab Aonraatloyrsyi sAnalysis Test Thyroid Function? 118 Is T hyroid H ormonTeh Tyerostiidn gA Unasteofmuly? 119 Med ications That InSteeerifnegr eY wouitrh TThhyyrrooiidd GFluanncdtion Tests 120 Tim ing for t hyroid tFeesetliinngg Your Thyroid Gland 121 Your Thyroid Hormones C hapte r 7 Thyroid Hormone Physiology & Laborat1o2r3y HAnyaplyostihsyroidism, Hyperthyroidism and Related Diseases 123 Why do we h ave a tThySrHoi d ogrla nTd?h yroid Stimulating Hormone 1a2k3a ThyHroYtrPoOpinTHYROIDISM 124 The Sympto ms andP Sriogbnlse mofs with the TSH Test 124 Hypothyroidism (Low Thyroid Function) 124 TSH Detecting Hypothyroidism The Underlying Mechanism of Related Current Ranges for TSH Hypothyroid Diseases: Respiration 128 Treating the TSH Common Health Conditions and Diseases of Hypothyroidism 129 Doses of Thyroid Hormone “Suppressing” the Heart Disease 129 TSH Value Atherosclerosis and High Cholesterol 131 Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 131 Your Thyroid Hormones [&] and Related Atrial Fibrillation 132 Laboratory Analysis Autoimmune Conditions 133 Total T4 Fibromyalgia: The Elusive Thyroid Disease 134 Free T4 The Hormone Zone 9 Poss ible Sym ptomsT o3f UFipbtraokme yalgia 137 Adr enal Dys functioFnr ee Thyroxine Index 138 Dep ression and EmToottioaln Tal3 Disturbances 138 Men strual D ifficultiFerse e T3 139 Infe rtility Reverse T3 141 Anemia 142 Anti-TPO Gastrointestinal Conditions 143 Anti-TG Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome 143 TSI (or TSH receptor antibodies) Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring 144 TRH Stimulation Test Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 145 Interpretation of the TRH Stimulation Test Plantar Fasciitis 145 Does Thyroid Lab Testing Actually Test the Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis 146 Thyroid? Antibodies 146 Is Thyroid Hormone Testing Useful? HYPERTHYROIDISM 146 Medications That Interfere with Thyroid Function The Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism 147 Tests The Signs of Hyperthyroidism 147 Timing for Thyroid Testing Graves’ Disease 147 Chapter 7: Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, and Related Diseases Hormone Alterations in Hyperthyroidism 148 Why do we have a thyroid gland? Thyroid Nodules: Benign and Cancerous 148 HYPOTHYROIDISM Chapte r 8 The Symptoms and Signs of Hypothyroid1is4m9 (Low Thyroid Function) Iodine for Your Thyroid and Beyond 149 Intro duction Common Symptoms of Hypothyroidism 149 Iodi ne as an ElemenCto mmon Signs of Hypothyroidism 150 Different Forms ofT Ihoed ineU nderlying Mechanism of Rela1t5e1d Where is all the iodine? Hypothyroid Diseases: Respiration 152 Wha t about iodine iCnotamkem ionn o thHeera cltohu nCtroiensd?i tions and Diseases1 5o3f H ypWothhaytr oabidoiustm iodized salt? 154 The Iodine C ompetHiteoarsr:t DTihsee a“sOether” Halides 154 Brom ine Atherosclerosis and High Cholesterol 155 Chlo ride Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 155 Fluorine 157 Atrial Fibrillation The Thyroid Gland and Iodine Deficiency 159 Autoimmune Conditions 10 Dr. John Alexander Robinson Goi ter Fibromyalgia: The Elusive Hypometabo15li9c D iseTahsyeroid Nodules 160 Thy roid Can cer andP Ioosdsiinbele Symptoms of Fibromyalgia 160 Iodine Intake and Breast Cancer 161 Adrenal Dysfunction Thyroid Hormone Medication and Breast Cancer 162 Depression & Emotional Disturbances Estrogen Replacement Therapy, 163 Menstrual Difficulties Breast Cancer and Iodine 163 Infertility Iodine and Fibrocystic Breast Disease 164 Anemia Hyperthyroidism (High Thyroid Function) and Iodine 164 Gastrointestinal Conditions Hypothyroidism (Low Thyroid Function) and Iodine 166 Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Iodine 167 Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring Iodine and Detoxification 169 Whe re Do I Get IoCdianrep?a l Tunnel Syndrome 170 How much s hould IP blaen ttaakr iFnga?s ciitis 171 Why Are Do ctors AHfraasihdi mofo Utos’sin Tg hIyordoinidei?t is 172 Iodi ne Urine TestinAg ntibodies 173 Poss ible Side EffectHs YwiPthE IRoTdiHneY URsOe IDISM 173 The Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism Section 4 175 The Signs of Hyperthyroidism Completing the Metabolic Triad: Thyroid, Graves’ Disease Adrenals and Sex Hormones 175 Hormone Alterations in Hyperthyroidism Introduction 175 Thyroid Nodules: Benign and Cancerous Chapter 8: Iodine for Your Thyroid and Beyond Chapter 9 177 Introduction Adrenal Dysfunction: An Overview 177 Iodine as an Element Introduction 177 Different Forms of Iodine Stress: What Is It? 178 Stre ss Induc ed DiseWashees re is all the iodine? 182 How many o f theseW sohuatr caebso ouft icohdrionnei cin sttarkees si nre olatthee rto c oyouun?tr ies? 185 Dise ases of UnderaWctihvaet Aabdoreunt aiolsd ized salt? 185 Add ison’s D isease—TPhrei mIoadryin Ae dCroemnapl eItnitsourfsfi: c iTehnec y“ Other” Halides185 Seco ndary A drenal BInrosumffiinceiency 186 Diseases of Overactive Adrenals 186 Chloride Cushing’s Syndrome 187 Fluorine

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