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Can We Change Our Body Type?

Have you ever wished to walked through a machine and change your body completely at a push of a button? Is this dystopian or can we really change our bodies? In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through the types of muscles we can change in our body, hormones that affect our height, and dispel the myth that we are "built different" across races.

Can We Change Our Body Type?

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Have you ever wished to walked through a machine and change your body completely at a push of a button? Is this dystopian or can we really change our bodies? In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through the types of muscles we can change in our body, hormones that affect our height, and dispel the myth that we are "built different" across races.

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