Pregnenolone

Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone made from cholesterol. Our human body uses it to make estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. If an individual’s cholesterol is below 140, he or she may not be able to make enough pregnenolone to reach effective pregnenolone levels. The production of pregnenlone, as with the production of many other of the essential stress and sex hormones, decreases with age. By age 75, most people have had a 65% decline in circulating pregnenolone as compared to when they were age 35.

Function of Pregnenolone

• Regulates the balance between excitation and inhibition of the nervous system
• Increases resistance to stress
• Reduces fatigue and improves both physically and mentally energy
• Improves nerve transmission and supports memory
• Reduces pain and inflammation
• Blocks the production of acid-forming compounds
• Helps to better manage the neurotransmitter GABA
• Helps to repair nerve damage
• Promotes mood elevation
• Improves sleep
• Helps to better manage NMDA receptors
• Slows aging process
• Improves regulation of pain management and control, learning, memory, and alertness

Pregnenolone Used in Treatment

• Depression
• Prevention and reduction of memory loss
• Fatigue
• Moodiness
• Insomnia
• Used in treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and other arthritis conditions as well as spondylitis, and lupus

Elevated Pregnenolone Levels Can Cause the Following Symptoms:

• Acne
• Drowsiness
• Muscle aches
• Fluid retention
• Headaches
• Heart racing
• Insomnia due to over-stimulation
• Irritability, anger, anxiety

Reasons for Low or Reduced Pregnenolone Levels

• The aging process
• Eating too much saturated fats and trans-fats
• Low cholesterol levels
• Hypothyroidism
• Pituitary tumor
• Having a severe illness as pregnenolone increases cortisol production and lessens the production of the other hormones that can help the body deal with stress

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