The Posterior Pituitary
This endocrine gland secretes two hormones oxytocin and vasopressin. It can be under active over active or normal. You definitely want it to be normal. Your gene inheritance determines what it will be but dietary factors can definitely make it worse. Opposites attract and it works this way with the glands. Usually an over active anterior pituitary type will be attracted to a hypo anterior pituitary type. However, I find that often two hypo post pits can be attracted so the offspring could get a double dose of posterior pituitary deficiency so his or her problems can be twice as bad as any of the parents. It’s no one’s fault it just happens. However, the effect should be detected, measured and treated. It usually is not. The usual method to deal with endocrine glands is with a sledgehammer with dosages that are much too large. In fact a lighter more delicate touch is required both to detect excesses or deficiencies and small micro doses are required for treatment. They will create miracles.
Dr Melvin Page DDS developed a system to assess the activity of this gland. I studied with him in1971 and learned his methods. He used anthropometrics, blood chemistries and specific gravity determinations. Anthropometrics are 95-98% accurate and give a reliable determination of what is happening with this gland. Standard blood chemistry analysis believe it or not is not accurate enough. Only slight variations in this important gland can create havoc. It’s vitally important that it is assessed accurately. When I studied with Dr. Page we spent a whole day just measuring. It was that important to him.
Posterior pituitary deficiency can be observed by certain external clues, exadurated curvature of the lower leg half-way between the ankle and knee, double hip curve or saddle bags in women, double chin, bald spot at the crown of the head if you have the baldness gene, pot belly, facial hair on the upper lip in women. These are enough clues that you can determine posterior pituitary deficiency in most individuals. Anthropometric measuring will always give you the correct results. People tell me that they have had their pituitary evaluated and it’s ok. They were evaluated incorrectly. Anthropomentrics has to be used and followed up with blood tests to know exactly what’s up.
Remember, you don’t want to have any underactive or over active glands, you want balance. We will deal with under activity first, then overctivity Each function can create its own set of problems.
The posterior pituitary gland can exist in all degrees of subfunction from mild to severe.
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