Patients with hyperthyroidism may be argumentative. Edwin F. Gildea, M.D. (“Special Features of Personality Which Are Common to Certain Psychosomatic Disorders,” Psychosomatic Medicine, Sept.-Oct. 1949) wrote … “Patients with hyperthyroidism respond moderately well to supportive psychotherapy but present special resistance to attempts at psychoanalytic therapy. In contrast, most authors agree that a high percentage of…

Will the real Master Gland please stand up? Most people think it’s the pituitary gland, the pea-sized organ at the base of the brain. But what if it were the thyroid gland, the butterfly-shaped “low rider” on the front of the neck? According to Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) … “The thyroid maintains volitional control with…

A “goat gland” was 1920′s Hollywood jargon for sound added to a silent film. Where did the term originate? Hollywood actors with “male trouble” received goat gland transplants from Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an alleged … “M.D.. Ph.D., M.C., LL.D., D.P.H., Sc.D., Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserves, member, National Geographic Society.” With credentials like these, who…

According to Wikipedia (Sept, 11, 2016) … “The oldest verified mother to conceive naturally (listed currently in the Guinness Records) is Dawn Brooke (UK); she conceived a son at the age of 59 years in 1997 while taking estrogen.” As an independent researcher, I often use “the world’s greatest encyclopedia,” but I always take what…

Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, & Emily Toth (The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation, Second Edition, 1976, 1988) wrote … “The extremely rare phenomenon vicarious menstruation is a monthly bleeding from a mucous membrane other than the uterus. Most of the cases (70 percent) are supplementary; that is, bleeding occurs along with the regular…