The primary role of the thyroid is to make and release two hormones into our bloodstream. The first hormone is trilodothyronine and the second is ithyroxine, (also called tetraiodothyronine). Given the obscure and difficult-to-pronounce names, you can see why these hormones are more commonly referred to by their abbreviated names of T3 and T4, respectively. Onced released, each of these hormones acts as a messenger. These messengers have the equally important job of communicating with various cells and tissues throughout your body.
The T3 and T4 hormones gather information from each cell in bloodstream, and they use that information to determine whether to increase or decrease the metabolic rate in the body. In addtion to regulating human body metabolism, these hormones also help in other ways. For instance, they help make more efficient use of your body's intake of cholesterol and nutrients, thus ensuring proper brain development, and normal body growth.
There is a third hormone, calcitonin, produced by the thyroid gland. In addition to this third hormone, there are also four smaller glands, called parathyroid glands. These four smaller glands are attached to the larger thyroid gland. The job of calcitonin is to work cooperatively with the smaller parathyroid glands to keep an eye on the calcium and phosphorus levels in the bloodstream, maintaining them appropriately.
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Objectives To determine whether genetic polymorphisms in several candidate genes related to innate immunity and protease–antiprotease balance modify individual susceptibility to develop asbestos-related fibrotic pleuropulmonary changes. Methods Sixteen polymorphisms from nine genes (NLRP3, CARD8, TNF, TGFB1, GC, MMP1, MMP9, MMP12 and TIMP2) were genotyped from 951 Finnish asbestos-exposed workers. The genotype/haplotype data were compared to signs of fibrosis and pleural thickenings using linear and logistic regression analysis adjusted for potential confounders. (more…)
The following article on the use of hypnosis for possibly curing schizophrenia will appear in the magazine ASYLUM in its March, 2014 issue. I have copied and pasted below a part of this article. I most certainly would be interested in hearing any comments of interested parties:
A THEORY ON THE CAUSE AND POSSIBLE CURE FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA
By Alfred A. Barrios (B.S. Caltech, 1955; Ph.D. in psychology UCLA, 1969); Inventor of the Stress Control Biofeedback Card; Author of Towards Greater Freedom and Happiness and Understanding Hypnosis: Theory, Scope and Potential.
In the book Understanding Hypnosis: Theory, Scope and Potential (Barrios, 2009), an explanation is presented for the cause of schizophrenia that derived from the theory of hypnosis (Barrios, 2001). Based on this explanation, a possible cure for schizophrenia using hypnosis is presented. This article will be a presentation of these very same ideas.
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Jason O’Callaghan wrote the best-selling motivational book “Get the Life you Deserve,29,000 Days, what will you do with yours?” Which was launched and had the forward written by the International best-selling author Ruth Field, author of “Run Fat Bitch Run.”
Jason currently runs Ireland’s most successful hypnotherapy clinic in Ballsbridge in Dublin and is a certified National Guild of Hypnosis instructor.
The clinic operates strictly by appointment only
Disclaimer: Hypnosis is a therapy and like all therapies, results will vary from one person to the next