DHEA hormone
What Is DHEA? DHEA, an abbreviation for dehydroepiandrosterone, is a steroid hormone produced by our body's adrenal glands. These glands are located just above our kidneys. It is also produced in the gonads as well as the brain. In our grey matter, it acts as a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of the sex steroids: androgen and estrogen . DHEA, an abbreviation for dehydroepiandrosterone, is a steroid hormone produced by our body's adrenal glands. These glands are located just above our kidneys. It is also produced in the gonads as well as the brain. In our grey matter, it acts as a metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of the sex steroids: androgen and estrogen .We call it the “ mother hormone ” — the source that fuels the body’s metabolic pathway DHEA Although there is still a limit to what scientists know about everything that DHEA does, it is for sure that it functions as a precursor to male and female sex hormones, inclu...