The pineal gland is a very interesting biological functions, is closely related to the sexual organs as it secretes hormones that regulate certain progress, evolution and development of these organs. Once we have achieved full development and maturation of these organs, the pineal gland degenerates into fibrous tissue unable to secrete hormones. This gland is also responsible for secreting melatonin when there is no light, which is a hormone that can influence when you get sleepy at night or wake up in the morning (is related to the sleep-wake cycles). Melatonin is also an antioxidant hormone, but in excessive amounts in the body can be carcinogenic.

In addition, through a node, the pineal is attached to the retina, as soon as the light penetrates the transparent lids, or when the light hits the retina, serotonin occurs when there is not, as explained above, produces melatonin. That’s why this gland is considered as part of dela sense view, turning the light information in hormone secretion. Increases, on the other hand, the brain protein synthesis, as well as increased production and release of dopamine. As a result, we can expect increased growth hormone and decreased TSH and prolactin (PRL).

Biological functions of the pineal gland

• Controls the onset of puberty.
• A switch that serves to modulate the intensity of functioning of all hypothalamic neuroendocrine centers
• Harmonize the vegetative system with the environment through sight, and perhaps the rest of the senses.
• Linked to the rhythms of wakefulness and sleep. Induces sleep.
• is likely to regulate circadian rhythms.
• Prevents premature qualifying children, to avoid steroid synthesis, promoting bone growth indirectly and directly through the DA and GH.

Flow of thought and pineal gland

For over 2000 years that we know the existence of the epiphysis or pineal. Galen in the second century, wrote the fascination of the Greeks to the gland, the pineal was concluded that the function of throttle flow of thought. Descartes, 15 centuries later, he said that the sensations perceived by the eye are captured by the pineal and then leave for the muscles to produce appropriate responses, a knowledge that is currently accepted.

Esoteric philosophical perspective and pineal gland

The pineal is also known as the seat of the soul, so called René Descartes, who proposed that the pineal was kind of a door connecting the body with the soul. In the eastern states that is a third eye atrophied. In India, the Yogis say that the pineal gland is the window of Brahma, the diamond eye, is where is the connection to the thousand-petalled lotus located on the seventh chakra.

In the east, there are special practices to enable, to flourish or to opening this important gland. Tibetans monks associated with the center of clairvoyance and intuition, intelligence and creativity supreme extraordinary qualities with which man has broken connection causing it to have been atrophied over time.

The pineal is associated with the sixth chakra or seal (the vision). This is the chakra of the domain, where it reaches the integration of personality, this is where it develops a sense of intuition and where it connects one with a divine guidance. It is called the third eye chakra, because this is more than two eyes. The sixth seal is protected by the thalamus that is, one might say, a section of circuit breakers and switches. There are drills and exercises to enable Eastern pineal gland and have access to the supreme power that keeps the thyroid gland. When the pineal begins to enter the opening, or flowers, the switches (or the thalamus) “light” and allow the mind to flow to the frontal lobe subcosnciente or conscious mind. When this happens, we can say that the person is an “enlightened.”

The pineal is considered by eastern philosophies as a true natural device within the body that is able to connect our mind and body with the universe, is associated with the seventh chakra (crown chakra or thousand petals), gives opening access to an infinite wisdom, is the gateway to access the genius, the portal to the mystical and esoteric known as the Access to full enlightenment, the pineal is the door that allows to know the unknown, access to other lives, and experience unimagined realities.

Well, regardless of the purpose you have, these are important data as follows:

- Body fat is an energy reserve, as such, must be reduced from the use of this energy within the body cells (mitochondria).
- To be used by the cells, body fat is drawn from all regions of the body, not localized.

- It is important to balance calorie intake with caloric expenditure

- The exercise uses more fat that is the long duration and low intensity, since the consumption of fat in muscle cells increases as reserves are depleted of glycogen in these cells.

- The estimated time of exercise (long term) is about 30 minutes, bearing in mind that after three hours of exercise (walking) fat consumption reaches 90% of the energy used.

- The intensity of exercise should be about 50% of the individual capacity of the subject, calculated with the Karvonen formula, in order to extend the period beyond thirty minutes.

- Since muscle cells consume more fat than fat cells themselves, should have larger muscles, thereby, maintain a high fat intake (fat metabolism), which is achieved with localized muscular work, which at the same time increases the production of catecholamines, which also raise the metabolism of fats, in the hours after exercise.

- It is worth mentioning that the transport and use of fats in exercise, adaptation takes time, so a sedentary, you should wait several weeks before noticing changes.

-Calorie diets without exercise, the body adapted to work with less energy, producing a drop in metabolism, which causes the body to store the slightest additional intake, with an opposite effect with a low metabolism alterations that entails: ( low physical energy, intellectual, sexual, cold, sleep, and others).

In short, if you want to reduce your body fat you must train at least three times a week, exercise aerobic (recommended jogging, swimming, hiking, dancing, any exercise that has a duration about 30 minutes) and localized muscle exercise (with the body weight machines, free weights, elastic bands and other equipment that provide resistance) and accompanied by a reduction in your calorie intake of 300 calories a day.
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