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Longevity Resources

Discovering Optimal Health Naturally

Welcome to our newest feature, “Longevity Resources.”
Each issue we will cover topics that will explore
endless possibilities in achieving optimal health. We
are honored to feature one of own past writers, Dr.
Paul Fulk (1935-2014). The article written below is
just one of many he had written over the years. He
was a true pioneer in the field of alternative health
and nutrition.
The statements or content of the article in this feature
is strictly to educate and inform. It is not intended to
replace the care and advice of your regular physician.

SAD or Depression?
Better known as winter blues. It has many titles but all
of it boils down to a malfunction of a tiny little gland
in the center of your skull. There are several nutrients
that make this gland work. When they are lacking
for one reason or another, many symptoms occur. The
pineal gland is in total control of many functions in
your body. Envision the pineal gland, it is the major
boss in your brain that controls the whole show. But if
it is asleep on the job, many of the body functions fail
to work as they are supposed to. In China the pineal
gland is called the “third eye” because of the major
jobs it is responsible for. If it does not function, one of
the symptoms is “depression.” This is a result of the
hypothalamus not being told what to do. This is the
computer in the brain that has many jobs to do. All
but two, of the stimulating hormones are secreted by
the hypothalamus. Ovaries in the female and testicles
in the male do not function if they lack instruction
from the hypothalamus. Then the thyroid does not do
it’s job because the hypothalamus is not doing what it
needs to be doing. Also the adrenal glands which sit
on top of each kidney, are not up to “par” of running
the show from the chin down. Without instruction
there are a number of other functions that are lacking
because of the malfunction of the pineal gland and
the hypothalamus.
We could go into a lot of detail about what happens,

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however, it is better known as “depression”. The body
functions are very sluggish, you can’t sleep and you
just “feel like a dimes worth of dog meat”. This is how
it was described to me by a fellow from Louisiana.
In any case he felt pretty bad and just did not want
to do anything. Getting out of bed every day was a
challenge.
The pineal gland is also responsible for your circadian
rhythms that change as you travel through time zones
across the country. The SAD syndrome or seasonal
effective disease as it is called, is prevalent during
the entire year. Specifically in the winter season
when days are short and the atmospheric pressures
are low (when it snows) are peak months for SAD
occurrences.
This pea-sized organ regulates and controls the
production of melatonin which is your sleep inducer.
The pineal gland needs lithium plus tryptophan which
is an amino acid in order to function. Did you ever
notice that after eating turkey on thanksgiving, you
get very sleepy? It is because turkey has a abundant
amount of tryptophan in the meat.
A vitamin D supplement and a pineal concentrate
supplement may help with these symptoms. People
who suffer from this disorder, until now, have only
had to rely on antidepressant drugs.
Most importantly is the fact that the pineal gland
has some direct connections that affect the adrenal
glands and the gonads, (testicle and ovaries). In the
medical text books very little is described about the
function of the pineal gland except that it has to do
with skin color and gonadal function. But I will have
you to understand that this little pea size organ is very
important and I would call it the “master glands”,
instead of the pituitary gland.
There are over 25 million people in the US that
are suffering from depression and many of them are
not aware that they are depressed. This condition
presents itself with fatigue, self neglect, insomnia,
deep sadness, and lack of interest in surroundings.
If drug oriented medical treatment fails and if the

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