DHEA for Sleep: Why DHEA helps you sleep

Having trouble catching those Z’s? You might want to consider hormone decline as a potential cause. Health2Go’s Twist 25 DHEA cream may help. Why ? DHEA is a foundation for your hormones. DHEA helps allow deeper REM sleep. Past about age 35, DHEA levels have dropped by 20%. This starts to have negative effects on many aspects of health; one important health function is REM sleep.

Sleep is a Common Problem

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than ⅓ of Americans are sleep deprived, over 35% of adults in the United States get fewer than seven hours of sleep per night. About 84 million people in the USA don’t get enough sleep.

Health experts suggest that adults should get at least seven hours of sleep per night. Unfortunately, seven hours of sleep may seem like an unattainable goal for many Americans.

More than half of the adults in the United States reported that they do not sleep soundly at night. They frequently wake up and toss and turn and have trouble falling back asleep. 20 to 30% of adults suffer from chronic insomnia and struggle to fall asleep at night.

Bad quality sleep not only effects how well rested we feel, but a lack of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep has a direct impact on mood, mental sharpness, productivity, and overall health.

REM sleep is the deepest level of sleep and is the level in which we dream and many of the body’s regenerative functions occur. Research suggests that poor sleep increases the risk of developing high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type II diabetes.

To cope with sleeping problems, people may use sleeping pills, buy expensive special beds; or try special pillows or on white noise audios. For people that suffer from sleep apnea, which is due to airway obstruction, many people use CPAP machines, or Breathe Right strips, or get a surgical procedure to resolve the problem. While these are all viable remedies for sleeping disorders, they can be expensive or have unpleasant side effects.

No matter which type of sleeping issue may be causing you to not sleep well. If you want to improve your sleep naturally, Twist 25 DHEA cream is backed by science.

More than half the population over age 35 reports they get poor quality sleep and not enough sleep. As troubling as that may sound, there is now an easy way to do something natural about it. Applying a bioidentical DHEA cream daily that contains bioidentical DHEA can help the body to produce 50 different hormones and sleep deeper at night.

What is DHEA & Why Use it as a Skin Cream?

DHEA is short for dehydroepiandrosterone, a naturally occurring pro-hormone made and processed in the adrenal glands, gonads and dermis. It is a base building block or precursor for more than 50 hormones. DHEA also counterbalances the inflammatory stress response hormone, cortisol.

Extensive research has been done to examine how DHEA influences sleep. In peer reviewed medical research study done by doctors Friess, Trachsel, Guldner, et al, study results showed that “DHEA significantly improves REM sleep.”

REM sleep is the deep level of sleep in which we dream and reset the brain and body for the next day.

The Decline of DHEA with Age

Until about age twenty-five, people make increasing amounts of DHEA. In youth, sleep is deep and restful because the body produces sufficient levels of DHEA and other hormones. But after age 30-40, people begin to produce less and less DHEA.

So by age 45, men and women alike produce about 40 percent less DHEA than when they were at their best or in the prime of life, ages 20-25. By the age of 50, people make just half the DHEA they did at age 25.

As DHEA declines, many processes, like the daily circadium rhythm, that are driven by hormones, begin not to function as well. Some of the first signs of hormone decline are a lack of energy during the day and poor quality sleep at night.

Midlife hormone decline in women is generally called Menopause. Midlife hormone decline in men is called Andropause. For women, menopause is specifically defined as when menstruation stops, usually around age 51. For men declining hormones like testosterone decline, causing reduced energy, drive and interest in sex.

DHEA serves as a precusor or base for all estrogenic and androgenic hormones.

Studies Show DHEA Improves REM Sleep

Millions of people every day wake up after 8 hours of sleep still feeling tired. This begins to happen more and more as people get older because they are not getting enough REM (rapid eye movement) sleep.

REM sleep occurs at various intervals during the night. REM sleep is one of the five stages of sleep. It is the deepest stage of sleep when we dream. People typically spend more than two hours per night in REM sleep dreaming.

According to a medical research study published by Dr. E. Friess, et al, “DHEA administration induced a significant increase in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.” * So if people can maintain higher DHEA levels, they can get more REM sleep. People with higher DHEA levels are more likely to wake up feeling rested, rejuvenated and ready to hit the day with energy.

Decreasing hormone levels have many noticeable symptoms such as irritability, low sex drive, feeling tired or stressed, or having hot flashes. The most common sign of hormone decline for women and men is poor quality sleep at night. It is not surprising that the graph above showing the gradual decrease of DHEA levels as we age, coincides with peoples hormone levels and quality of sleep. Hormone levels and sleep quality are shown by science to be dependent upon DHEA.

Benefits of DHEA – No Dangerous Side Effects

DHEA supports:

• Energy, focus and mental acuity
• Immune system
• Lean muscle tone
• Bone strength
• Cardiovascular health
• Libido and sexual performance
• Deep REM sleep
• Softer, more hydrated skin

DHEA reduces:

• Abdominal Fat
• Risk of Cancer
• Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
• Fatigue
• Depression
• Poor quality sleep
• Joint pain
• Muscle soreness

It is not possible to eat any particular foods to increase DHEA. DHEA supplementation is generally recommended for people 35 and up to maintain health.

How to Use DHEA for Results

DHEA must be used properly as a bioidentical DHEA cream rubbed into the skin rather than as an oral supplement because as a properly made cream, DHEA can be absorbed and processed in the skin, the dermis, where it occurs naturally anyway. Unfortunately, when it is taken orally as a pill, the liver destroys most DHEA before it can do any good.

Twist 25 DHEA cream provides bioidentical DHEA on the dermis where it is used to produce hormones. As explained, DHEA allows better sleep at night.

Decreasing quality of sleep in midlife is very common and expectable given the gradual decline of DHEA levels as we get older. That is why many middle-aged people often sleep, but don’t feel rested even after 7-8 hours of sleep. Quality deep REM sleep is inadequate. Twist 25 DHEA cream helps restore and maintain DHEA levels.

Applying Twist 25 DHEA Cream for Better Sleep 

More good information, Twist 25 DHEA cream is made with pharmaceutical grade coconut oil, vitamin E and coenzyme Q-10, all ingredients the are plant sourced and good for your health. Twist 25 DHEA cream  is excellent for healthier softer younger looking skin.

Apply 1 or 2 pump presses of Twist 25 DHEA cream morning and evening each day. Rub the cream in completely on thin, hairless skin to support physical and mental health and sleep better at night.

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References

“DHEA administration increases rapid eye movement sleep and EEG power in sigma frequency range.” Friess E, Trachsel L, Guldner J, Schier T, Steiger A, Holsboer F. American Journal of Physiology Jan 1995 268(1 Pt 1):E107-13. Pubmed study