Hormones control all aspects of your health, including your mood, metabolism, sleep, digestion, bone health, and, if you're a woman, your menstrual cycle. You produce about 50 different hormones. Most people know estrogen is important for bone health, but so are other hormones. This article reviews how some of these chemicals—estrogen, testosterone, thyroid hormone, oxytocin, serotonin, melatonin, and cortisol—affect your bones.

Key Takeaways To Tune In For:

[06:35] - Importance of Collagen in Bone Health

[09:41] - Hormone Replacement Therapy and Bone Health

[14:02] - Risk of Mortality in Osteoporosis Fractures

[20:11] - Effects of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism

[ 23:46] - The Impact of Oxytocin on Longevity

[26:56] - Oxytocin, Social Support, and Bone Health

[41:34] - Oxytocin Buffering Cortisol Stress Effects

Resources talked about in this episode

Blog mentioned:

• Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods

• Vitamin K and Fractures,

• Vitamin K for Bone, Brain, Immune, and Liver Health,

• How to Boost Oxytocin

Products mentioned:

• Collagen

• Osteo-K

• Osteo-K Minis

• Vitamin C