Page 10 - The Miracle of Hormones

INTRODUCTION 10

THE TWO GOVERNORS OF OUR BODY:
THE HYPOTHALAMUS AND THE PITUITARY GLAND 16
Your Body's Hidden Manager: The Hypothalamus 18
The Conductor of the Hormone Orchestra:
The Pituitary Gland 22
The Hormones Secreted by the Pituitary Gland 25
The Anterior Pituitary Gland 26
The Posterior Pituitary Gland 27
The Miracle of Growth: The Growth Hormone 28
The Prolactin Hormone 38
CONTENTS CONTENTS The Prolactin and Oxytocin Hormones at Work 41
The Oxytocin Hormone
39
The Wonder of Mother's Milk:
The System That Regulates the Amount
48
of Fluid in the Blood: The Antidiuretic Hormone
Hormones That Are Able to Regulate Time
and Produce the Differences Between the Sexes
56
60
THE RHYTHM OF LIFE: THE THYROID GLAND
The Proportion in Our Bodies
68
One Hundred Trillion Micro-Heaters
69
A Delicate Control Mechanism 66
Four Out of Ten Thousand Molecules 74

THE SENSITIVE CALCIUM-METERS 76
Taking the Necessary Steps 81
A Control Mechanism 87

THE SUGAR FACTORY IN OUR BODIES 88

THE ADRENAL GLANDS 92
The Fight or Flight System 93
Ten Million People and One Gram
of the Hormone Aldosterone 99
A Flawless Planning 102
A Miraculous Medicine (Cortisol) 109
The Functions of Cortisol 111

SEX HORMONES 116
The Female Reproductive System 118