Professor,  Active member of the Russian Academy of  Natural Sciences, Georgy K. Vasiliadi., First Class Doctor Nelly K. Vasiliadi. State Technological University, city of Vladikavkaz


The main physiological factors of thyroid hormones are thermogenesis and maintenance of the definite temperature of the body. It is well-known that numerical value of the emitted radiation temperature is the best indicator of the functional activity of the organ [1].

The permanent temperature of the thyroid gland is 33,30С 0,30  as stated in textbooks, instructions for thermovisors and different studies on the problem discussed. According to our experiments conducted with the help of a portable pyrometer able to intercept and emit the change of thermogenesis with dispersity of 0,001 sec on the monitor, we are sure to state that the temperature of the thyroid gland is not permanent  and it varies from 33,70C to 36,050С according to the month of the year. (See Table 1).
                                            Table 1

The dynamics of thermogenesis of the thyroid gland during the year

Months    Temperature    Months    Temperature

January    33,77 0,27      July           35,76 0,17

February   33,65 0,27    August        36,05 0,10

March      34,23 0,29     September   34,96 0,20

April        34,31 0,26      October       34,55 0,25

May         34,59 0,15     November     34,50 0,30

June       35,25 0,15      December     34,50 0,29


The temperature is calculated as an average index of the two parts.

So we are absolutely sure that the temperature of the thyroid gland is not a permanent value and it depends on the season and can be an indirect indication of the functional activity of the thyroid gland.
We have examined 450 people, i.e. 30 and more people a month. The variation of the temperature of the thyroid gland depends on the season, and not all the people under study had the same temperature of the thyroid gland.  The endocrine system, one part of which is the thyroid gland, unlike other systems of the body reacts on the alternation of day and night. The day is longer in summer, i.e. the temperature of the organ is higher and it is more active. It is acknowledged that the deficiency of iodine in the biosphere is changed according to the height above sea level [2]. The indexes of thermogenesis of the thyroid glands of the children of school age examined in the village of Shinaz in Ratulsky district in Dagestan at altitude of 2020 metres contributed to that conclusion. (See Table 2).

Table 2 The thermal index of the thyroid glands of the children of school age

    age           n           lim           м±m          Cv
1994-1995    17    31,6-34,8    33,5±0,2    18,2
1992            17    33,0-34,5    33,8±0,5     6,2
1985-1986    20    32,5-33,7    33,0±0,08   1,15
1984             9    32,4-33,6    32,9±0,15   1,42
1987-1989    19   32,8-34,0    32,9±0,15    1,9
1985-1987    -     31,2-33,9     33,1±0,2      2,1
1989-1991    -     32,4-33,2     32,8±0,5      3,3

As one can see from the table the variation of the temperature of the thyroid gland is rather high. The taking was conducted in September. Neither group of examined children has normal thermal index of the thyroid gland. 32 pupils (24 girls out of 77 and 8 boys) have the symptoms of clinically expressed the first or second degree goitre. 70 pupils had the pulse over 90 beatings a minute. 45 pupils had the pulse over 100 beatings a minute. The thermal index of the thyroid gland at the temperature of less than 33°С is 33,5 per cent.

It is acknowledged that the deficiency of iodine reduces the general gnostic ability and the intellect of the population by 10-15 per cent [3].

During the experiment 62 pupils of the eighth, ninth and tenth forms were divided into 3 groups according to the temperature of the thyroid gland. The estimation of the level of thinking was conducted with the help of Shulte’s method. In the first group consisted of 10 pupils the temperature of the thyroid gland was 33,5°С, it took the pupils much more time to answer the questions asked, besides these pupils had a low level of visual memory. The average mark was 6,0. In the second group consisted of 28 pupils the temperature of the thyroid gland was higher, i.e. 34,6°С, thus it leads to the better solving of the problems stated along with the higher level of visual memory. In the third group (39 per cent of examined pupils) the visual memory was the highest of all at the temperature of  the thyroid gland of 35,45°С and  the average mark was 6,5. Thus the temperature of the thyroid gland of 35,45°С provides the optimal level of thinking.

We have ascertained that functionally the temperature of the thyroid gland is directly dependent on protein-linked iodine content of which in blood must be r=0,923. Thus the temperature of the thyroid gland registered by the pyrometer is an authentic indication of the functional activity of thyroid hormones relatively to hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. А.Sh. Byshevsky, О.А. Tersenov said that protein-linked iodine 95per cent consists of thyroxin [4].

We have ascertained that the temperature of the thyroid gland is inversely dependent on the level of blood sugar the mark of which is – (minus) 1. One can conclude that by means of increasing the temperature of the thyroid gland one can at some extent control sugar blood. We were managed to increase the temperature of the thyroid gland at 1,5°С and decrease the level of sugar blood from 7 to 5 units (diabetes mellitus of the 2nd type) by means of pressing on acupunctural loci.

The effectiveness of taking iodine drugs at the deficiency of iodine is being discussed. Our research has shown that the most people with the thyroid gland pathology consult doctors on the problem of the symptoms of toxicosis after having intensively taken iodine drugs. We can explain this fact in the following way: if the activity of the thyroid gland is not normal, then the iodine taken it no matter what the doses are, it is accumulated and leads to the pathology of the organ. V.I. Russakov [6] said that, "a long treatment with elevated doses of iodine can lead to so called iodism".

The stimulation of the thyroid gland at the acupuncture loci increases the thermal index at 1,5-2?С.
The results of the stimulation of the thyroid gland of two patients at the age of 20 consulted us on the menstrual cycle disorder are shown on the diagram. Three sessions of the stimulation increased the thermal index of the thyroid gland from 31?С to 33?С, thus helped restore the cycle.

We consider that the most urgent problem is to find the ways and means of stimulating the thyroid gland of children patients along with taking iodine drugs.  The children of underschool age were taking iodomarin one pill a day from the 4th to the 27th of February. But before the treatment we examined the weight and the level of hemoglobin in blood on the hematologic analyzer МЭК-62-10. At the end of the experiment it was stated that 17 children increased their weight from 300g to 1000g. The average level of increase is 411g.

Only 8 out of 25 children haven’t got on weight. We think that it depends on taking iodomarin, the increase of the level of hemoglobin in blood also proves that fact in comparison with the level of hemoglobin before taking iodomarin. It is stated that the level of hemoglobin of 7 children after taking iodomarin has decreased. Thus we can sum up that it is necessary to define the functional activity of the thyroid gland of every child before giving him any iodine drugs. It takes 15 seconds to do one examination with the help of our worked out method.

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