Why Is The Endocrine System So Important?

Although we rarely think about the endocrine system, it influences almost every cellular function in our body. The endocrine system plays a role in regulating mood, growth and development, tissue function, metabolism, as well as, sexual function and reproductive processes.

The endocrine system includes the areas in our body that regulate and produce hormones. Hormones act out as messengers that allow our cells to communicate and produce a coordinated effect. Without our endocrine system, various parts of the body would work independently from one another. Some of the organs that produce hormones includes; the pineal gland (aka “the third eye), …read more