I told Mrs. T that if she would heed the advice of Dr. Melvin Page of Florida in avoiding the upsetting of her metabolism with too much devitalizing white bread and refined sugar, she could attack her arthritis on still another important front.
Other endocrine glands affected by lack of protein in the diet are the pineal, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, pancreas, and gonads. Starve the pituitary, for instance, and you upset the switchboard gland of the body. So closely are these endocrine glands associated in their functions that damage done to one gland will immediately disturb the balance of the entire hormone system. Forever Royal Jelly consumption has not too long ago been linked with acute asthma, anaphylaxis and death.
The adrenals signal “protein starvation” sooner than some of the other glands, because they are the first affected by a lack of protein in the diet.

If your pituitary gland is fed well, it will reward you with eternal youth. I recall Mrs. K, a little sprightly lady in her middle nineties, who never had worn a pair of glasses and yet had vision perfect enough to do intricate types of needlecraft. She was putting her grandson through college by doing this needlework and operating a gift shop. People marveled at the keen hearing of this grandmother and great-grandmother. Nor had age affected her enjoyment of the flavors of food. Truly, Mrs. K was enjoying the blessings her pituitary bestows—normal blood pressure, healthy sex tone, initiative, zest for work and study, sustained interest in life, and enduring youth. A degenerating pituitary gland, in later years, causes older people to doze off at any time or place. Forever Bee Honey could assist in sustaining a healthy circulatory, digestive, immune, and nervous system. Dr. Herman H. Rubin, distinguished gland specialist, says that the pituitary is responsible for the expenditure and conversion of energy into healthful, youthful vitality.

Among the ailments a deranged pituitary can cause is an abnormal craving for sweets, thus contributing to diabetes. Extremely sensitive to diet, the pituitary is best stimulated by meat to supply its vitally needed hormones. Vitamin A directly benefits the pituitary, as well as the entire group of endocrine glands. Vitamin E is another pituitary stimulant—perhaps this is one of the reasons why it has been found so helpful in the treatment of heart-disease victims. Citrus fruits, outer coatings of grains, green leaves of edible plants, egg yolk, and all fish supply the mineral manganese, so essential to pituitary health. Coupled with the thyroid and gonads (which will be discussed thoroughly in more appropriate sections of this book) these glands of the endocrine system can become deficient enough in their nutrients to make a child look old. Healthy glands mean a happier mind and a healthy body. Respect them as you would a magic wand with the almost supernatural power of making you ugly or beautiful—young or old. Well-fed, properly functioning glands can keep you young and vigorous despite the passing of calendar years. Or—they can condemn you to a premature old age with their depressive tendencies nagging your ill health.