Hormonal Health 101 - what our hormones do for us and how to keep them happy

Saving Lives In Slow Motion

This week I look at hormones and how they are crucial to our health. From our adrenal glands to our thyroid through to our sex hormones, they are important to keep in balance much like instruments in an orchestra.

Endocrine overview: https://www.epa.gov/endocrine-disruption/overview-endocrine-system

Steroid pathway diagram: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41435-021-00139-3

Oxytocin: https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/oxytocin-the-love-hormone

Sleep and hormones: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3065172/

Exercise in menopause: https://www.lancastergeneralhealth.org/health-hub-home/2021/february/why-you-should-exercise-your-way-through-menopause

HRT benefits: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/benefits-and-risks-of-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/

Meditation and hormones: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453097000036

Magnesium, yes, but zinc is also important: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468694/

Plastics and their effect on our hormones (as a toxin): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-chemicals-in-plastics-impact-your-endocrine-system/

THE HEALTH FIX: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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