Composition per Dose
• Deidroepiandrosterone (DHEA) 25mg
Other Ingredients: rice flour and cellulose capsule.
Contains no added milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, soy, wheat, gluten or yeast.
Description
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone) is produced in the adrenal glands from pregnenolone and ultimately converted to testosterone, estrone, and estradiol. The marked reduction in DHEA by the adrenal glands during aging causes a dramatic decline in the formation of active sex steroids in peripheral target tissues. This creates a situation that is thought to be associated with a long list of age-related declines in insulin resistance, obesity, muscle mass, bone, and cardiovascular health.*
It is the most abundant circulating steroid hormone in humans, where it functions primarily as a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of the sex steroids androgens and estrogens.*
DHEA supplementation has been shown to restore blood sex hormone levels to those enjoyed in younger years. DHEA in appropriate replacement doses appears to have healing effects with respect to its ability to induce anabolic growth factor, increase muscle strength and lean body mass, support immune health, and improve quality of life in aging men and women.
Micronized for better absorption
Supports overall health
HPLC tested for potency and purity
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA, more correctly Didehydroepiandrosterone) is an important endogenous steroid hormone. DHEA is a “parent hormone” produced by the adrenal glands near the kidneys and in the liver. It is changed in the body into a hormone called Androstenedione. Androstenedione is then converted into the major male and female hormones.
DHEA is produced from cholesterol by two cytochrome P450 enzymes. Cholesterol is converted to pregnenolone by the P450 scc (side chain cleavage) enzyme; then another enzyme, CYP17A1, converts pregnenolone to 17α-hydroxypregnenolone and then to DHEA.
Although it functions primarily as an endogenous precursor to more potent androgens such as testosterone and DHT, DHEA has been found to possess some degree of androgenic activity in its own right.* Unlike the case with androgen and estrogen receptors, DHEA does not bind to or activate progesterone, glucocorticoid, or mineralocorticoid receptors.
Regular exercise and calorie restriction are known to increase the body's production of DHEA. Balanced DHEA in the body helps support memory and cognition, joint health, energy, fatigue reduction, cholesterol balance, well-being and mood.*