A Waterstones Best Popular Science Book of 2024

Every page of this book is thrilling, glorious, and profound. This is one of the great frontiers of science for our time.

From a leading expert on hormones, the definitive book on the science of hormones and how understanding the secrets of our body's middle messengers can revolutionize our health and well-being.

Hormones are the messengers that direct every process in our body. They are important for how we grow, fight diseases, and digest food. They affect sleep quality, weight loss, and stress management—and much more. When our hormones are out of balance, this can cause health problems, leading to conditions such as diabetes, infertility, and heart disease. They also affect our personalities, how we feel, and even the decisions we make.

In this important and myth-dispelling book, leading hormone specialist Dr. Max Newdorp transforms our understanding of our bodies. Combining stories from his daily life and patient treatment with amazing innovative science, he reveals the crucial role hormones play from early years to old age, exploring everything from the impact smartphones have on our sleep and long-term health to the production of 'happy' hormones by gut bacteria.

Demystifying our body's signals, he explores how we can reset our hormones for happier and healthier lives.

Pages: 352, Publication Year: 0523, Dimensions: 15.3x15.3cm