The body seems to have all these interweaving systems, and the endocrine system seems to be one of the more complex. The major endocrine glands include the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, and adrenal glands. These glands make hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers. They travel through your bloodstream to tissues or […]
While you might have heard of them, do you actually know what they are? To put it simply, they are basically just small proteins. Proteins and peptides are fundamental components of cells that carry out important biological functions. Proteins give cells their shape, for example, and they respond to signals transmitted from the extracellular environment. The […]
Do Tel On the very flip side of anti-aging miracle creams and products is where you’ll find the real truth about anti-aging. They’re called “telomeres”. We inherit telomeres from our parents, but no matter the length of our telomeres at birth, everyone’s get shorter as they age. Telomeres are essential for the health of chromosomes. […]