Dr. Borkin: “Cortisol elevates the blood sugar back into normal ranges. Insulin is used to maintain blood sugar to keep it from going too high. Cortisol is at the other end of the spectrum. It keeps the blood sugar from going too low. It is also the primary stress hormone along with adrenaline. Cortisol elevates in order to maintain blood sugar. What we look at is to determine how much of this is directly related with a person’s inability to maintain reserves of energy because they are not digesting foods correctly and absorbing the nutrients adequately.”
Janet: “Does cortisol affect all the cells in the body?”
Dr. Borkin: “Every cell in the body is affected. We are not one solid unit. We are actually a community of trillions and trillions of members. It is like having the largest factory in the world or in the universe, and the most well organized. If this were a corporation, it would have trillions and trillions of workers and only eight supervisors or managers and one CEO. Those eight supervisors make up the endocrine system or hormonal system.”
Janet: “What is the order or organization in the hormonal system?”
Dr. Borkin: “In most cases any typical abuse is handled on a local level without having to go to a manager. When a manager is needed, it becomes a bigger problem. When it goes to multiple managers, higher up in the hierarchy, it becomes a monumental problem. When it goes to the CEO of the hormonal system, the person is in big trouble. The master control mechanism is called the hypothalamus.”
Janet: “How does the hypothalamus control the body?”
Dr. Borkin: “The hypothalamus is the link between the hormonal system and the autonomic nervous system. When imbalances in the body arrive at a critical point, when the body goes into a state of chaos, the hypothalamus has to take control. It is inescapable.”
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