Signals - The Inside Story of Our Hormones

Hormones write life''s masterplan: building a baby in utero, growing a rough-and-tumble toddler, lengthening our bones to conjure the adult form, igniting the firestorm of puberty and directing conception, menopause and beyond. All the while, they are controlling our minute-to-minute experiences, from our appetite to our mood, our libido to our stress levels. Here, leading endocrinologist Dr Saira Hameed reveals our astonishing inner communication network - the endocrine lifeforce - in a story of the chemistry of life itself. Combining science, history, and compassionately told patient stories, Signals shows that - rather than good manners or willpower - it is our hormones that control us. Understanding our health and happiness depends on recognising their fundamental power.

Product details

• Authors: Saira Hameed
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.06.2026
• EAN: 9780571389780
• ISBN: 978-0-571-38978-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); HEALTH & FITNESS / General, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Popular medicine & health, Biology, life sciences, Human biology, Popular medicine and health: the human body