Study shows that human hormones also follow a seasonal pattern
Our minds may be affected by winter s long nights or spring s flowers, but what about our bodies? A new study at the Weizmann Institute of Science reveals that our hormones also follow a seasonal pattern.
By analyzing data on several types of hormones from millions of blood tests, the researchers discovered that some hormones peak in winter or spring and others in summer.
This research, which was published in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (
PNAS), provides a broad, dynamic picture of hormone production – covering those connected to fertility, for example, but also hormones such as cortisol, which are mostly short-lived and not thought to be seasonal.