6 All-Natural Ways to Keep Your Pituitary Gland Healthy
Despite being the size of a pea, the pituitary gland’s role can’t be understated. It’s also known as the master gland due to its pivotal role in regulating your testosterone levels. If a hormonal imbalance occurs, then the problem of origin can likely be traced back to this little feller.
What Does the Pituitary Gland Do?
Without diving into all the scientific mumbo jumbo, all you need to know is that the pituitary gland is the main control center that regulates various bodily functions, such as body temperature, heartbeat, sleep, hunger, and thirst.
As mentioned, it’s also the central command station that sends signals to your testicles letting it know when and how much testosterone to produce.
The pituitary gland is divided into four parts: the anterior lobe, posterior lobe, the intermediate part that lies between the anterior and posterior lobe, and the pituitary stalk.
The anterior lobe, though, is the part mainly responsible for growth hormone regulation. This is the region responsible for the production of luteinizing hormones (LH).
LH is the “messenger” hormone letting the leydig cells in the testes know when it’s time to generate more Ts. It works by traveling through the bloodstream and binding to receptor cells in the testes and giving it the thumbs up to proceed with testosterone production.
Luteinizing hormones are regulated through a region called the hypothalamic-pituitary gonadal axis. This area releases gonadotrophin-releasing hormones, which in turn, are responsible for binding to the receptors in the anterior lobe to stimulate the production of LH.
6 Natural Ways to Keep Your Pituitary Gland Healthy
Just as you can flush your body of toxins, you can detox your brain and improve its health. Poor lifestyle habits sustained over a number of years can actually cause the pituitary gland to calcify and inhibit its ability to do its job.
Food and supplementation is the key to pituitary gland decalcification. For starters, avoid common toxins found in foods. This includes refined table sugar, partially hydrogenated oils, artificial sweeteners, (aspartame K), high fructose corn syrup, and any other typical food ingredients with a scientific sounding name.
Iodine
Fluoride is found in your running water. While this inorganic anion is vital for teeth health, you do not want huge quantities of it in your system as it is known to settle into the pituitary gland and leave behind a deposit in the form of a calcium husk.
Iodine deficiencies have been known to cause fluoride buildup, so increase your iodine intake, which can be found abundantly in foods like fish, seaweed, and potatoes.
Our all natural thyroid support supplement Thyrite has the exact dose of iodine needed for a healthy thyroid and pituitary. You can check it out here.
Oregano Oil
Oregano oil has powerful antioxidant properties that remove harmful organisms and microbes before they’re able to attack vital tissue areas like the pituitary gland.
In addition, the oil is also used as a defense against harmful free radicals. If you know anything about testosterone production, then you know free radicals binds to free testosterone, thus rendering them ineffective.
Beet Juice
The substance that gives beets its deep crimson color also contains boron. This element counteracts the effects of too much calcium and also flushes out fluoride and metal compounds. Beets also promote cellular health with its rich concentrations of B vitamins.
Shilajit
Shilajit, along with being dense in trace minerals, helps remove metal toxins such as excess iron and other heavy metals that can accumulate in the body.
Make sure to get one that is relatively fat free as this does contain some of the age promoting polyunsaturated fats.
Organ Meats
Organ meats contain vitamins and minerals essential for decalcifying calcium deposits. Organ meats are also a rich source of retinoic acid, which has been shown in studies to increase androgen levels.
Aside from eating the organ meats like heart, liver and kidneys, try using a good organ meat supplement!
Keep your intake of this in moderation though as it contains the age promoting polyunsaturated fats as well.
Phosphatidylserine
“PS” is one of the most incredible natural hormonal regulator supplements on Earth. I personally take it every single day. It helps the pituitary glad regulate signaling that produces cortisol downstream, keeping your cortisol levels in complete balance, which also keeps your testosterone levels high naturally.
Our all natural formula Cortigon contains the exact clinical dose of PS shown to have this effect. Cortigon is our most reordered supplement, you can check it out here.
Recommended UMZU Supplements for Pituitary Health
To take the first step towards improving the health of the pituitary gland, we recommend following the guidelines above. In order to assist you in this journey, below you will find 3 supplement recommendations from our own catalog.
NOTE: We do not recommend taking Testro-X and Thyrite together, as the combined zinc content would be above the daily recommended upper intake limit provided by the FDA
Testro-X: Testosterone Support
Contains micronutrients targeted at correcting deficiencies most commonly exhibited in men with low testosterone.
90 capsules per bottle
30 Day Supply
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$8.24
Thyrite: Thyroid Support
Contains the recommended dosage of iodine for keeping the pituitary healthy while stimulating thyroid hormone production
120 capsules per bottle
30 Day Supply
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$8.24
Cortigon: Stress Support
Contains the recommended dosage of phosphatidylserine for keeping the pituitary healthy while preventing excess cortisol (stress) hormone production
30 capsules per bottle
30 Day Supply
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$5.99