{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Pollutants Influence Our Hormones","description":"Your endocrine system relies on balance. An increase or a drop in one hormone can trigger a drop or rise in another. So changes in your environment, like air or water quality, can affect your hormones, and how you feel during different parts of your cycle.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; And the changes to your hormones can be even more consequential during critical growth periods \u2014 like when a fetus is developing and during puberty.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; To discuss this topic and more, we\u2019re joined today by Dr. Shruthi Mahalingaiah. She's a professor at Harvard School of Public Health and a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. &amp;nbsp; For more information on today\u2019s episode visit helloclue.com\/hormonal. And to find out how to support the work here at Clue, go to Clue.Plus.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Want to know the answer to the question at the beginning of the show? Check out  Digestion and your cycle: A conversation between Clue and Cara on helloclue.com. &amp;nbsp; Episode Links: &amp;nbsp; Helloclue.com:  How I determine the causes of irregular periods Helloclue.com:  Clue lets you know if you\u2019re at risk for PCOS ","author_name":"Hormonal","author_url":"https:\/\/helloclue.com\/podcast\/hormonal-podcast-clue","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11906333\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/11906333"}