June 3, 2022
Produced in the endocrine glands, hormones – your body’s chemical messengers – control many of your body’s major processes, including metabolism and reproduction. When your hormones are out of balance, many mechanisms of the body, including a female’s menstrual cycle can lose its normal ability. In a first-person account of how hormones can affect health, a writer for Runner’s World spoke to female health pros, including Summit Health’s Deena Adimoolam, MD, an endocrinology specialist, about how hormonal imbalance can influence one’s performance and whole-body health.