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Aroused
- Author
- Randi Hutter Epstein, MD
- Narrator
- Donna Postel
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 7 August 2018
- Run Time
- 9 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A fascinating exploration of the history and science of one of medicine's most important discoveries, Aroused reveals how hormones can both push us to the edge and reel us back.
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- Author
- Randi Hutter Epstein, MD
- Narrator
- Donna Postel
- Duration
- 9 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 August 2018
- ISBN
- 9781684412211
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Popular medicine and health, Human biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Coping with illness and specific health conditions, Endocrinology, Medicine: general issues, Science: general issues, Metabolism, Biology, life sciences
Synopsis
Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty, and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies control with hormones. Armed with a healthy dose of wit and curiosity, Randi Hutter Epstein takes us on a journey through the unusual history of these potent chemicals and their discovery, from the London laboratory where the concept of hormones was identified to a basement filled with jarred brains to a canine sex lab. We meet leading scientists who made life-changing discoveries about the hormone imbalances that ail us, as well as charlatans who used those discoveries to peddle false remedies. Along the way, Epstein examines the functions of hormones such as leptin, oxytocin, estrogen, and testosterone, demystifying the science of endocrinology.A fascinating exploration of the history and science of one of medicine's most important discoveries, Aroused reveals how hormones can both push us to the edge and reel us back.
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