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To all the moms out there juggling everything — Happy Mother’s Day!
Also, our popular uterus erasers are back in the shop!!
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Oh My Gallbladder! Did you know astronauts are often asked to remove their gallbladders to prevent probs in space?
This tidbit brought to you by the Canadian Journal of Surgery via Mental Floss.
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What does your thyroid do all day? Find out with our adorable and nerdy graphic all about this metabolic master.
Available as a framed print for your favorite endo office, or a snuggly blanket to keep you toasty. Visit http://iheartguts.threadless.com to check it out!
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Does your pancreas need a boost? Our new insulin drop will give you a smile when you need it most.
Cute stylized insulin enamel pin features the amino acid chains that make up this peptide hormone, made in your pancreas.
Insulin is a hormone that helps turn food into energy. After you eat, sugar from food goes into the bloodstream. Insulin unlocks body cells so they can accept a special delivery of sugar (aka glucose). The cell transforms glucose into energy for you to run and play.
This is one of three NEW hormone pins (estrogenandtestosterone also in the mix) at iheartguts.com. check ‘em out or give our hormones a new home!
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MeetEstrogen, a hormone that regulates the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and secondary sex characteristics such as breasts and wide hips.
Estrogen is made when the hypothalamus inside the brain releases Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone, which prompts the pituitary gland to squirt out Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone into the bloodstream, where they travel the the ovary, to, well… stimulate some follicles in the gonads! Egg follicles inside the ovary make estrogen, which also goes into your bloodstream. During the menstrual cycle, estrogen triggers ovulation and helps build up the uterine walls.
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This tooth didn’t quite pass our quality control standards. It has flaws, but don’t we all? The defects in these teeth vary – many of them have a kind of “fang” effect (like shown in pic) but it’s actually pretty darn cute.
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