Hormones
Hormones are complex chemicals that increase the number of human body hundreds of millions, secreted by the endocrine in the human body in very small quantities according to the need of the body, to perform vital functions very important to the human body such as metabolism and construction and growth and interaction with the environment and the formation of the body, Is a key role in the reproduction between male and female and controls the mood of the human and its reactions to the various events and it has a significant impact on the personality of the human and its internal structure, to other functions related to the external shape of the body and structure.
It should be noted here that hormones in the body if disturbed their secretions and varied ratios in a period of human life, it may infect many diseases and other changes in temperament and printing, because each hormone in the human body function assigned to him by one of the glands by a certain percentage, Or decrease occur a significant imbalance and cause health problems that may sometimes lead to the paradox of life.
The most important glands and hormones in the body
The human body has many endocrine glands, but most probably the most important is the pituitary gland located in the middle of the front head. Its function is that it controls the functions of all other glands and manages the entire body, although it is the smallest glands ever. Also, there is the thyroid gland in the human neck, Size and metabolism of carbohydrates and metabolism in the body, and release growth hormones that affect the body and shape of the outside.
There are also hormones of great importance in the body adrenalin hormone produced by the body in cases of anxiety or fear or anger, and there is also the male hormone testosterone, which shows the qualities of masculinity in men and female hormone estrogen, which reflects female qualities in women.
Symptoms of change or disorder of hormones
- Sudden change in weight: A rapid increase in weight may occur especially in women because of certain disorders in the secretion of thyroid hormones or because of poor response of cells to insulin hormone.
- Insomnia or lack of sleep at night: A person may experience difficulty in the immortality of sleep due to imbalance in the secretion of some hormones in his body and here must be eating plenty of fluids and change in the pattern of food and life.
- Persistent anxiety and tension: where women note that they are tense and worried without clear causes permanently and continuously and this may be due to lack of secretion of female hormone progesterone produced by the adrenal gland.
- Excessive sweating especially during sleep and upper body: This also indicates a defect in thyroid hormones.
- Lack of sexual desire, “frigidity”: These are among the most prominent signs that there is a defect in the secretions of sex hormones and thyroid hormones.
- Fatigue and chronic fatigue.
- Excessive binge eating and inability to feel full: This results from dysfunction of the thyroid and adrenal glands.