Tag Archives: Dehydroepiandrosterone

The Steroid Cascade

To get you ready for my next post: There are more than 15 steroid hormones, each with its own metabolites, and an enzyme system that converts them from one steroid to another, from moment to moment: the steroid hormone cascade.

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DHEA – Your Inner Warrior

An anabolic hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), sometimes called the “Mother Hormone” because it can convert into all the other hormones, is secreted primarily by the adrenal glands.  It leads to an anabolic or protein building state as opposed to a catabolic … Continue reading

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