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This episode explores the complex feedback loop between the brain and hormones, highlighting various factors that influence hormone signaling.

Send us Fan Mail Brain and Hormones: The Hidden Conversation Shaping Your Health In this episode, we explore the powerful two-way conversation between the brain and your hormones. What may feel like “just hormones” is often a more complex feedback loop involving the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries/testicles, and the nervous system. We break down how stress, blood sugar, sleep, inflammation, and nervous system dysregulation can all influence hormone signaling — and how horm...

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Hosts: Dr. Michael Bagnell, May Bagnell

Topics covered

• brain and hormones
• health
• feedback loop
• stress
• blood sugar
• sleep
• inflammation

Keywords

• brain
• hormones
• health
• feedback loop
• stress
• blood sugar
• sleep
• inflammation
• nervous system

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Organizations: hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries, testicles, nervous system

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