Author: Howard Glicksman
Thyroid Function: When Real Numbers Don’t Add Up
The thyroid function of our earliest ancestors must have followed the Goldilocks principle by being just right so they could survive.
Keeping Cool, Warming Up: Appreciating the Body’s Temperature Control System
The system our body uses to control its core temperature demonstrates irreducible complexity.
Thermoregulation and Thyroid Control: A Beautifully Irreducible System
The body’s system to control thyroid function, plus basal metabolic rate, heat production at rest, and core temperature, seems to know what it is doing.
Temperature Control: Heat and Temperature — What’s the Difference?
The body must follow the rules and keep its core temperature within a certain range to stay alive.
Diabetes: When Blood Glucose Control Fails
The body needs to know when to store glucose and when to release it.