The Hormone Summer Festival #1: The ABCs of Hormones
YOUR WEEKLY HORMONAL UPDATE
The ABC’s of Hormones
The Body contains more than 100 different types of hormones, and they pour into your bloodstream at the rate of thousands of billions of units per day…
The Endocrine System
Hormones are made in the endocrine glands, then flow into the bloodstream and are carried to every part of the body to produce their varied effects. Hormones direct and coordinate the body’s cells to ensure their proper functioning…
What does Oxytocin do for you?
Oxytocin stimulates sociability, friendliness and deeper bonds between people more than any other hormone. It may also improve the mood, making people smile more in the presence of the others…
What does Thyroid do for you?
Thyroid hormones (thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)) increase blood flow, heart rate, heat production, metabolism, energy production and consumption, the speed of thinking, intestinal motility, thirst, …