DHEA is the most abundant base or building block in our bodies for hormones. We produce DHEA from several glands in the body and metabolize it into other hormones in the skin. We make the most when we are “in our prime” between the ages of 18-25, then produce about 2% less per year every year after age 25.
So by age 35 most people begin to notice the effects. Lower levels of hormones cause processes to slow down. Most people begin to gain weight, lose energy, mental sharpness and drive because how we feel and look each day is driven by our hormones.
DHEA supports the immune system, strong bones, and vascular health, enhances sex drive and sense of well being. Cosmetic benefits include smoother better hydrated skin and lean muscle tone.
Unfortunately, most research studies of “DHEA” have been done using oral DHEA supplements (in pill form). These studies showed little significant benefit to "DHEA" (sulphate) supplementation. DHEA sulphate is all that oral DHEA pills provide, and DHEA sulphate is a much different pro-hormone than DHEA with far few benefits.
We now know why. Recent medical research shows DHEA must be delivered to the body--not as a pill, but as a transdermal cream. Why? Orally ingested DHEA is destroyed by the liver. Because the liver filters most of it from the blood before it can do any good.
The human body metabolizes most DHEA into other hormones in the skin (where we use most of the DHEA we make). So bio-identical DHEA, Twist 25 Cream, provides what the body produces naturally--where we use it, in the skin.
