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of the earth as a component of a greater cosmic system. My personal take 6. Fascia is the connective tissue enveloping the entire body
on the adrenals in particular is that their primary role is to allot bodily and all of its organs: smooth and skeletal muscles, the
viscera (heart, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, intes-
resources toward self-preservation. In a balanced system, energies are tines) and the bones. The fascia attaches to the outer and
distributed according to the old sailor’s tradition: one hand for the sailor, inner surfaces of the skull, including the meninges, the
one hand for the ship. If a person is constantly on the go, expending atten- protective tissues surrounding the brain. Irregularities
in the fascia can occur from various causes, including
tion and energy outwardly, responding to external stimuli, and constantly postural habits based on emotional responses or physical
dealing with external stressors and demands, few resources are available behaviors, and tend to be subtle. It is quite possible that
the meridians of energy (chi) flow of Traditional Chinese
to keep one’s internal relationships in harmonious order. The “hand for Medicine (TCM) are a reflection of pathways in the
the sailor” is sacrificed to two hands for the ship and none for the sailor, fascia. Releasing the various contractions of the fascia
exhausting the individual with the consequence of lost support for the through myofascial release, cranio-sacral therapy, or
structural integration (aka Rolfing) massage techniques
“ship” or greater endeavor. Adrenal fatigue (or exhaustion or distress) has a distinct effect on a person’s emotional and physical
is a sign of overall endocrine dysfunction. Just as humans tend not to well-being, indeed “changing one’s body about one’s
mind.” Because of the pituitary’s location and these con-
thrive in isolation, the tissues and organs of their bodies neither exist nor nections, such bodywork can be very beneficial toward
function in isolation. It is all connected. restoring or optimizing endocrine axis function.
A healthy, whole and happy human being is connected with himself 7. Price, Weston A. (2016) Nutrition and Physical Degen-
eration 8th Edition 23rd Printing. Lemon Grove, CA:
or herself through a smoothly flowing endocrine system. That in turn Price Pottenger, pp 304-305; 331.
affords vibrant connection with community, as well as via the bridge 8. Amino acids are the building blocks from which proteins
are constructed, or synthesized.
from cosmos to earth. Resources are balanced between self and the outer 9. Tortora & Derrickson (2009) Anatomy and Physiology
12th edition John Wiley & Sons, Inc., p 653.
world, between “the sailor and the ship.” While adequate nourishment 10. Somatostatin from Latin: soma – body, and stat – halt
is fundamental to optimal function, living consciously with the world or status; as in static, not moving.
around is also important. One of the best things a person can do to keep 11. Acro = end or tip; mega = big, from the Latin.
one’s endocrine axis flowing smoothly, affording energy for both “the 12. Marieb, E. (1995) Human Anatomy and Physiology 3rd
Edition. Redwood City CA: Benjamin Cummings, p 557.
sailor and the ship,” is to take time to rest, relax, be with friends, enjoy 13. Gluco=sugar; neo=new; genesis=generation/production.
the arts, and above all, play. 14. TRH also stimulates the release of prolactin (PRL) and
might serve in addition as a neurotransmitter (via the
nervous system, in contrast to travelling through the
Karen Lyke, MS, CCN, DSc, CGP has been studying the effects of food on blood) in regulating wakefulness and loss of appetite.
human health ever since she was anorexic as a teenager. Her academic 15. As cells “work” they perform their specific functions as
well as give off heat. Thus T3 stimulates both metabolic
credentials include an MS in human nutrition, board certification as functions as well as generation of heat. Someone with
a clinical nutritionist (CCN), and a doctorate based on a study of the an overactive thyroid gland is likely to feel warm all the
time. Conversely, someone with an underactive thyroid
effects of oxalates in soy-based foodstuffs on human health. A Waldorf probably constantly feels cold.
school graduate and certified in therapeutic massage, Karen has taught 16. Vitamin A is a fat soluble retinoid nutrient, not the same
anatomy and physiology, as well as nutrition, to students of massage as water soluble β-carotene. Retinoid vitamin A can be
derived from β-carotene through a long, metabolically
therapy, acupuncture and holistic health. She teaches online with Haw- expensive process. Conventionally, according to the
thorn University and is a certified GAPS practitioner. A lifelong organic USDA, vitamin A and β-carotene are deemed to be
interchangeable, but that is not a valid premise.
gardener, Karen and her husband now cultivate a nutrient-dense, pes- 17. The usual recommendation for daily intake of iodine is
ticide- and GMO-free garden, with a few backyard chickens and ducks, a mere 150 micrograms. This is in contrast to a recom-
in northwest Ohio. mendation of daily adequate intake (AI) of 0.25 mg for
infants, 3-4 mg/day for adults or at least 200 times the
amount of iodine. Fluorine is highly toxic specifically
REFERENCES to reactions in glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, both
crucial metabolic pathways. It is a much more reactive
element than iodine, and easily displaces iodine. Without
1. Bayne, Kim. (2016) Your 7 Chakras & the endocrine system. Retrieved 2017-11-19 from adequate iodine, the thyroid is lost and the rest of the
http://blog.thewellnessuniverse.com/your-7-chakras-the-endocrine-system/. body simply cannot function. In addition to fluorine
2. Glands are small sacks of smooth muscle lined with secretory cells. They release their displacing iodine, bromine is another halide element that
contents upon specific stimulation, as messengers to themselves (autocrine), neighboring displaces iodine and can thus interfere with iodine and
cells (paracrine), to the bloodstream in general (endocrine), or through ducts to another thyroid function. Consuming fish and shellfish, along
organ, such as pancreatic enzymes to the lumen of the small intestine. with sea vegetables such as kelp, nori, dulse, digitata, etc.
3. LeRoux, Maude, and O’Malley, Lauren. (2012) Our Greatest Allies: Respect, Relation- is one of the best ways to ensure adequate iodine intake.
ship and Intervention … A Child’s Journey. Fort Collins, CO: A Book's Mind. For clarity, fluoride (iodide, bromide, chloride, etc.) is
4. Cells are the basic unit of life. Many similar cells constitute a tissue. Several tissues, the negatively charged ion; fluorine, iodine, bromine.
each of several different types of many cells, make up an organ. The several tissues etc. designates the isolated element unbound to anything
constituting an organ all support a common purpose or role in the overall system of the else, and without an electrical charge, but most eager to
organism or living body. find a “partner” for its one unpaired electron.
5. Tortora & Derrickson (2009) Anatomy and Physiology, 12th edition. John Wiley & Sons, 18. A complete thyroid panel includes:
Inc., p 651. TSH – Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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