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Testosterone
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Testosterone, important to both men and women,1 is a hormone secreted by the ovaries, adrenal glands, and testes.2 Women require less testosterone than men, but the hormone is needed to sustain a woman's libido and enhance the functions of estrogen.3 In both males and fspanales, it strengthens bones...
Progesterone
Progesterone is a hormone produced by the ovaries and adrenal glands, and it functions to balance the effects of estrogen. Natural progesterone enhances the action of estrogen, as these hormones work together to maintain a normal hormone balance. A lack of progesterone causes disease processes similar...
Melatonin
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Melatonin is produced naturally in the body by the pineal gland.1.2 It is a primary hormone involved in regulating the body's circadian rhythms and fspanale menstrual cycle.1,3,4 It also plays important roles in blood pressure regulation, seasonal reproduction, immune systspan health, and bone and...Estrogen
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Estrogen is a foundational hormone that regulates the brain and body bioenergetics in the fspanale body.1 There are three types of estrogen found in a fspanale body: estrone, estradiol, and estriol. The levels of all of these hormones fall dramatically at the onset of...DHEA
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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a steroid hormone produced in the adrenal glands, gonads (testes and ovaries), and brain.1 DHEA is often referred to as the “mother of all hormones” because it is the building block from which both male and fspanale hormones are produced. It...Pregnenolone
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Pregnenolone, a steroid hormone synthesized from cholesterol, is found in the brain, gonads and adrenal cortex. Research shows that correcting low steroid hormones can actually help to normalize cholesterol levels. Having a higher-than-ideal cholesterol level might be the body's way of creating a precursor for the...