The Reality Of The Body Type

Your glands are the basis of your body type. Yet the glandular system is so intergrated into your whole system that it is a reflection of your body type, not its actual cause. The choice to use the dominant gland as a way of describing your body type, but the reality of your body type goes beyond the dominant gland. You aren't an adrenal type because you happen to have terrific adrenals; rather, you have a certain style of metabolism, and strong adrenals are just part of your metabolic style. The dominant gland is the signpost, rather than the cause, of your body type. The true reason why you have one body type rather than another is probably genetic-that is, you were born with the tendencies of your type. If you have observed signs of body-type distinction even in little babies , before a difference in diet or environment would have had a chance to influence it(at that age they drink only milk, anyway). As to why different body types exist, the answer is speculative. The four body types give the impression of being variations of the same basic machinery, perhaps designed for slightly different purposes. Or they may be four possible responses to changes in the environment, which became encoded in the genes over time. In any case, the value of knowing your body type is not in knowing why you happen to be a pituitary type or an adrenal type, but what it means to be one, and how to use your given machinery in the best possible way. Next: Food Cravings and Your Metabolism