DHEA: What Is It and What Are Its Benefits?

DHEA levels naturally decline with age. Does replenishing youthful levels have restorative effects? Should we take DHEA supplements?

What about injections of human growth hormone for anti-aging benefits? See my last video The Side Effects of Human Growth Hormone as an Anti-Aging Therapy ( ) for more on that.

For background on the Premarin debacle I mentioned, see How Did Doctors Not Know About the Risks of Hormone Therapy? ( ).

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