Does a person under the age of 30 need to take DHEA?
It depends on the state of one’s health. If someone is perfectly healthy, has minimal stress, doesn’t smoke or drinking, and exercises on a regular basis, probably not. After the age of 35 or 40, however, most people can experience benefits. If one has a chronic medical problem, at any age, DHEA, used properly, can be extremely beneficial. One can easily determine if they can benefit by DHEA supplementation by taking a DHEA saliva test. Q: Are natural products safer and more effective than the actual synthesized product? A: Natural products are far safer than using synthetic analogs. Whenever the body can be encouraged to help itself, it is far better off. It is desirable to achieve balance in the body, not stress. Synthetic hormone analogs actually create stress in the body because they are not exactly the same substances as what the body produces. They may produce similar results, but with side effects. Also, introducing synthetic hormone analogs into the body throws off the balance