Lianna (on Mastodon) on Nostr: nprofile1q…guma4 I was shocked when I learned how much of our bodies and human ...

nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqgre9p5tk6c48g4hrjajk9p5f9f6ez54tfmt2dy5y6eq24m7aj9csyguma4 (nprofile…uma4) I was shocked when I learned how much of our bodies and human sexual dimorphism in general is actually controlled by various hormones and not genes directly. Not just estrogen and testosterone either, but all the others too like progesterone.

And to go another step further, how much of our consciousness, psyche and body is controlled by our gastrointestinal microbiomes! I had no idea something like BPD or schizophrenia could be caused by gut bacteria.