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EATING FOR HAPPY HORMONES

HORMONES ARE chemical messengers that are secreted from the endocrine glands into the blood. They’re carried in the blood around the body to the relevant tissues and organs so that they can apply their function. There are lots of different types of hormones that impact everything from your body temperature to your mood and reproductive system, as well as the way your body metabolises food.

‘Natural hormone changes that occur between the ages of approx 45 and 55 bring about the perimenopause and menopause,’ explains Dr Shirin Lakhani, cosmetic doctor and hormone expert (). ‘It can be an unsettling and worrying time and there are

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