https://edwardjedmonds.com/tags/physiology/Recent content in Physiology on Edward J. EdmondsHugoen-usMon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://edwardjedmonds.com/essays/the-integrated-system/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://edwardjedmonds.com/essays/the-integrated-system/<p>The previous three essays—Hormetic Endocrinology, Consolidation Amplifiers, and Thyroid Hormone as the Guardian of Form—each took a different angle on the same underlying system. The first asked whether cycling hormones might produce adaptations that steady-state replacement can’t. The second asked what makes those adaptations stick. The third went deeper into what T3 actually does at a thermodynamic level.</p> <p>This essay is about how the pieces fit together. Velocity, stability, form, and consolidation aren’t separate ideas—they’re components of one system. And when you treat them that way, you get predictions that no single piece would generate on its own.</p>