Claythrow,

That's is part of it but not the whole story. Read heavymetalme's post, that is the second one in this thread. Glandulars do contain hormones but small amounts. The hormones present in the glandular will elevate your level of these particular hormones, but only slightly. This might be enough to give your gland a bit of a "break".

As far as I know the major theraputic effect of glandulars is that they supply the raw materials needed for rebuilding damaged glands. When glands are damaged by stress (mercury is a stressor) or underused (steroid overuse) the gland actually shrinks in size. The gland has to be physically rebuilt to a full healthy size. That is why glandulars are so excellent for healing endocrine problems.

Some people will go on low physiologic (sub-replacement) doses of cortisol as a treatment for adrenal fatigue and as far as I am concerned this will give the adrenal gland enough of a break to repair, even without glandulars. I know of several holistic MDs that prescribe this. The glandular treatment is faster and more likely to work though, I think. I had a book called Safe Uses of Cortisol, that is a great book that outlines how to use bioidentical cortisol in low doses to recover from adrenal fatigue.

Glanular treatment is really the way to go, it is gentle, effective and glandulars are readily available without prescription. And if you have a weak pituitary you can't buy pituitary hormones, so glandulars are definitely the way to go.

-Colin