Not exact matches
Cholesterol is needed for formation of healthy cell membranes and is a
precursor to all steroid
hormones (progesterone,
estrogen, FSH, etc.).
The reason Pine Pollen is such a powerful androgen is in large part because it is the only natural source of the «wonder
hormone» DHEA, which is the
precursor to not just testosterone, but
estrogen and progesterone as well.
Vitamin B complex, zinc and magnesium serves as
precursors of the body to produce
hormone like substances to regulate the natural balance of the body's
hormones during menopause particularly
estrogen and progesterone
These changes happen because DHEA works as a pro-
hormone, a
hormone precursor to testosterone and
estrogen and about 50 other
hormones.
Cholesterol is the
precursor to all sex
hormones (like
estrogen, progesterone, etc).
In addition to neurotransmitters and cortisol, the adrenals also produce small amounts of the sex
hormones,
estrogen and testosterone (and their
precursors).
: As «mother of all
hormones,» pregnenolone is a
precursor to all steroid
hormones (including progesterone and
estrogen, the big 2 that can cause PMS).
Meanwhile, DHEA is a
precursor to other important
hormones like testosterone and estradiol (
estrogen), and decreased DHEA levels are associated with many symptoms of aging, due to its protective effects against damage from sources like excess cortisol.
Progesterone is manufactured in the body from the steroid
hormone pregnenolone, and is a
precursor to most of the other steroid
hormones, including cortisol, androstenedione, the
estrogens and testosterone.
And it also acts like a
hormone, raising progesterone (the
precursor to other sex
hormones, like
estrogen and testosterone).
Atypical Cushing's disease can also result if the innermost layer, the zona reticularis, begins overproducing sex
hormones such as
estrogen, progesterone or testosterone
precursors.