Maya Okonkwo - DHEA Hub

DHEA and Immune System Support: Understanding a Precursor Hormone’s Role

How DHEA may interact with immune function, the proposed mechanisms, and what the research supports for women in midlife.

DHEA supplements compared on dose, form and third-party testing, with the evidence for what DHEA can and cannot do in midlife.

DHEA is not present in food in meaningful amounts. What diet actually supports its production, and why wild yam is not a dietary source.

A plain guide to DHEA for women: what it is, how it differs from DHEA-S, what the research supports, and where the safety limits are.

Memory and focus often shift in perimenopause. Here is what DHEA trials have found for cognition, and how limited those findings still are.

DHEA converts to estrogen in tissue, so breast safety is a fair question. Here is what the evidence shows for risk and for cancer survivors.

How adrenal DHEA relates to energy and stress resilience in perimenopause, and what supplementation can and cannot address.

Supplements are loosely regulated, so third-party testing matters. What it verifies for DHEA purity and potency, and how to spot it.