Transcript Hormones Made Simple Part 1

Hormones Made Simple
Part 1
By Dr. Eric Berg DC
Glands
• Glands make hormones and organs usually
don’t!
Hormones
Hormone Feedback Loop
What are Hormones Made Of?
Cholesterol FACTS
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HYPOTHALAMUS
PITUITARY
PITUITARY
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Master Gland
Middle Management
Controls Growth Hormone
Controls Thyroid Hormone / Parathyroid
Adrenals
Gonads
Pancreas
Growth
Hormone
•Growth in a
child
•Anti-aging
•Protein Building
and Repair /
Lean Body Mass
•Major Fat
Burning
Hormone
Thyroid Hormones
•Controls
metabolism
•Protein making
(hairs, nails,
collagen)
•Temperature
•Digestion
•Carbohydrate & Fat
Metabolism
Parathyroid
*Controls
Calcium
Adrenal Glands
•Anti-Inflammatory
•Blood Sugar
Control
•Stress Control
•Hydration Control
•Blood Pressure
Control
•Cholesterol
Control
•Vitamin D Control
Gonads
•Make hormones that
create female
characteristics.
•Controls menstrual cycle
•Makes eggs
•Controls fertility
•Creates testosterone that gives
male characteristics.
•Produces sperm
•Libido
•Bone and muscle influences
•Vitality
Pancreas
•Controls Blood Sugars
•Releases enzymes to
digest food.
Electrolytes
• Electro: Latin word for “amber”
• Lyte: Greek word for “loose”
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium
Calcium
Chloride
***Allow for fluids, nutrition and stuff
to move around the body, into and out
of the cells, along the nerves, muscles,
etc.
Are used to generate electrical signals (transmit messages)
Metabolism & Energy
• Mineral Generator Pumps convert chemical
energy into electrical energy (20% of the cells
energy & 60% of nerve cells energy).
• Sodium (Na+) – Potassium (K+) Pump
• Each cell has 8,000,000 – 3 million pumps.
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Generate electrical charge
Moves calcium
Moves glucose, amino acids and vitamins.
Allows nerves to communicate and muscles to move.
Requires lot of energy to work (30% of your food)
Sodium – Potassium Pump
• Controls energy in the cells, muscles &
especially nerves.
• Controls blood pressure
• Controls nutrients in the cell
• Controls fluid volume
• Controls the calcium in the cells (muscles
contract and relax)
• Controls the hydration of the cells
Potassium Deficiency
• Prevents calcium from allowing the muscles to relax
(esp. arteries) – HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
– 60% of American adults has HBP
• Increases blood pressure directly – low potassium –
high sodium.
• Low nerve conduction – weak heart
• Low muscle strength – weak muscles, esp. walking up
stairs.
• Low voltage – fatigue
• Hearing loss, depression, fluid retention
• Low stomach acids
Why are we so Deficient?
• Low dietary potassium (needed more than any
other mineral)
• Stressed Adrenal
• Low Thyroid
• Drinking too much water
• Alcohol, Surgery, Caffeine, Diuretic, Diarrhea,
Vomiting, Sweating
• Sugar, triggering insulin resistance.
(Insulin triggers the Na+-K+ pump)
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INSULIN
High Insulin: Bladder Problems
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Leakage of urine with coughs, sneezes, or exercise
Leakage of urine on the way to the toilet
Passing urine frequently
Getting up twice or more over night to pass urine
Frequent urinary tract infections
Feeling the bladder is not completely empty
Poor urine flow
Straining to get the bladder to empty
Rushing to the toilet (urgency to pass urine)
Wetting the bed while asleep
Vitamin B1 Deficiency
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Acts as a helper to break down sugar.
Low B1 –brain atrophy
Nerve damage in feet and hands
Loss of memory, nightmares
Edema
Irregular heart beats
Increase heart rate
Heart enlargement
Causes of Low B1
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High dietary sugar
Stress
White rice and refine carbohydrates
Diabetes
Alcohol
Caffeine
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