Hormones and its Effect on Body

Hormones are chemical messengers that travel in your bloodstream to tissues or organs. They work slowly over time and affect many different processes includingGrowth and developmentMetabolism - how your body gets energy from the food you eatSexual functionReproductionMood.Endocrine glands which are special groups of cells make hormones. The major endocrine glands are the pituitary pineal thymus thyroid adrenal glands and pancreas. In addition men produce hormones in their testes and women produce them in their ovaries.