Hormones Glossary

Hormones are the chemical messengers that drive everything in your body – from skin, metabolism, mood, sleep, and stress to fertility and, sexual health. Balanced hormones are essential to a healthy inner ecosystem that allows you to thrive.

Stress & Mood Hormones

These hormones are responsible for your mood and natural response mechanisms (think fight or flight) as they impact brain chemistry and circuity. Other hormones have an indirect impact on mood because they lead to biological changes, such as estrogen in PMS or your Thyroid.

Adrenaline

Adrenaline is the key to your fight-or-flight response that sends messages to other areas of the body to be on alert.

Cortisol

Apart from influencing your body’s fight-or-flight response, cortisol is also in charge of your mood, metabolism, memory, and even skin health.

Melatonin

Melatonin is responsible for regulating the sleep cycle and circadian rhythms.

Noradrenaline

Noradrenaline works alongside adrenaline to help the body respond to stress.

Serotonin

Serotonin is the happy hormone, the chemical present in the brain that helps to control your mood and emotions.