New DHEA Research: Reducing Risk of Heart Disease

Achieve better results from your workout with DHEA

At Health2Go, we’re very excited about the latest in DHEA research. In addition to the many already well known health and beauty benefits of DHEA, this new research about DHEA is remarkable. In a five-year, peer reviewed clinical research study following 2,644 men between the ages of 69-80, it was found that those with higher DHEA levels were at significantly lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease (heart attack) than those with lower DHEA levels.  Since heart disease kills around 600,000 people each year in the United States, and is the #1 cause of death in the U.S.A. and the world, according to the CDC, this new medical research can help people live longer healthier and happier lives. Yet another reason to apply a high quality bioidentical DHEA cream called Twist 25 each day.

During two different clinical studies, researchers noticed a marked difference in the health of cells that line subject’s blood vessels, called epithelial cells.  Epithelial cells allow for the elasticity of blood vessels, determining how well veins and arteries dilate and contract as blood is pumped blood through the body. The way our blood vessels contract and dilate is measured as blood pressure and is a strong predictor of future heart disease and cardiovascular problems. For subjects who were given DHEA daily, arterial dilation more than doubled during the course of the study — a great outcome!

Additionally, the studies showed that DHEA inhibited the formation of blood clots by preventing the body from releasing a protein called PAI-1, or plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1, which interferes with the body’s ability to dissolve the tiny blood clots that spontaneously form in our bloodstream. By reducing release of PAI-1 , DHEA can help our bodies dissolve these tiny blood clots before they become bigger, more serious — and potentially fatal — clots.

According to the CDC, almost half of all Americans have one of the three risk factors for heart disease: high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol and smoking. We’re excited at the prospect that DHEA could help those at risk for heart disease live longer.

It’s important to note that DHEA in its bioidentical form — rather than DHEA-S, a more common form — produced the biggest health gains for participants in this study. When looking for a DHEA supplement, ensure you find a pharmaceutical grade bioidentical cream that has been tested for safety and efficacy, like Twist 25. There are many reasons to trust Twist 25 DHEA cream: it’s been tested and perfected for more than two decades, and is made with only top quality ingredients  —  but Health2Go is especially proud that we have dedicated customers in every state in the U.S.A. and doctors throughout the United States that provide Twist 25 cream as the best DHEA cream available for their patients.

Read more about this fascinating study:

1. https://www.life-enhancement.com/magazine/article/875-dhea-protects-against-heart-disease-and-diabetes
2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109714059403
3. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-dhea-prohormone-coronary-heart-disease.html

What Makes Twist 25 the Best DHEA Cream?

Aging often brings a loss of vitality, mental sharpness, and drive. After about age 35, men and women alike begin to slow down as hormone production decreases. Most people start to experience the declines in hormones in a variety of common physical changes. They toss and turn at night and don’t sleep well, they lack energy and focus during the day, and start to gain weight around the midsection more and more easily. Most people try to stay active and exercise as they start to notice these subtle changes happening to delay some of time's effects. Exercise is important, but it can still be frustrating when your body just doesn't function the way it used to anymore. 

Along with staying active, eating right, and staying well hydrated, supplementation of a naturally occurring pro- hormone called DHEA, can also help you maintain a healthy, youthful state. One of the best ways to maintain your body's own DHEA is with Twist 25 DHEA cream.

The adrenal glands, gonads and dermis normally produce DHEA, but the levels peak in our mid-twenties and then gradually decline over time at a rate of about 2% per year. That means that by age 35 most people are 20% below the levels they were making at age 25 when they were at their best or “in the prime of life,” and by age 50 they are only making half as much as when they were at their healthiest. Certain plants, including soy and yams, produce a chemical compound similar to DHEA, but the body cannot convert the plant chemicals into usable DHEA. So eating soy beans or yams does not help increase hormone levels as many have tried and discovered for themselves. But a properly made bioidentical DHEA can now be bought and used daily as a skin cream called Twist 25 DHEA. "Bioidentical" means that it is identical to what is naturally produced by the human body. Only bioidentical hormones that are exactly the same as the naturally occurring human hormone molecule should be used as a supplement.

Feel younger with Twist 25 DHEA cream!

A DHEA supplement taken in pill form must go through the liver before reaching the rest of your system. As the liver processes it, in what is called the “first pass effect of the liver” most of the effective DHEA is destroyed. What does increase in the bloodstream from taking oral DHEA supplements is DHEA-S (DHEA sulfate), a much less effective sulfate form of DHEA. 

Twist 25 DHEA cream is made with a special formulation of bioidentical DHEA that is easily absorbed in the skin where it occurs naturally anyway. Since DHEA is made and processed in the skin anyway, Twist 25 cream is what the body uses naturally provided where the body uses naturally the skin — the dermis — the largest organ of the human body.

Twist 25 DHEA cream has been formulated, tested and perfected for more than twenty years to yield the highest quality safe effective bioidentical DHEA cream made. Twist 25 DHEA cream help people 35 and up enjoy deeper, more restful sleep; better mental focus and concentration, more "get up and go," more drive, and an improved sense of well-being. It also helps people lose weight, reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Studies show that DHEA can help support the immune system as well as bone strength; fight depression; improve postmenopausal symptoms like hot flashes; and allows for soft, healthy, more hydrated skin.

What makes Twist 25 DHEA cream better than other DHEA creams? Twist 25 contains more bioidentical DHEA than other creams, gels or foams.  Each full pump press contains 25 mg bioidentical DHEA. Twist 25 DHEA cream is also made to retain it effectiveness for more than 18 months. People can actually feel the benefits from using the cream within just a few weeks. Health2Go makes Twist 25 DHEA cream only in the U.S.A. in a certified GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) compounding facility using only the highest-quality plant source ingredients. The cream is then laboratory tested for proper strength and mix to provide you with the best DHEA cream possible. 

Twist 25 contains no dangerous or harmful ingredients. Twist 25 cream contains no soy (that some people are allergic to), no lecithin, no cyclodextrin and no parabens. Twist 25 cream does not contain any petroleum by-products. Twist 25 cream contains 50 mg/ml pharmaceutical-grade bioidentical DHEA (a 5% DHEA cream) in a specially developed cream base made with coconut oil, Vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10. A third-party independent laboratory tests every batch of cream to ensure proper mix and strength, which most over-the-counter supplement products do not do.  The high quality ingredients and laboratory testing for proper mix and strength make Twist 25 DHEA cream the DHEA most recommended by physicians and pharmacists, and other health professionals.

Wish you felt like you were 25 again? Use Twist 25 DHEA cream. Make your own hormones. Apply 1-2 pump presses each morning and evening to feel younger and have more energy, and provide the many health and beauty benefits DHEA provides.

Using DHEA To Sleep Better

Does it ever feel like you just can't get enough sleep? You wake up feeling worn out even after getting a full eight hours? Well chances are there are hormones you produce that have declined, and may be causing you to not get the restful, rejuvenating sleep you need. 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 about it. By applying a bioidentical skin cream daily that contains bioidentical DHEA, you can maintain your body's ability to produce hormones and sleep soundly at night.

What is DHEA?

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. Hormones perform a wide variety of chemical messenger functions in the body and have many beneficial biologic functions. DHEA has been shown to by clinical research to allow deeper REM sleep.* REM sleep is the deep, restful sleep in which we dream and recharge the brain.
Until about age twenty-five, people make enough of their own DHEA. In youth, sleep is deep and restful because the body is able to produce plenty of the hormones needed to make that happen. But after age 25 or so, our bodies begin producing less and less DHEA. So by age 35, men and women alike produce about 20 percent less DHEA than they did when they were at their best or in the prime of life at age 20-25. By the age of 50, people make only about half the DHEA they did at age 25. As DHEA declines, many processes begin to not function as well. Some of the first signs of hormonal decline are: lack of energy during the day and poor quality sleep at night.

Studies Show DHEA Improves 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 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. As a result, people with higher DHEA levels are more likely to wake up feeling rested, rejuvenated and ready to hit the day with energy.
DHEA must be used properly as a bioidentical DHEA cream applied on the skin rather than as an oral supplement because as a properly made cream DHEA can be absorbed and processed in the skin 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 the hormones. DHEA has been shown to allow better sleep at night. Decreasing quality of sleep in mid life is very common and expectable given declining DHEA levels that occur. That’s why many middle-age people often sleep, but don't feel rested even after 8 hours of sleep. Twist 25 DHEA cream makes sense.
As an added bonus, DHEA cream is made with coconut oil vitamin E and coenzyme Q-10 all ingredients that are good for you, as well. Twist 25 cream is also great for the skin. Try Twist 25 DHEA cream today. Apply 1 or 2 pump presses each morning and evening and rub it in completely on thin, hairless skin to feel the Twist 25 difference. Sweet dreams!

“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

Maintain Health: It’s All the Little Things That Make a Big Difference Over Time

Medical research studies continue to confirm that maintaining health is far better than fixing health problems once they occur. Antonia Novello, M.D., the former US Surgeon General, summed it up well, saying “It is easier to maintain good health than it is to recover it.”

Medical research clearly shows that sleeping well, eating well, regular daily exercise, drinking adequate clean water, getting exposure to sunlight each day and maintaining nutrients and hormone levels allows better health. Dr. Greg Nobel, a primary care physician at Health First Physicians in Colorado gives three tips to stay healthy: Sleep right, eat more produce and exercise for 30 minutes or more 3-5 times per week.

Maintaining health is much better than waiting for a health problem to occur and trying to treat it.

Recurring behaviors or actions we do each day are what keep us healthy and happy over the long haul. These daily behaviors yield not only our health, but also allow us to better enjoy the pleasures of life as they happen. We do good things when we feel good because we are healthy.

Good health and happiness builds upon itself in a cycle of repeated daily habits we develop over time.

For most people, a decline in hormone levels begins to occur between the ages of 30-40. Hormones are the chemical messengers communicating to all the tissues in your body.

When we, as humans, are in our reproductive “prime” between the ages of 18 to 25, we enjoy optimal hormone levels. In our 20’s, people are typically “at their best” or “in the prime of life.” These are the years when men and women feel great, have lots of energy, easily maintain weight, desire and enjoy sex, sleep great at night and have a sharp clear mind to handle stress or frustrations with ease.

Unfortunately, after about age 25, the most abundant base pro-hormone in the body, DHEA, starts to decline at a rate of about 2% per year. This leads to a gradual decline in about 50 other smaller, more specific carbon chain hormones that the body makes with DHEA, like testosterone and estrogen. Unfortunately, as hormone levels decline in the body, hormone receptors on the surface of cells decline too, so it is not simply a matter of replenishing hormones once the decline has occurred. The hormone receptors on the cell walls that allow hormones to do what they do cannot easily be restored if hormones drop too low for too long.

The gradual decline of hormones begins to be felt noticeably in various ways after about age 35. Some of the most common things people notice is that they cannot sleep well anymore — they toss and turn at night and just don’t sleep soundly like they used to. They begin to have less energy and drive during the day, less focus, less sense of well-being. By age 50, males and females alike produce only half the hormones they did at age 25. Since hormones drive how we feel and function, the results are important in many ways.

As mentioned above, long term medical research clearly shows that deep sleep, regular daily exercise, and a good diet are crucial determinants of long-term health, happiness and well- being, but maintaining healthy levels of essential nutrients and hormone levels is likewise important  to maintain good health.

Dr. John Woodward, Board certified OB-Gyn and bioidentical hormone replacement specialist, says “Keeping things at their best over the course of our lives keeps us healthy. Maintain good quality health habits each day: Eat right – give your body the nutrients it needs, exercise, water, sleep and bioidentical hormones. If people 35 and up apply a bioidentical DHEA skin cream each day, the body can make hormones it needs to function well to maintain health.“

Maintaining DHEA levels helps people to get deeper REM sleep at night. If people sleep well at night they awaken refreshed, rested and ready to go. If you start the day well rested, you have more energy, are in a better mood, and are thereby more focused and productive at work. With more energy and focus, people are more apt to exercise. When people exercise and are more active, they feel good, maintain muscle tone and lose weight. After a productive day and exercise, they sleep better at night.

The cycle repeats itself. Good deep sleep allows more energy, better mood. Exercise and productivity make you feel happier. You thereby eat less and exercise more so you lose unwanted weight. The repeated daily cycle is very powerful over time. Living a healthy lifestyle each day yields incredible benefits over time, and if hormone levels are maintained, combined with complete nutrition and hydration, the results are amazing – you feel better and look better. Keeping the body healthy averts falling into a downward health spiral that can result in greater risks of weight gain, insomnia, depression, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer and more.

It is all the little things we do each day that make a huge difference in our health and appearance over time. If you are 35 or older, one of the best daily health tips is to use Twist 25 DHEA cream every morning and evening to allow your body to maintain youthful hormone levels; and as a result sleep well, wake up refreshed and energized and happy to be alive. Get lots of things done during the day with energy and a smile, exercise, get some sunshine (for vitamin D-3), eat healthy foods and drink good, clean water every day. Over time, all these healthy little things will allow you to maintain your best health and happiness.

Feeling Right again with DHEA

To maintain optimal health and well-being, humans need adequate levels of dehydroepiandrosterone, known as DHEA. DHEA is the most abundant naturally occurring pro-hormone in the human body. DHEA levels gradually increase from birth to about age 25, when we are in our “reproductive prime” as humans. But after age 25, DHEA levels begin to decrease by about 2% per year. As an important prohormone, or building block for hormones, DHEA plays a crucial role in many body functions. Therefore, as levels of DHEA decline people notice they have trouble sleeping, lack energy or focus during the day, gain weight more easily, lose muscle tone, sharpness of mind and muscle tone. Low levels of DHEA are associated with “diseases of aging” such as greater risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, depression and insomnia to name but a few.
Cortisol Increases while DHEA Decreases as We Get Older
Cortisol is known as the stress hormone. Cortisol is released in response to stressful situations. It is the “fight or flight” hormone released to protect the body with an inflammatory response. The problem with this inflammatory response, is that over time too much cortisol has many detrimental effects on the body. As mentioned above, we gradually make less and less DHEA after age 25. One the otherhand, we gradually make more and more cortisol as we get older. Humans are at their healthiest, feel best and are at lowest risk of disease – cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and cancer, when the DHEA to cortisol is at a ratio of 10:1.
Everything from driving in rush-hour traffic to dealing with an upset friend or co-worker, can cause stress in our lives, and production of more cortisol. Elevated cortisol levels over time can lead to impaired immune response, feeling bloated, lacking energy, weight gain and feeling washed out. Cortisol can also adversely affect cardiovascular health, blood glucose levels, and bone strength. High cortisol levels can lead to the development of Metabolic Syndrome, which has been shown to lead to obesity, high blood pressure, and increases in cholesterol and triglyceride levels. DHEA counterbalances the negative effects of cortisol.
DHEA and Cortisol
DHEA is the only thing in the body that counterbalances the negative effects of cortisol. There is a great article about “Adrenal Exhaustion” written by Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD. The article describes the common high cortisol with low DHEA life scenario so common in the U.S.A. Given the gradual declines in DHEA and the gradual increases in cortisol that occur as we get older and cope with more and more stress, using Twist 25 DHEA cream daily make sense.
You, Cortisol and DHEA Cream
Do you wake up feeling groggy and have difficulty getting going? Do you crave sweet snacks in the middle of the afternoon? Is your thinking foggy? Are you forgetful? Do you get recurrent colds, headaches and feel depressed? At night, though you’re tired, do you have trouble falling asleep? You wonder what happened to your interest in sex? If this description fits you, you probably have a high cortisol level and a low DHEA level. What Dr. Northrup describes in her work as “adrenal exhaustion” So you should try using a pharmaceutical grade bioidentical DHEA cream called Twist 25 every morning and evening for at least a few weeks. It is available without a prescription; and can do great good safely. You feel the benefits.
Visit your doctor and have your cortisol, DHEA and thyroid levels checked. You can test your DHEA levels from home using a home DHEA test. Twist 25 DHEA cream is safe, and has no dangerous side effects. If you’re 35 or up, increasing DHEA is good for health, happiness and looking and feeling your best. So get some Twist 25 DHEA cream today and notice the difference! Make your own hormones.

Use DHEA to Build Lean Muscle & Reduce Belly Fat

Low levels of the naturally occurring pro-hormone DHEA are associated with many age related conditions. Maintaining youthful levels of DHEA with a supplement cream called Twist 25 can have many beneficial health effects over time. The cream is applied daily on thin hairless skin,  where the body makes and processes DHEA.  Benefits most reported by men using Twist 25 DHEA cream is that they feel leaner and fitter; they notice a reduction in abdominal fat, leaner more shapely muscle tone, and faster recovery after workouts. This is driven by improved hormones.

Male Hormones
After age 35, many men begin to lose that muscular physique they had in their 20s. It gets easier and easier to gain abdominal fat, and harder and harder to stay strong lean and fit. Many guys realize their interest in sex has diminished, and they don’t sleep deeply at nigh anymore. They toss and turn and get intermittent sleep, instead of deep REM sleep. Why? This happens because hormones gradually decline as we get older.

Hormones drive energy, mood, mental sharpness, muscle tone, fat, sex drive and more. In women, this gradual decline in hormones is called “menopause”. The same gradual hormone decline occurs in men; and has come to be called “andropause”.

Since DHEA is the body’s most abundant base building block for some 50 smaller more specific hormones like testosterone, estrogen, estrone, estradiol and others, the reduced levels of DHEA after age 25 gradually leads to many unpleasant declines in hormones like testosterone and estrogen. Some folks just accept it as a normal part of aging. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We can maintain youthful vigor and and vitality and thereby remain healthier and happier as we get older.

Supplementing DHEA the right way, as a bioidentical cream that is absorbed and processed in the skin allows the body to make it’s own hormones from it. This is where much DHEA metabolism  occurs naturally anyway, in the skin, the dermis, the largest organ of the body. DHEA is the most abundant naturally occurring pro-hormone in the body.  DHEA helps men maintain youthful vitality, muscle tone and health. Twist 25 DHEA cream is also very safe; and reduces risks of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Results from Exercise - Shapely Muscle Tone
One of the most common things we hear from Twist 25 DHEA cream users is that they feel more alive and have more energy so they start exercising more often or make time to go to the the gym to work out more. They start to notice that they are not as sore the next day; and they start seeing results from their workout efforts – they feel leaner and fitter, and notice they are getting in nice shape and gaining muscle tone from their efforts.

So, because men like it when something yields results, and they are not feeling muscle soreness from the workout they did the day before, they start exercising or going to the gym more regularly. As a result, they start to sleep more soundly at night because they have had an active productive day.
Thus, they have more energy the next day – awakening refreshed and feeling vibrant. So, since they feel good, they go to exercise again. This cycle feeds on itself, and over time yields great results. Do remember to apply the Twist 25 DHEA cream after your shower. Apply it morning and evening each day. Many find it convenient to put right beside their toothbrush and toothpaste so when they brush their teeth they also apply their Twist 25 cream every morning and every evening.

When men see and feel results from exercise, they tend to exercise more. Obviously, we all know the many great effects that exercise can have to improve and maintain better health and looks. It really makes sense.

Abdominal Body Fat
After age 35, most men (and women too) find it easier and easier to gain weight, especially belly fat; and find it harder and harder to lose it. Well, exciting medical research done by a team of physicians in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine shows that DHEA can significantly reduce abdominal fat. It is thought that this reduced abdominal fat occurs because DHEA helps people to have better insulin sensitivity, thereby reducing the risks of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, while allowing energy in the bloodstream to be burned by the body rather than stored away as fat.

So, men – wise up. Get fit. Maintain your physique; build toned shapely muscle when you exercise, lose belly fat, and regain sex drive with Twist 25 DHEA cream.
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Get Deeper Sleep and Feel More Rested with DHEA

Have you been feeling tired lately? Not getting enough sleep? Is it hard to get out of bed in the morning, or perhaps you just run out of energy after lunch or by mid-afternoon, and feel yourself nodding off. If so, you’re not alone.
For many people after age 30, getting good deep sleep can get harder and harder. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that “more than one-quarter of the U.S. population reports not getting enough sleep, while nearly 10% experience chronic insomnia,” and insufficient sleep is increasingly being shown to contribute to poor health and greater risk of disease. For many people, this can be averted by maintaining healthy DHEA levels.

DHEA Production
DHEA, short for dehydroepiandrosterone is the most abundant pro-hormone in the body. Humans produce more and more DHEA from birth into adulthood, but levels peak by about age 25. Then DHEA levels decline at a rate of about 2% per year. So, by age 35 people are making about 20% less than they did when they were “in their prime” or at their best. By age 50, men and women alike are only producing half as much of this crucial pro-hormone. DHEA is a carbon chain molecule, not something that can be eaten in foods. In fact, oral DHEA supplements that have been available for many years are eliminated by the liver, so it is best for people to use DHEA as a bioidentical DHEA skin cream that is absorbed and processed in the skin if they wish to benefit from this crucial prohormone.

DHEA and Poor Sleep
Researchers have studied the effects of DHEA on sleep, and the researchers found that people with higher levels of DHEA had deeper REM sleep, while people with lower DHEA levels had less REM sleep. REM sleep is the deep sleep during which we dream, and “recharge the batteries.” The medical research studies demonstrated that DHEA can help people get deeper REM sleep, and thereby feel more rested and energized during the day.
While it’s easy to find inexpensive oral DHEA supplements, they are minimally effective. It is crucial that DHEA be used correctly as a properly made bioidentical DHEA cream that is applied on the skin.
Get the best DHEA supplement made. Twist 25 DHEA cream is bioidentical DHEA cream that is made with coconut oil, Vitamin E and Co-enzyme Q-10. For best results, the cream is rubbed in twice daily onto thin, hairless skin. Twist 25 DHEA cream is tested to be safe and effective.
Try adding a pump or two of Twist 25 cream to your routine every day, and notice the difference: deeper sleep, more energy. Feel refreshed and sharper of mind with Twist 25. Sweet dreams!