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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Growth hormone
  1. Wake-up call: How sleep impacts our minds and bodies | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... sleep also leads to healthy brain development and growth hormones, which helps our bodies perform at their best. " ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...eep-impacts-our-minds-and-bodies - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Lifestyle changes key to delaying or preventing type 2 diabetes | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... how your body uses food for energy and growth. With type 2 diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin, or use insulin effectively. Insulin—a hormone made by the pancreas—helps glucose move from ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ng-or-preventing-type-2-diabetes - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. A different path to starting a family | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... difficult. Mary spent the next 10 years trying hormone therapy and in ... she had fibroids (abnormal growths in the uterus), Mary and Darryl decided to ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ferent-path-to-starting-a-family - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Managing polycystic ovary syndrome | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... trouble getting pregnant. The disorder stems from a hormone imbalance. All women make small amounts of male hormones, known as androgens, but women with PCOS make ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ommon-health-condition-for-women - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Ask an Expert: Marishka K. Brown, Ph.D., Director of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research | NIH MedlinePlus .... 
    ... thinking about your circadian rhythms and when certain hormones are active, there’s an optimal time of day ... re exercising before your bedtime, you’re increasing hormones that signal that it’s time to be active. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...nter-on-sleep-disorders-research - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. Physical fitness and nutrition: Know your terms | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... digestion process, carbohydrates break down, releasing glucose. A hormone called insulin regulates glucose and moves it through ... fatty acids for proper brain function and cell growth, but since our bodies don’t make them, ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ss-and-nutrition-know-your-terms - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. Endometriosis: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... it can be treated. Certain medications that contain hormones, including pills, injections, or nasal spray, can help ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...is-what-you-need-to-know-updated - MedlinePlus Magazine