DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone

DHEA is a hormone and essentially a precursor for the body’s creation of testosterone and estradiol.  DHEA is taken as a supplement.  Current research suggests that DHEA may be of value in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, cancer, alzheimer's disease, and other memory disturbances.

Gaby, AR. DHEA:  The hormone that does it all. Holistic Medicine. 1993 Spring:19-23.