DHEA is the most abundant building block for hormones in our bodies. We produce DHEA from several glands and metabolize it into other hormones. DHEA supports the immune system, strong bones, and vascular health; enhances sex drive and sense of wellbeing. Cosmetic benefits include smoother, better hydrated skin and lean muscle tone.
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. By age 35, most people begin to notice the effects of diminishing DHEA levels.
Lower DHEA levels cause many body processes to slow down. Most people begin to gain weight, lose energy, mental sharpness and drive.
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. The reason: oral DHEA provides only DHEA sulphate, a very different pro-hormone than DHEA, with far few benefits.
Recent medical research shows why
DHEA is best delivered to the body as a transdermal cream not as a pill. Why? Because orally ingested DHEA is destroyed by the liver. The liver filters most of it from the blood before it can do any good. What does get into the bloodstream is DHEA sulphate not DHEA.
The human body converts most DHEA into other hormones in the skin. So bio-identical transdermal DHEA, Twist 25 DHEA cream, provides what the body produces naturally where we use it, in the skin.
