31: DHEA - The Stress Resilience Hormone {HRT Series}
🔋 Today’s episode (the final installment of our HRT series!) focuses on DHEA - a hormone that often goes unnoticed but can make a huge difference in how you feel day-to-day.
☀️ DHEA supports adrenal health, stress resilience, immune function, and is a key building block for other hormones like estradiol and testosterone.
Inside this episode, we discuss:
What DHEA actually is and why the body produces it
Why DHEA naturally declines with age and stress
The connection between DHEA and stress resilience
How DHEA supports mood, libido, and cognitive clarity
Symptoms of low DHEA
Why DHEA is especially important for women under prolonged stress
Microdosing vs over-supplementation
Testing DHEA-S in bloodwork and how I monitor levels to ensure safe use
Why DHEA is best used as part of a larger hormonal strategy
Who tends to benefit most from DHEA support
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HRT series episodes (some upcoming- stay tuned!)
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