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The Power of Hormones: The New Science of How Hormones Impact Every Aspect of Our Health
Decode the subtle signals of hormones with this foundational book on hormonal health and hormone balance from expert endocrinologist and leading researcher in the field.
Hormones rule our lives, shaping our metabolic health and stress hormon responses every day. From conception, to birth, to our last breath, hormones and the endocrine system control the delicate processes that keep our bodies in balance. However, when this careful stasis is disturbed, our hormones can wreak havoc on our health contributing to hormonal imbalance and chronic disease.
Max Nieuwdorp, MD, PhD, knows exactly what signals your hormones are sending you and how they impact how you look, feel, and behave, from puberty and fertility to menopause and andropause. In this foundational guide to hormonal health, he breaks down how hormones impact every system in the body, from brain to gut microbiome and digestive health, empowering you with the knowledge you need to get to the root of chronic health problems linked to metabolism and insulin resistance and set yourself up long lasting, sustainable wellness.
Inspired by Dr. Nieuwdorp’s day-to-day interaction with his patients, The Power of Hormones describes hormonal health in a detailed and accessible style, helping you clue in to symptoms of hormonal imbalance such as persistent fatigue and weight gain. His unique approach advocates for considering the far-reaching roles played by hormones throughout the body and is a go-to guide for understanding how they influence our health and wellness, our lives, and who we are.
Hormones rule our lives, shaping our metabolic health and stress hormon responses every day. From conception, to birth, to our last breath, hormones and the endocrine system control the delicate processes that keep our bodies in balance. However, when this careful stasis is disturbed, our hormones can wreak havoc on our health contributing to hormonal imbalance and chronic disease.
Max Nieuwdorp, MD, PhD, knows exactly what signals your hormones are sending you and how they impact how you look, feel, and behave, from puberty and fertility to menopause and andropause. In this foundational guide to hormonal health, he breaks down how hormones impact every system in the body, from brain to gut microbiome and digestive health, empowering you with the knowledge you need to get to the root of chronic health problems linked to metabolism and insulin resistance and set yourself up long lasting, sustainable wellness.
Inspired by Dr. Nieuwdorp’s day-to-day interaction with his patients, The Power of Hormones describes hormonal health in a detailed and accessible style, helping you clue in to symptoms of hormonal imbalance such as persistent fatigue and weight gain. His unique approach advocates for considering the far-reaching roles played by hormones throughout the body and is a go-to guide for understanding how they influence our health and wellness, our lives, and who we are.
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Published September 10, 2024
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September 19, 2024
Book review: 5/5 ⭐️
Genre: health science, non-fiction
Everyone needs to read this book. Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada for an advanced copy of this book. I will admit my interest in this subject is personal. As someone with multiple autoimmune conditions, one of which affects my thyroid, the endocrine system is an area of study I want to explore. I found this book free of heavy jargon and easy to understand. Several concepts on the interconnectedness of hormones with normal functionality from conception to growth to healthy living were covered. It combined current research with some really interesting historical studies that would certainly earn you a few Jeopardy points.
Growing up in the age where the pill was given out like tic tacs to control hormones I am ashamed to say that I didn’t really understand much of how hormones affected the female reproductive system until my thirties. As friends struggle with new diagnoses of endometriosis or PCO I have come to realize that this is an area of medicine woefully under investigated, and the power of understanding our own bodies and the role hormones play in daily maintenance is essential to stemming this tide. This book is not only for women, but for all genders and parents may find the sections on the development of the child very interesting, especially where is concerns foods and other factors that can affect the growth hormone and puberty. It also explains how assigned and felt gender are a result of hormones, and how various treatments can be helpful, while some don’t consider long-term effects. As a contentious issue this scientific approach was without bias and simply illustrated the impacts of hormones on gender identity.
I found the section relating the gut biome to hormones the most fascinating, followed closely by how trauma or stress during pregnancy can impact a child’s hormone levels as an adult. Truthfully this book was just really interesting from start to finish and presented many new concepts and relationships for me. I will say as an academic, albeit in a different field, that some of the presented relationships should be taken with a grain of salt. While well referenced, many of the studies have a fairly small populations or present correlations from complex systems where isolating one cause and effect relationship with certainty is virtually impossible.
That being said the author does point out some limitations and underlines that much of this research is still undergoing.
This book is for everyone to learn more about their own body and how to find balance in their hormones. If you have struggled with chronic fatigue, weight gain, or mood swings, or if you are a new parent (male or female) or trying to become one you may find this book very informative. I already have a list of people I will be recommending this one too! And don’t worry, it doesn’t read like a textbook.
Genre: health science, non-fiction
Everyone needs to read this book. Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada for an advanced copy of this book. I will admit my interest in this subject is personal. As someone with multiple autoimmune conditions, one of which affects my thyroid, the endocrine system is an area of study I want to explore. I found this book free of heavy jargon and easy to understand. Several concepts on the interconnectedness of hormones with normal functionality from conception to growth to healthy living were covered. It combined current research with some really interesting historical studies that would certainly earn you a few Jeopardy points.
Growing up in the age where the pill was given out like tic tacs to control hormones I am ashamed to say that I didn’t really understand much of how hormones affected the female reproductive system until my thirties. As friends struggle with new diagnoses of endometriosis or PCO I have come to realize that this is an area of medicine woefully under investigated, and the power of understanding our own bodies and the role hormones play in daily maintenance is essential to stemming this tide. This book is not only for women, but for all genders and parents may find the sections on the development of the child very interesting, especially where is concerns foods and other factors that can affect the growth hormone and puberty. It also explains how assigned and felt gender are a result of hormones, and how various treatments can be helpful, while some don’t consider long-term effects. As a contentious issue this scientific approach was without bias and simply illustrated the impacts of hormones on gender identity.
I found the section relating the gut biome to hormones the most fascinating, followed closely by how trauma or stress during pregnancy can impact a child’s hormone levels as an adult. Truthfully this book was just really interesting from start to finish and presented many new concepts and relationships for me. I will say as an academic, albeit in a different field, that some of the presented relationships should be taken with a grain of salt. While well referenced, many of the studies have a fairly small populations or present correlations from complex systems where isolating one cause and effect relationship with certainty is virtually impossible.
That being said the author does point out some limitations and underlines that much of this research is still undergoing.
This book is for everyone to learn more about their own body and how to find balance in their hormones. If you have struggled with chronic fatigue, weight gain, or mood swings, or if you are a new parent (male or female) or trying to become one you may find this book very informative. I already have a list of people I will be recommending this one too! And don’t worry, it doesn’t read like a textbook.
October 6, 2024
Everyone must read this book. We can’t imagine how hormones impact our bodies.
How the normal functioning of small glands like pituitary , thyroid, pancreas can make or break our body!
The author did justice to the topic by covering gut as well.
Starting from birth, child, adults and ending in old age.
How the normal functioning of small glands like pituitary , thyroid, pancreas can make or break our body!
The author did justice to the topic by covering gut as well.
Starting from birth, child, adults and ending in old age.
June 30, 2026
I took my time with this one, but I’m really not a nonfiction reader and I found this fascinating. I learned a lot about the chronology of hormones and I didn’t realize just how much there is to know about hormones in old age! I would definitely recommend and reread. I feel like this is a good manual to have on your shelf.
February 18, 2025
A great read for anyone looking to better understand their bodies and how to optimize your health for the future. Wish I read it when I was even younger. I would say I don’t love the voice of the audiobook narrator (unsure if he’s the author), but overall still good.
April 2, 2025
most of the topics in the book are still undergoing research, so there is still much to learn.
pretty much everything you would expect to learn in middle/highschool health so it was a refresher but i wish there was something new.
pretty much everything you would expect to learn in middle/highschool health so it was a refresher but i wish there was something new.
December 24, 2024
How have I lived my life this far without knowing so much about Hormones!? I feel shocked and duped! Lol
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