The Hijacked Mind

The exact mechanism is unknown but it has been said that an addict has a hijacked mind. A possible scenario for this hijacking occurred to me while reading an endocrinology text. The words came off the page and hit me. They read, “Decreased ADH secretion even in the presence of a low water intake is consistently seen after alcohol intake and results in a large volume of urine.”

I had learned of this mechanism years before when I studied with Dr. Melvin Page, a genius in the treatment of glandular problems. This was the first time that I had seen a reference to it in an endocrinology text. Another key to the puzzle is knowing that the adrenal cortex opposes the posterior pituitary gland the source of ADH. This I also learned from Dr. Page. He also found that some individuals namely 88% of women in the U.S. and 39% of men have an inherited deficiency of the posterior pituitary gland. The amount of deficiency can vary. He found this out with a system of anthropometric measurements and confirmed it with blood tests by giving these deficient individuals posterior pituitary substance. He also found that individuals with manic depression have a severe deficiency of the posterior pituitary gland.

Here’s the possible scenario for a hijacking. An individual is depressed, bored, experimenting, subject to peer pressure or whatever and takes a drink of alcohol. The alcohol suppresses the posterior pituitary gland, ADH decreases, there is frequency of urination, the feedback mechanism to the adrenal cortex is interrupted, the adrenal cortex overfunctions and cortisol levels increase. Increased cortisol results in depression. When depressed the individual may turn to more alcohol or drugs. The individual is now set up for a scenario that will further weaken the posterior pituitary gland over time and lead to more depression and worse manic depression and possibly an addiction. The mind has been subtly hijacked.

Page used urine specific gravity to check on posterior pituitary gland activity. This simple test can be routinely added to drug treatment centers because the urine is frequently tested. It can be used to check for undiagnosed manic depression. If the individual is clean for alcohol and is not drinking caffeine or taking diuretics it will be a valid test. The normal range for specific gravity of urine is 1.018-1.022. Anything lower than this represents under activity of the posterior pituitary gland. The individual is not concentrating his or her urine sufficiently. Treatment of manic depression has been successfully accomplished with posterior pituitary substance. The mechanism of this subtle hijacking should be emphasized to all individuals in drug treatment programs. If they are manic depressive their posterior pituitary gland is already deficient and probably severely deficient. Alcohol will make a bad situation even worse.

Deficiency of the posterior pituitary gland is common in many alcoholics as evidenced by the fact that they drink large quantities of liquid. It also causes other problems, weight problems, high blood pressure, type II diabetes, arthritis, periodontal disease, high decay rates, hypersexuality, unwanted hair on the upper lip and cheeks of women, spontaneous abortion, sterility in women.

Page found that this gland is the only one that can be improved by diet, namely by the elimination of sugar and alcohol and fructose in quantities found in fruit juices. While diet improves the situation most deficient individuals require supplementation.

Raymond C. Forbes, D.M.D.

References: Degeneration/Regeneration -- Melvin Page, D.D. S.

Your Body Is Your Best Doctor – Melvin Page, D.D.S.

Body Chemistry in Health and Disease – Melvin Page D.D.S.

A Magic Bullet Cure For Depression and Manic Depression --

Raymond C. Forbes, D.M.D..

Parent Screen – Raymond C. Forbes, D.M.D.

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