S3.6 How can future technology help my hormones?
Could 3D printed pancreases be the cure for type 1 diabetes? Will AI take over in the IVF clinic? How and why have researchers created a rem...
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Hormones: The Inside Story
Uncover the truth about how hormones affect stress, sleep, body fat, fertility and almost every aspect of our daily lives and health in this new, expert-led, myth-busting (often amusing) pod...
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20 of 21 episodesS3.5 Is my soya latte messing with my hormones?
Should I be concerned about growth hormones in a cow's milk cappuccino? Are the plant oestrogens in a soya latte affecting my risk of cancer...
S3.4 Have I got a thyroid problem?
Do you ever feel tired and sluggish, and find yourself putting on a few pounds? Or perhaps you’re anxious, irritable, and no matter how much...
S3.3 Is my diabetes my fault?
Is type 2 diabetes really a “lifestyle disease”? Why do some people develop diabetes even though they’re eating healthily while many obese p...
S3.2 Can my pet pick up my stress?
Do animals recognise when we are feeling the pressure? How can dogs help us when our stress hormones fail? And how has studying stress in ho...
S3.1 Are my hormones making me horny?
What’s the difference between sexual desire and arousal? How does the contraceptive pill affect your sex drive? Which hormone has recently b...
Series 3, coming soon...
Hormones: The Inside Story is back for a brand new series! Series 3 will tackle health misinformation head on, busting myths around common h...
S2.6 Can I hack my hormones to improve my mood?
Do happy hormones exist? Is there a chemical recipe for improving your mood and is oxytocin really the biological basis of love? Professor C...
S2.5 Is there really a fertility crisis?
Is humanity approaching a catastrophic decline in fertility. Are hormone-hijacking chemicals to blame for falling sperm counts? Should we be...
S2.4 Menopause vs. ”Manopause”
The menopause marks one of the biggest natural shifts in hormones for women and can bring with it a number of unpleasant symptoms. But is th...
S2.3 Can I hack my hormones to beat ageing?
Are there really chemicals inside us that could lead to some age-defying interventions in the future? Could our hormones hold the map to the...
S2.2 Does when I eat affect my weight?
Does when you eat affect your body weight? Do meal-timing based diets like intermittent fasting really work? How are your hormones involved...
S2.1 Will taking hormones make me taller?
Ever had a moment at a crowded gig or in a cramped airplane seat when you wished you could change your height? We investigate how hormones a...
Series 2 coming soon...
Hormones: The Inside Story is back for a brand new series, exploring everything from how hormones impact our height to whether they hold the...
S1.6 Are everyday chemicals harming my health?
There are chemicals all around us, but can they interfere with our hormones? Endocrine disruptors have been linked with a number of health p...
S1.5 Is modern life overloading our stress levels?
We all know what it's like to feel stressed, perhaps this year more than most, but what are our stress hormones really doing to our minds an...
S1.4 Should we have the steroid Olympics?
Doping scandals are a regular feature in sporting events, but how do the hormones involved boost performance and why are they banned? Plus,...
S1.3 Should I take a vitamin D supplement?
Vitamin D, the hormone in disguise, is currently in the spotlight as the world's favourite supplement, but is it really all it's cracked up...
S1.2 Can I hack my hormones to beat jet lag?
We explore the hormones behind our sleep-wake cycle, how they can get out of sync and why some athletes are totally immune to jet lag. More...
S1.1 Are my hormones making me fat?
How do our hormones impact our eating habits and will scientists ever make a diet pill? Plus, the tale of the Labradors and the impossible s...