Although there are amazing, bioidentical hormones that can reverse the effects of hormonal imbalance and deficiency, some people who are in the early stages of hormone decline may do better to learn how to balance hormones naturally. Avoiding medical intervention is always recommended. Of course, when necessary, hormone replacement therapy can be a life-changer for many people. It is safe and highly effective.
Somatostatin hormone is a chemical messenger that goes by many names, including growth hormone inhibiting hormone (GHIH), somatotropin release inhibiting factor (SRIF), somatotropin release inhibiting hormone (SRIH), as well as the initials SS, SST, and SOM. It is easy to become confused when one hormone has so many names.

It may be surprising to learn, but hormones may play a role in Parkinson’s disease (PD) onset and progression. More than one hormone may influence Parkinson’s development. In a 2018 report, early life stress and depression were discussed as possible influencers of PD.

Unlike many other essential chemical messengers (hormones) produced and secreted by the pituitary gland, oxytocin hormone is made in the hypothalamus. However, it is the posterior pituitary gland that secretes this multi-faceted hormone into the bloodstream.