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: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (such as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin
also
: a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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Research shows that a high-protein diet increases satiety-promoting hormones while decreasing hunger hormones.
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
The high-skin absorption of oxybenzone in non-mineral sunscreens poses several health concerns like hormones disruption and is harmful for aquatic and marine ecosystems, the report stated.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Finally, harnessing the fragrant power of herbs is a return of the partnership between hormone health brand Forage Botanicals and Chelsea Physic Garden.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
His strict protocol could be personalized after extensive lab testing, but generally involved a low-carbohydrate diet, intermittent fasting, supplements and, at times, interventions such as hormone treatments and home mold remediation.
—Lindsay Gellman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 22 May 2025
The high-skin absorption of oxybenzone in non-mineral sunscreens poses several health concerns like hormones disruption and is harmful for aquatic and marine ecosystems, the report stated.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Finally, harnessing the fragrant power of herbs is a return of the partnership between hormone health brand Forage Botanicals and Chelsea Physic Garden.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
His strict protocol could be personalized after extensive lab testing, but generally involved a low-carbohydrate diet, intermittent fasting, supplements and, at times, interventions such as hormone treatments and home mold remediation.
—Lindsay Gellman, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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“Hormone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hormone. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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hormone
noun
hor·mone
ˈhȯr-ˌmōn 
: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific and often stimulating effect on cells usually at a distance from the place where it is made
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hormone
noun
hor·mone
ˈhȯr-ˌmōn
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: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually a distance from its point of synthesis
Some people develop insulin resistance, a condition in which response to the hormone is muted and the body must produce excess insulin to maintain healthy blood-glucose concentrations.—Ben Harder, Science News
Ben Harder, Science News
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: a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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: sex hormone
I discovered I had the classic signs of perimenopause, the prelude to "the change" when hormones yo-yo before menstrual periods cease altogether …—Beth Witrogen McLeod, Cooking Light
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