Dr. Nikki K, How Are You Doing?

Episode 183 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Hormones, Health and Human Potential" with Dr Nicky Keay MB BChir MRCP  (Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Division of Medicine, University College London, UK).

Discussion Topics Include:

• How hormones play a crucial role in determining health
• How hormone networks provide the feedback mechanism by which our lifestyle and behaviours enable us to reach our personal (and athletic) potential.
• Lifestyle factors and their influence on health through hormone networks
• Harnessing hormones as preventative and supportive medicine
• Athlete performance mediated by hormones
• Imbalances in behaviours causing hormone dysregulation 

Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• Hormones, Health and Human Potential (book)

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #148: "Relative energy deficiency: Research to practice"
  with Dr Nicky Keay

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