Hi Gil! I discovered you last year while in massage school (we watched "The Fuzz Speech" -- I now show that video to some of my clients), and have recently started tuning in to your new videos to learn more about bodies... I just wanted to say thank you thank you for all you do! You are a gift. ❤
I'm studying and experiencing the pancreas/organs through BMC. I love pairing your videos with my inquiries. You are such a brilliant storyteller. Everything comes to life. Thank you! Different video...The greater omentum as a snuggle blanket! 🤗. I just joined your membership. So much to dive into and learn! Thank you again.
Thanks Marty! For those of you who don't know Marty Ryan, he is a master of facilitating the abdominal viscera with manual therapy, check out his channel!!! ruclips.net/channel/UCwdPk--ihGftOX0AEK3AUEw
Haha you nailed it I enjoyed that very much, here's the link for others to get there dose of Weird Al on the pancreas, it is remarkably well informed! ruclips.net/video/tqDBB0no6dQ/видео.html
Gives thought to where the heck the liver and gall bladder sit, and when we feel spasms in that area. Is it the liver or the gallbladder or that sneaky pancreas? Thanks again.
The liver and gall bladder are intraperitoneal and sit quite a bit higher and occupy more anterior space than the pancreas, which rides a bit lower and deeper...just a few clues!
Gil, can you explain how the pancreas and transverse colon share space in that pulsatory retroperitoneal playground? I sometimes feel sensations that might be traffic jams therein... and that resolve or shift when things seem to move along what would make sense to be the pathway of the transverse colon. So much going on there...
Hi Laura! The transverse colon is anterior too, and much more positionally mobile than the pancreas, so the relationship of the transverse colon to the abdominal aortic pulse is much more "ambient" than "direct" as it is for the pancreas. The pancreas, due to its retroperitoneal position, is kind of gently pinned against the great vessels by the membrane anterior to it, so it's position is quite fixed. The transverse colon, which is sharing the job of contributing its "skin" to the layers of the greater omentum, is predictable in its inferior relationship to the greater curvature of the stomach, but together they can go from being high up along the lower margin of the liver to schlooped all the way down into the deep pelvis after Thanksgiving Dinner. I have seen transverse colons that are positioned well into the pelvic bowl even on an empty stomach, just because they are extra impressively droopy in their loops, accompanied by a very dramatic greater omental apron. So much variety! And sometimes the transverse colon is relatively short and takes a beeline across the abdomen directly anterior to the pancreas, but again the position is very variable depending on stomach contents. So much variety!
This is brilliant♥️ though I’m feeling a bit thick.. I always thought the pancreas was tucked up under the left rib. I don’t remember seeing a pancreas though when I did your fabulous course
Yah you won't find it tucked up "under the left rib" unless it's swapped places with the stomach or left lobe of the liver! No need to feel "thick" though, it takes more than one try to sort out what's in there! You may not have seen it, even if it were right in front of you, as it is a bit camouflaged by surrounding areolar tissues even when the peritoneum has been reflected. Sneaky bugger!
don juan matus said the pancreas is the center of 'feeling' liver not adrenals is the center of impulse strength in emergency situations and 70 percent of health issues are caused by habitual shallow breathing
I hope so too! We have adrenal glands on either side very close by and basically situated posterior too the pancreas and tucked laterally to the bodies of the vertebra there, they are also retroperitoneal as are the kidneys, but just one pancreas, so we'd best take good care of it!
Pancreas stores and releases fat? That's a new one for me! And ideas for future: those torturous blood vessels of the spleen behind the pancreas. Thank you!
Donna Caire, I think Gil is referencing the roles of insulin and glucagon, which are two hugely important metabolic regulatory hormones created and secreted by certain populations of cells in the pancreas (in the islets of Langerhans, or pancreatic islets). They're often thought of as just blood sugar regulators, but their roles and domino effects are huge and broad, intertwined with our stress response hormones, and definitely have major roles in regulating whether we are storing energy as fat, or accessing it from fat.
Thanks for jumping in Laura, you beat me to it, and well said! I'll only add that it would be the insulin signaling the storage of the triglycerides (fats), and the glucagon signaling for the release of them. So the hormonal signals are coming from the pancreas, but the actual storage location is elsewhere in the body (in the fatty surface fleece I call superficial fascia, for instance).
I found this - but have not completely digested it. But note here regarding fat the role of fat cells in pancreatic tissue: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600604/
I learned 10% of us have pancreatic divisim!!!! It's hardly talked about at all! Also Pancreas stops making enzymes when the ANS is iinbalance and what that means for health specifically cancer?
Hi May! For those who don't know, "pancreatic divisum" refers to a developmental variation where the pancreatic duct does not fuse into a single pathway as per usual, but instead results in 2 ductile pathways, possibly more narrow at the opening than is optimal, and this may (but will not necessarily) result in repeated blockages with resultant episodes, sometimes repeatedly, of pancreatitis. So though the percentages may be higher than we would imagine, the good news is that it is not always symptomatic! On the other topic, Autonomic Nervous System imbalance/dysregulation is at the root of many disorders (maybe all?), definitely including cancer, and the pancreas is definitely subject to disfunction accordingly. To regulate the ANS, we can learn how to regulate ourselves! Never believe that "autonomic" places it out of reach of our conscious intent! (good topic for another video!)
I love the way you paint pictures with words! The pancreas doing a back bend over the VC. Unforgettable!
Yay! And, it really does! Thanks for your interest Cindy :)
Hi Gil! I discovered you last year while in massage school (we watched "The Fuzz Speech" -- I now show that video to some of my clients), and have recently started tuning in to your new videos to learn more about bodies... I just wanted to say thank you thank you for all you do! You are a gift. ❤
Hi Maria, you're welcome you're welcome! I appreciate your interest, there's lots more on the channel here, and TONS more on my site, Enjoy!!
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy lip synching, “There’s a TON of stuff there!” With you. Every. Single. Time. 😊😊😊 Great video as always, Gil!
Haha yer hysterical Mel! 😊😊😊
I'm studying and experiencing the pancreas/organs through BMC. I love pairing your videos with my inquiries. You are such a brilliant storyteller. Everything comes to life. Thank you! Different video...The greater omentum as a snuggle blanket! 🤗. I just joined your membership. So much to dive into and learn! Thank you again.
Thank you so much Allie, and welcome to the world of somanaut Explorers, enjoy!!
Thanks for your wonderful videos and clear explanations!!! So helpful
You are most welcome, thanks for watching!
Thank you, thank you and many thanks to Mary Bond who has introduced you to me! Wonderful work. 🥰
Oh sweet say Hi to Mary for me, I appreciate her sharing with you!
This is really great! Thanks Gil.
Thanks Marty! For those of you who don't know Marty Ryan, he is a master of facilitating the abdominal viscera with manual therapy, check out his channel!!! ruclips.net/channel/UCwdPk--ihGftOX0AEK3AUEw
"Joy and Power to the pancreas!" Love it-thanks much, as always.
Yes!
Of course the definitive source of pancreas information is the Weird Al song by the same name. Really worth a listen if you haven't heard it.
Haha you nailed it I enjoyed that very much, here's the link for others to get there dose of Weird Al on the pancreas, it is remarkably well informed! ruclips.net/video/tqDBB0no6dQ/видео.html
Great content Gil. love the joy of a great french bubbles that my pancreas has to play with ;-)
Thanks Paula, may your pancreas delight in your attention!
Gives thought to where the heck the liver and gall bladder sit, and when we feel spasms in that area. Is it the liver or the gallbladder or that sneaky pancreas? Thanks again.
The liver and gall bladder are intraperitoneal and sit quite a bit higher and occupy more anterior space than the pancreas, which rides a bit lower and deeper...just a few clues!
have you looked into Beard, pottinger, Kelley and Gonzalez regarding trophoblast cells and cancer with regard to the pancreas?
Hi May no I haven't, do you have a link? And thanks for watching!
@@somanaut look up the trophoblast and the origins of cancer by Nicolas j Gonzalez. Also nutrition and the ANS
The scientific foundations of the Gonzalez protocol
Thank you! 🍁
You're welcome Ana!
Gil, can you explain how the pancreas and transverse colon share space in that pulsatory retroperitoneal playground? I sometimes feel sensations that might be traffic jams therein... and that resolve or shift when things seem to move along what would make sense to be the pathway of the transverse colon. So much going on there...
Hi Laura! The transverse colon is anterior too, and much more positionally mobile than the pancreas, so the relationship of the transverse colon to the abdominal aortic pulse is much more "ambient" than "direct" as it is for the pancreas. The pancreas, due to its retroperitoneal position, is kind of gently pinned against the great vessels by the membrane anterior to it, so it's position is quite fixed. The transverse colon, which is sharing the job of contributing its "skin" to the layers of the greater omentum, is predictable in its inferior relationship to the greater curvature of the stomach, but together they can go from being high up along the lower margin of the liver to schlooped all the way down into the deep pelvis after Thanksgiving Dinner. I have seen transverse colons that are positioned well into the pelvic bowl even on an empty stomach, just because they are extra impressively droopy in their loops, accompanied by a very dramatic greater omental apron. So much variety! And sometimes the transverse colon is relatively short and takes a beeline across the abdomen directly anterior to the pancreas, but again the position is very variable depending on stomach contents. So much variety!
Insulin and glucagon as well.. :)
This is brilliant♥️ though I’m feeling a bit thick.. I always thought the pancreas was tucked up under the left rib.
I don’t remember seeing a pancreas though when I did your fabulous course
Yah you won't find it tucked up "under the left rib" unless it's swapped places with the stomach or left lobe of the liver! No need to feel "thick" though, it takes more than one try to sort out what's in there! You may not have seen it, even if it were right in front of you, as it is a bit camouflaged by surrounding areolar tissues even when the peritoneum has been reflected. Sneaky bugger!
@@somanaut thank you.. haha😀
The Pancreatic Twist starring Gil Hedley - the next Twyla!
Haha I really should film a little pancreas-dance :)
don juan matus said the pancreas is the center of 'feeling'
liver not adrenals is the center of impulse strength in emergency situations
and 70 percent of health issues are caused by habitual shallow breathing
Git breathin'!! As for the pancreas, it is laying right on top of the solar plexus as well, DEFINITELY a feeling center!
@somanaut dr. george merkl said ..in insulin is all instructions to rebuild any pancreas
Thanks. I keep thinking the pancreas is a paired organ. Maybe I have it confused with the adrenals. I hope your video will help.
I hope so too! We have adrenal glands on either side very close by and basically situated posterior too the pancreas and tucked laterally to the bodies of the vertebra there, they are also retroperitoneal as are the kidneys, but just one pancreas, so we'd best take good care of it!
The aorta just became a massagetherapist haha great :-)
YES!!
Dynamically twisted is a good way to be :)
Haha yes I agree Alyce!
Pancreas stores and releases fat? That's a new one for me! And ideas for future: those torturous blood vessels of the spleen behind the pancreas. Thank you!
Donna Caire, I think Gil is referencing the roles of insulin and glucagon, which are two hugely important metabolic regulatory hormones created and secreted by certain populations of cells in the pancreas (in the islets of Langerhans, or pancreatic islets). They're often thought of as just blood sugar regulators, but their roles and domino effects are huge and broad, intertwined with our stress response hormones, and definitely have major roles in regulating whether we are storing energy as fat, or accessing it from fat.
Thanks for jumping in Laura, you beat me to it, and well said! I'll only add that it would be the insulin signaling the storage of the triglycerides (fats), and the glucagon signaling for the release of them. So the hormonal signals are coming from the pancreas, but the actual storage location is elsewhere in the body (in the fatty surface fleece I call superficial fascia, for instance).
I found this - but have not completely digested it. But note here regarding fat the role of fat cells in pancreatic tissue: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600604/
I learned 10% of us have pancreatic divisim!!!! It's hardly talked about at all! Also Pancreas stops making enzymes when the ANS is iinbalance and what that means for health specifically cancer?
Hi May! For those who don't know, "pancreatic divisum" refers to a developmental variation where the pancreatic duct does not fuse into a single pathway as per usual, but instead results in 2 ductile pathways, possibly more narrow at the opening than is optimal, and this may (but will not necessarily) result in repeated blockages with resultant episodes, sometimes repeatedly, of pancreatitis. So though the percentages may be higher than we would imagine, the good news is that it is not always symptomatic! On the other topic, Autonomic Nervous System imbalance/dysregulation is at the root of many disorders (maybe all?), definitely including cancer, and the pancreas is definitely subject to disfunction accordingly. To regulate the ANS, we can learn how to regulate ourselves! Never believe that "autonomic" places it out of reach of our conscious intent! (good topic for another video!)
@@somanaut oh please do make a video on this! Tremendous gratitude to you!
Joy and power to the pancreas!! :)
Yes!!!