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 (https://nutritionfacts.org/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? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-did-doctors-not-know-about-the-risks-of-hormone-therapy/).
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