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Vitality Supreme
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Bernarr Macfadden
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While
the
functions
of
this
little
organ
are
not
yet
very
clearly
understood,
there
is
nothing
more
definitely
known
than
its
tremendous
importance
in
the
bodily
economy.
Without
it
there
can
be
no
such
thing
as
healthy
development.
Thyroid
deficiency
in
children
gives
rise
to
a
form
of
idiocy,
bodily
malformation
and
degeneracy
known
as
cretinism,
while
in
adult
life
it
is
associated
with
a
similar
disorder
known
as
myxedema.
Goiter
is
the
most
common
disorder
of
the
thyroid
gland;
though
not
very
serious
in
minor
cases,
it
is
capable
of
becoming
very
dangerous,
assuming
such
malignant
forms
as
exophthalmic
goiter,
which
is
marked
by
palpitation
of
the
heart,
nervous
symptoms
and
protrusion
of
the
eyes.
It
is
thought
by
some
authorities
that
the
thyroid
gland
has
to
do
with
the
control
of
the
excretion
of
the
waste
products
from
nitrogenous
foods,
for
it
has
been
found
that
a
meat
diet
or
a
high-proteid
diet
is
extremely
harmful
in
disorders
of
this
organ.
It
has
been
found
that
dogs
fed
on
meat
after
the
thyroid
gland
has
been
removed
invariably
die
in
a
few
days,
but
that
they
can
be
kept
alive
for
a
long
time
if
fed
on
a
diet
very
low
in
proteids.
It
is
found
as
a
rule
that
those
suffering
from
thyroid
troubles
do
very
well
on
a
milk
diet.
Some
students
of
the
subject
conclude
that
the
function
of
the
thyroid
gland
is
to
destroy
poisonous
products
formed
by
the
decomposition
of
proteid
food
substances.
It
is
believed
by
others
that
it
also
has
a
defensive
action
against
other
poisons
in
the
body,
including
alcohol
and
poisonous
drugs.
In
other
words,
it
is
thought
to
have
an
"antitoxic"
action.
It
has
also
been
held
that
this
organ
has
much
to
do
with
the
supply
of
iodine
in
the
system,
being
particularly
affected
by
the
lack
of
iodine
in
the
food.
Again,
it
is
said
that
when
the
thyroid
gland
has
degenerated
there
ensues
a
condition
of
auto-
intoxication,
followed
by
a
degeneration
of
other
organs
which
destroy
and
eliminate
poisons
in
the
blood.
It
is
claimed
that
in
many
cases
of
thyroid
deficiency,
as
in
cretinism,
good
results
have
been
obtained
by
the
use
of
thyroid
extract,
thus
supplying
the
body
with
the
secretion
which
normally
should
have
been
obtained
from
this
gland.
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