Dr. John Alexander Robinson

522 Pages·2011·3.79 MB·English

The Hormone Zone 1
Navigate Metabolism Towards
Whole Health Transformation
Dr. John Alexander Robinson
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The Hormone Zone: Navigate Metabolism Towards Whole Health Transformation
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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