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DHEA is a little-discussed hormone‚ yet it can have a large impact on your body. As an adrenal steroid‚ it’s transported into cells for its conversion into estrogens and androgens. These hormones play a role in your energy levels‚ endocrine and reproductive functioning‚ and metabolism of minerals and fats.The amount of DHEA your body produces varies based on several factors: gender‚ individual biochemistry‚ and age are the most prominent; natural production begins to drop after the age of 25....

Hormone precursor to support the immune system, mood, and memory‡ Pregnenolone, 3-beta-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one, is a natural steroid hormone produced in the body from cholesterol. It has been described as the “Grandmother of all Steroid Hormones,” since all steroid hormones, over 150 of them, are derived from pregnenolone. Pregnenolone has been linked with positive support of the immune system, mood and memory. In the body, it is converted to DHEA and/or progesterone. It is likely that the...