Portland Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture Blog http://wfwcenter.com/blog Portland Oregon Naturopathic Medicine Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:45:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Hormone-Orchestra: Thyroid, Ovaries, Adrenals http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PortlandNaturopathicMedicineAndAcupunctureBlog/~3/6-gRv2INsr0/ http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=89#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:45:36 +0000 Dr. Igor Schwartzman http://wfwcenter.com/blog/?p=89 Your hormones make deep, meaningful music on a daily basis, each one playing over the other. Together, every 24 hours they cover a number of topics including your metabolism, temperature regulation, growth, cellular repair and regeneration, reproductive organ control, sleep, mood, energy and appetite, to name a few. Your brain and nervous system are the main conductors of this well-orchestrated “hormonic” orchestra (nice, eh?), also known as the endocrine system.orchestra11.jpg

The endocrine system is made up of eight individual glands, including the pineal body, hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, the reproductive organs (ovaries and testes), and the pancreas. All of the glands produce and secrete hormones, which act as chemical messengers on all of the organs in the body. Hormone levels are directly affected by stress, immune system changes, fluid changes and nutrient-content in the blood.

When it comes to women, there are three key players: the adrenals, the thyroid and the ovaries…

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