{"product_id":"signals-the-hidden-power-and-secret-language-of-hormones","title":"Signals: The Hidden Power and Secret Language of Hormones","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An utterly fascinating guide to who you are and how you work. Saira Hameed reveals the endocrine system, and places it at the center of self-knowledge; a system of control, but also a set of signals we can learn to interpret. It's compassionate, humane and grounded in the author's deep clinical experience. A true gift.\" \u003cb\u003e--Chris van Tulleken, author of\u003ci\u003e Ultra-Processed People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating tour of endocrinology, surely the most outlandish but also humane of the medical specialties. Hameed isn't just an exceptional doctor, she is a natural storyteller. Unputdownable!\" \u003cb\u003e--Gabriel Weston, author of \u003ci\u003eAlive \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDirect Red\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is the book I have been waiting for since I was a teenager. Hameed's timely, brilliant, and engaging journey through the hormones that control our brains and bodies is infused not just with deep curiosity but with wisdom and compassion. \u003ci\u003eSignals \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you question everything you thought you knew about the choices we make and the emotions we feel--men and women, and at every stage of our lives.\" \u003cb\u003e--Aarathi Prasad, author of \u003ci\u003eSilk \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn the Bonesetter's Waiting Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating insight into the real-world mystery-solving of the doctors' clinic, and discoveries past and present.\" \u003cb\u003e--Mishal Husain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...the author is as eloquent as she is knowledgeable, and brings once ghostly \"spirits\" to vibrant life. A must-read in any era, but especially this one, given the increasing prevalence of hormone-centric drugs.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Through patient case studies and the thrilling stories of the scientists behind the discoveries, Saira Hameed takes us on a journey through the hidden chemical conductors of our health. Hameed is the kind of doctor you'd love to be referred to: knowledgeable, compassionate and with knack for translating science into stories that inspire and entertain.\" \u003cb\u003e--Caroline Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eInner Sense\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In this enlightening exploration, endocrinologist Hameed draws from decades of expertise and real-life patient cases to demystify the role of hormones in the body. Throughout, she combines entertaining storytelling with insightful reflections. Readers will be inspired to listen to their bodies' cues.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSignals \u003c\/i\u003eis fascinating and totally absorbing. Dr Saira Hameed is both an insightful guide to the mysteries of our hormones and a gifted storyteller.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Jenny Kleeman, author of \u003ci\u003eSex Robots and Vegan Meat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[An] enthralling, revelatory book.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e (an Editor's Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating and moving clinical memoir by Hameed, a consultant endocrinologist. Through her patients she tells us how hormones carry the signals that control every aspect of life, what happens when their messaging goes wrong--and how modern medicine can correct hormonal imbalances and treat disorders ranging from obesity to infertility.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Best Summer Books of 2026\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Summer\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist \u003c\/i\u003eBest Popular Science Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An utterly fascinating guide to who you are and how you work. Saira Hameed reveals the endocrine system, and places it at the center of self-knowledge; a system of control, but also a set of signals we can learn to interpret.\" --Chris van Tulleken, author of\u003ci\u003e Ultra-Processed People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of Atul Gawande and Henry Marsh, a physician writer's expert examination of the extraordinary power of hormones and the miraculous story of the life force signals that make us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHormones write life's masterplan - building a new human being in utero, transforming a helpless newborn into a sturdy toddler, igniting the firestorm of puberty, conjuring the alchemy of fertilization and directing the transition into menopause and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd all the while, day-to-day, minute-by-minute, hormones control our mood and stress levels, how hungry we feel and how much we weigh, changes in libido and blood sugar, the circadian rhythm of our energy balance and sleep-wake cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSignals\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Saira Hameed takes us on a journey through the endocrine system, the body's miraculous and often misunderstood communication network of endocrine glands and hormone signals. We barely notice these internal signals efficiently carrying messages from cell to cell because the power of hormones over our brains and bodies is so fundamental that their omnipotent control is simply felt as \u003ci\u003elife\u003c\/i\u003e itself. Yet when the body's signaling system breaks, we see with hindsight that be 'hormonal' is in fact to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere Dr. Hameed combines expert experience, revelatory science, medical history, and cultural commentary with compelling compassionately recounted patient cases. In this special confluence of storytelling Dr. Hameed invites readers to share in the mysterious, magical inner world of the endocrine system, going beyond hormone hacks and hype to tune out the noise and instead listen into the signals - to the powerful endocrine life force of how the body talks to itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCategory Defining Book: \u003c\/b\u003eHormones are in the zeitgeist and \u003ci\u003eSignals\u003c\/i\u003e provides answers about what they can and can't control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnderstand Your Own Body: \u003c\/b\u003eExpert-authored analysis based in science that leaves readers with a greater appreciation for how the endocrine system works and affects our lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGripping Medical Cases: \u003c\/b\u003e Real stories of Dr. Hameed's puzzling medical cases that provide a peak behind the curtain as to how doctors work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063397033, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9780063397033, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063397033, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eHameed, Saira\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Saira Hameed\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Consultant Endocrinologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, a Senior Tutor at Imperial College London and a prizewinning teacher in the Imperial College School of Medicine. 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