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Thyroid
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Note: Dr. Lawrence Polinkis who analyzed clinical data from American men and women at Antarctica's Mcmurdo station Amundsen Scott's South Pole station posits specifically that the memory loss and other cognitive impairments he observed were related to a decline in levels of the thyroid hormone T3, which helps determine how the body uses energy. Thyroid hormones help the body regulate temperature and set its circadian rhythms. It's not difficult to see how extreme cold and the prolonged absence o
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― Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
― Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
