Health 101 Hormones (Paperback)

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Editorial: Alberto Robles, 2026

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Paperback. Hormones are not a personality type. They are chemical messengers.Glands release them, the bloodstream carries them, receptors receive them, and feedback loops continuously adjust the system. Yet online conversations about "hormone imbalance" often skip that basic physiology and jump straight from vague symptoms to supplements, tests, or protocols.Health 101: Hormones is a beginner-friendly guide to how the endocrine system actually works. It explains the major hormones and feedback systems in plain English so you can understand thyroid function, blood sugar regulation, stress hormones, reproductive hormones, growth hormone, and hormone testing without trying to diagnose yourself.Inside, you will learn how to: - Understand hormones as long-distance chemical messengers that act only on cells with the appropriate receptors.- Follow the basic logic of endocrine glands, target tissues, receptors, and signal amplification.- Understand homeostasis, negative feedback, positive feedback, and the hypothalamic-pituitary axes that coordinate many hormone systems.- See why hormone levels change with time of day, meals, stress, sleep, menstrual-cycle phase, and other normal biological rhythms.- Understand the thyroid axis, including TSH, T4, T3, and why fatigue or weight changes alone cannot diagnose thyroid disease.- Follow insulin and glucagon through fed and fasting states and understand their role in blood glucose regulation.- Understand the difference between the rapid adrenaline response and the slower HPA-axis cortisol response.- Learn why normal cortisol rhythms are not the same thing as "adrenal fatigue" and how true adrenal disorders differ from wellness claims.- Follow the menstrual cycle as a regulated brain-ovary feedback loop involving FSH, LH, estrogen, progesterone, ovulation, and normal cycle variability.- Understand testosterone and other androgens as hormones that function in all bodies-not as simple measures of masculinity, energy, or performance.- Put growth hormone and IGF-1 in context and understand why growth hormone is not a proven anti-aging shortcut.- Understand why hormone testing depends on timing, reference ranges, cycle phase, medications, supplements, and the clinical question being asked.- See why home testing kits and isolated lab values can be misleading when they are interpreted without medical history, examination, or properly timed repeat testing.- Recognize that "hormone imbalance" is a vague label, while real endocrine disorders have specific definitions, testing criteria, and clinical context.- Use a practical framework for evaluating hormone claims, tests, supplements, and treatment promises before discussing concerns with a qualified professional.Health 101: Hormones is designed for adults confused by online content about cortisol, thyroid function, insulin, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, menstrual cycles, metabolism, or "balancing hormones." It also provides a useful foundation before moving into more specific Health 101 topics.This book is general education. It does not diagnose endocrine disease, interpret your personal laboratory results, or tell you to start, stop, or change medication, hormones, supplements, dosage, or timing.Learn the messengers. Understand the feedback loops. Ask better questions about your hormone health. A plain-English guide to hormones and the endocrine system covering feedback loops, thyroid, insulin, cortisol, reproductive hormones, growth hormone, testing, and "hormone imbalance" myths. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
Health 101 Hormones (Paperback)
Autor
Alberto Robles
Editorial
Alberto Robles
Año de publicación
2026
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
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9798182819657

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