Since our hormones
affect our mood, our aging process, even our abilities to heal ourselves,
hormonal imbalance can create subtle dysfunctions in our physiological and
psychological states, including continuing sexual performance problems:
lack of sexual sensitivity, lack of sexual desire, deficient sexual
experience, failure to achieve climax, dryness of vagina, sexual
melancholia and sexual neurasthenia.
What Causes Hormonal Imbalance? A major
factor are environmental chemicals in our food, water and air - heavy
metals, herbicides, pesticides, plastics and many other poisons -
that mimic estrogen once they enter our body. It has been reported on
several news programs (CBS, The Discovery Channel and others) that the
common tin can is inadvertently supplying us with unwanted, estrogen-like
hormones - a result of a chemical reaction over a period of time between
the tin and the plastic inner lining. These unwanted cumulative chemical
additions are believed to have dire consequences within our bodies, adding
a synthetic steroidal hormone which directly interferes with the normal
function of our Endocrine System. Our body is fooled into thinking it is
real estrogen and acts as if there is an estrogen excess in the system,
creating an imbalance.
How Are Hormones Produced Within the Body? The Endocrine System is
the biochemical system of the body which controls
and regulates the functioning of our entire metabolism through the
production and direction of all of our hormones. Within the
Endocrine System, there are literally hundreds of types of hormones
produced - some affect a specific gland or tissue, some affect our overall
health, and others simply aid in the production of other hormones.
Hormones are incredible multifunctional biochemicals, without which, we
simply could not live. A specific
group of hormones are amino acid-based molecules being manufactured by the
body's from-free form amino acids, so if these essential amino
acids aren't available, hormonal production dwindles. (See
hGF "Amino Acid" Anti-Aging Spray).
The Endocrine System directly
controls the process of aging and how healthy we will be in the process.
Hormones manufactured by the Endocrine System directly govern the welfare
of the entire body, keeping us young, healthy, and happy. Many
pathological conditions are the result of or associated with the
malfunctioning of the endocrine glands.
Why is DHEA so Important? Hormonal
balance is essential to the maintenance of good health and a strong Immune
System. Researchers have recently discovered that a number of
hormones from within the Endocrine System play a significant role with
"T-cell markers" within the Immune System, most notably DHEA.
DHEA (or dehydroepiandrosterone)
is commonly referred to as the mother hormone, since from it a
number of other hormones may be manufactured on demand, such as estrogen,
testosterone, progesterone and corticosterone. Researchers have seen an
inverse correlation between DHEA levels and disease, meaning that the
higher the level of DHEA in the blood, the less an organism may suffer
from disease.
Published studies have demonstrated that appropriate supplementation of
DHEA could be a factor in decreasing the risk of cancer, cardiovascular
disease, diabetes, obesity, senility, Alzheimer's disease, and premature
death. DHEA has also shown the wonderful potential to actually slow the
aging process.
More and more scientific support is emerging which calls for early
supplementation of DHEA and its nutritional precursors in order to
maintain general hormonal balance throughout life. Studies
have demonstrated that DHEA levels in our blood generally peak around 20
years of age and decrease to only 5% of our peak levels by the age of 80!*
*Health statements have
not been evaluated by the FDA. We always recommend you check with your
health care practitioner or physician prior to beginning any new
supplement or diet program, especially if you are on any medication,
nursing, pregnant or have any other existing medical condition.
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