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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