Endocrine system
The network of glands that produce hormones — the body’s slow, wide-reaching chemical signaling system regulating metabolism, growth, mood, and reproduction.
Organs
Related systems
Hormones
- Adrenaline (Epinephrine)· Adrenal medulla
- Cortisol· Adrenal cortex
- Estrogen· Ovaries
- Ghrelin· Stomach
- Glucagon· Pancreas (alpha cells)
- Growth hormone· Anterior pituitary
- Insulin· Pancreas (beta cells)
- Leptin· Adipose tissue
- Melatonin· Pineal gland
- Myokines· Skeletal muscle
- Oxytocin· Posterior pituitary
- Progesterone· Ovaries (corpus luteum)
- Testosterone· Testes / ovaries / adrenal
- Thyroxine (T4)· Thyroid
Substances
- Apple cider vinegar
- Ashwagandha
- Berberine
- Chromium
- CJC-1295
- Fenugreek
- GHRP-6
- IGF-1 LR3
- Inositol
- Ipamorelin
- Ligandrol (LGD-4033)
- Melatonin
- Methandrostenolone (Dianabol)
- Nandrolone (Deca-Durabolin)
- Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)
- Ostarine (MK-2866)
- Oxandrolone (Anavar)
- RAD-140 (Testolone)
- Rhodiola
- Rhodiola rosea
- Stanozolol (Winstrol)
- Trenbolone
- Vitamin D
Behaviors
Functions & conditions
- Appetite Regulation
- Arousal
- Blood Pressure Regulation
- Circadian Rhythm Regulation
- Homeostasis
- Hormone Regulation
- Hunger Regulation
- Menopause
- Perimenopause
- Sleep Regulation
- Stress Response
- Thirst Regulation
- Addison disease
- Cushing syndrome
- Gout
- Graves disease
- Hashimoto thyroiditis
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Metabolic syndrome
- Obesity
- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Primary hyperparathyroidism
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Books (24)
A Primate's Memoir
Always Hungry?
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories
Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will
Estrogen Matters
Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease
Get Up!
Hormone Repair Manual: Every Woman’s Guide to Healthy Hormones After 40
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To
Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine
Obesity Epidemiology
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body
The Circadian Code
The Circadian Diabetes Code
The Diabetes Code: Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally
The Gene: An Intimate History
The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism
The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
The Period Repair Manual: Natural Treatment for Better Hormones and Better Periods
Podcasts
Research (50)
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: A joint advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: A joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: a joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society Dariush (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials Frank (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Testing the carbohydrate-insulin model: The data are supportive! David (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Editorial: Linking the endocrine system with immunity Latek et al. (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Long-term NMN treatment increases lifespan and healthspan in mice in a sex dependent manner David (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Human trials exploring anti-aging medicines David (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- High dose melatonin increases sleep duration during nighttime and daytime sleep episodes in older adults Charles (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The role of sugar-sweetened beverages in the global epidemics of obesity and chronic diseases Frank (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The endocrine system and associated disorders Ashwell (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Time-restricted Eating for the Prevention and Management of Metabolic Diseases Satchin (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults Charles (2022) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- The carbohydrate-insulin model: a physiological perspective on the obesity pandemic David (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Carbohydrate restriction for diabetes: rediscovering centuries-old wisdom David (2021) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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