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What's the role of hormones in humans?
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Dr. Seema Patelanswered
Holistic Medicine 28 years experience
Chemical messangers: Hormones are chemical messangers in your body that tell different parts to do something whether its digestion, sex hormones, stress hormones, regulate blood pressure and heart function, control metabolism rate, etc.
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