Excerpts from the book: 'Peptide Immunotherapy: COLOSTRUM, A physicians Reference Guide' By Andrew M. Keech, PhD with contributions from Michail V. Borissenko BS, MS, Steven Bock, MD, Kenneth J. Frank, MD. The first thing that must be understood about colostrum is what it isn't, namely that colostrum is not a medication.
The Importance of Hormones. The function of hormones in the body is inarguably very important; even the slightest change in how a hormone works could impact the entire body. In order to perform all the necessary processes normally, such as growth, development, metabolism, movement, and reproduction, hormones are needed.ut simply, hormones are the body s chemical messengers that relay a signal from cell to cell. Endocrine glands produce and release these hormones into the bloodstream, where they will travel and bind with a specific receptor, to reproduce or to trigger the production of proteins.
Most hormones are either steroids or amines, peptides, proteins, or glycoproteins synthesized from amino acids. Hormones work to control body functions in three ways: 1) hormone to glandâFor example, the hypothalamus secretes hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands to release hormones. 2) environmental condition to hormone âSome glands respond directly to changes in the bodyâs internal environment.