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Hormones and equilibrium
Our hormones, transmitters of
basic information of our organism, are very sensitive to stress, eating
habits and other problems derived from our life style and the environment.
The attempt to equilibrate the lack or excesses suffered by our endocrine
system will help us be physically and emotionally healthy.
Hormones are “chemical carriers” formed in the glands and certain corporal
tissues. Transported by blood, (that’s why their levels can be checked
through an analysis) they reach different parts of the body generating
changes.
Together with the Nervous System, the Glandular one is the main means of
control of corporal functions. While the first one acts on fast reactions,
the Endocrine regulates those activities which require more time such as the
growing process, the response to stress, sexual maturation, reproductive
capacity and the aging process.
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