Learn more about hormone health and how it affects many areas of your life and wellbeing.
Most people have heard of the adrenal glands, but few realize their vital role in helping the human body function. If the adrenal glands or damaged or suffer genetic problems, it can wreak havoc on your health. It’s therefore important that you visit a doctor as soon as possible if
IGF-1 stands for Insulin-like Growth Factor 1, a key hormone in the development of children. It has anabolic effects in adults and is important in the development of children, just like insulin. It is a single polypeptide chain amino acid with 70 residues, and its major site for its production
Human chorionic gonadotropin, otherwise known as HCG, is a hormone that is most commonly associated with pregnancy. The hormone, which is part of the placenta at later stages, is produced by trophoblast cells and surrounds the growing embryo. This is the official definition, at least. But what is HCG, and
Vitamin D is actually a hormone rather than a vitamin; it is required to absorb calcium from the gut into the bloodstream. It’s mostly produced in the skin in response to sunlight and is also absorbed from food eaten (about 10% of vitamin D is absorbed this way) as part
The term male menopause, also called andropause, can be a little misleading. It might seem that a sudden drop in testosterone occurs in middle-aged men, similar to what happens in female menopause. This is, however, not the case. While female menopause happens due to a dramatic reproductive hormone plunge, sex
Most adults need a healthy 7-8 hours of sleep a night. In fact, studies have shown that people who sleep for 7 hours may actually live longer. Not getting a good night’s rest can have more of an effect on your body than simply feeling tired the next day. Chronic
