I started taking 10mg pregnenolone three times per week a week ago and it has changed my life. I also take 25 DHEA one to two times per week. I suffered from mood swings, low concentration, low drive etc for 15 years. It destroyed my life, lost career, friends, relationships. I need to start from scratch now. But I feel like my 12 year old self. Driven, focused and full of positive thoughts. Thanks.
Pretty good summary for sure. It's helpful to know what is going on because many people wonder why sex hormones are so low and if it's connected to stress. Hopefully this helped.
Really like this message, realising stress can come in many forms and mean multiple things is a bit of a paradigm shift for me. Cheers Olly, great video!
Warning : if you are introvert have anxiety stress don’t take Night Shift jobs because it lowers your pregnelone with lowers you sense perception and is a strange feeling . Do jobs that how your brain works . also comminticate with people with boundaries . Balance being alone and being with with people depending how much you need it.
My husband and I own a business. It’s starting to impact him. He can’t get away and has to put out fires so to speak. I try to get him to take breaks but he gets nervous thinking that if he did take one things will implode. We can’t seem to avoid stress. Yikes!
Meditation is key to counteract your stress and have better quality of life.Start devoting 15 minutes a day and you and your husband will notice a huge difference, and by the way, only through meditation we will get all the answers to solve our problems... Good Luck!
Hey @sarahbean6170, we work with a ton of business owners in thisi spot. As @rubensep said, meditation and stress reducing activities can certainly help. but as explained in some of my other videos, it can be very helpful to find the root of the problem in the business. Business will always have problems but if he feels out of control or doesn't know where his next customer is coming from then no amount of meditation will fix this.
Late to this convo. I consume quite a bit of caffeine daily from various sources, but mostly from coffee, so I’m concluding from this talk that caffeine/cortisol connection is likely the biggest reason for my low hormones since my mid-30’s. A zero-stress life since my mid 40’s but sex drive turned down even further while I kept upping the daily dose of caffeine, so makes sense why now mid-50’s no change, and even worse. BHRT has resolved several issues typical in menopause, but my libido still mostly off. My doctor doesn’t think my caffeine habit is interfering with hormone therapy, but I strongly believe it probably is. Not sure if anything will change now if I add pregnenolone while ditching the caffeine but I will be experiment…fingers crossed.
Life just isn't that simple. You can't take 2 things in your life that could be coincidental and then draw causal conclusions as if you know more than a doctor. Caffeine may increase ACTH but ACTH increases pregnenolone synthesis which can go downstream into cortisol. If caffeine is removed, the same pathway is decreased, leaving you with less pregnenolone. Cortisol is wakefulness producing so if you're feeling no stress and having no sleep interruption, I doubt it's an overproduction of cortisol. Bioidentical hormone therapy is just marketing that gets you to spend more money on HRT. Sorry you fell for that nonsense. Might be worth taking some DHEA and pregnenolone. See if your hormone clinic will charge you 50x the price for them.
Glad to hear stress is low but I certainly don't think coffee is that detrimental. I will have an impact but in isolation if stress is not super high all day I wouldn't say that's the issue. There can be many causes of low hormones and will be interesting to see how you feel after a few months of BHRT but if still an issue going into more of our sleep, gut health and menopausal trainings might be helpful as we work with this all the time. Hope this helps :)
@@troy3423 Life may not be that simple as you say but I have to start somewhere when looking for solutions (especially when doctors have no clue yet collect fees and give no answers). BHRT has been helpful in several ways though it has had no effect on my libido. I am grateful it is available because it brought me so much relief. The BS is that the doctor lead with “libido” being one of the biggest improvement I would get from BHRT. I do consume A LOTTT of caffeine; not just coffee, hence I have to conclude that it plays a role in creating biochemical stress! If I have to make changes, it should start there -reducing caffeine.
@@troy3423 You started with: “you can’t take two things that could be coincidental and draw casual conclusions, as if you know more than a doctor”. Then in your end statement you did exactly that -drew casual conclusions by saying: “Might be worth taking some DHEA and pregnenolone”. Sounds a bit oxymoronic!!! YOU can draw casual conclusions about my body and my personal experience, but I can’t?…because YOU know more than a doctor? Or, are you a doctor here to bully me about taking a backseat in my own health journey?
@@massageistherapy I never drew any conclusions about coincidental things. I said they MIGHT help you whereas you said you STRONGLY believe that its coffee despite being told otherwise. As you said, you know your body so figure it out!
For me 200 geams of pregnalone amd 50 grams of dhea at night is a game changer for deep sleep in a test cycle of 250 to 500 mgs a week ! Im 52 been training for 20 years om fone on it..Had blood works done !
DHT causes hair loss . If you become sensitive to DHT you will loose hair. DHEA raises free testosterone by 3 to 5 points. DHT is about 30 per cent of total t. I doubt it. Its unlikely pregnenolone raises testosterone, there are no studies so who really knows. Maybe if you are young.
I like to fix the issue rather than just medicate it. If you rely on something to feel better, there's very little internal control when you don't have it. Personally I don't like that.
Cholesterol, cortisol and pregnenolone could certainly all be linked. There is some research that suggests increased cholesterol levels due to low steroid hormones (like pregnenolone). This could be the body attempting to correct levels by providing more building blocks. Elevated cholesterol is often a result of an issue rather than an issue in itself, so addressing the root cause like reducing stress, inflammation and looking at diet and lifestyle can be helpful.
What if body can’t use cholesterol? As soon as I increase fat in my diet all get deposited around the belly. Since my young age Interesting! Growing up in Iran have soon a lot of women increase the amount of lamb fat and animal fat in their diet for energy and bone health. I could see those who eat animal fat were healthier and more active and mentally more stable.
Fat gain is not about an inability to use cholesterol, rather its about disruption to the bodies metabolic processes. This can have a negative effect on cholesterol causing it to rise which could make it look like you are not able to use it.
This can be very individual so not something we could put a number on without knowing more about you. We would need to be working with you to answer this.
If pregnenolone is low, some studies show that supplementing with it can increase testosterone levels, but we recommend this is down with the guidance of a practitioner as supplementing hormones can have negative effects if not done right
High pregnenolone can be due to high chronic stress, immune activation or steroid use like cortisone, hydrocortisone and prednisone so naturally bring levels down will require looking through these to assess deeper triggers.
I started taking 10mg pregnenolone three times per week a week ago and it has changed my life. I also take 25 DHEA one to two times per week.
I suffered from mood swings, low concentration, low drive etc for 15 years. It destroyed my life, lost career, friends, relationships.
I need to start from scratch now. But I feel like my 12 year old self. Driven, focused and full of positive thoughts. Thanks.
How is it going now after a month?
hey, how are you doing now?
Are you male or female?
@@tomjones2348 I’m gender fluid
That’s incredible !
One-sentence summary: manage/reduce your stress levels so that your body produces sex hormones instead of fight-or-flight cortisol.
How do you do that? What do you take?
Pretty good summary for sure. It's helpful to know what is going on because many people wonder why sex hormones are so low and if it's connected to stress. Hopefully this helped.
Really like this message, realising stress can come in many forms and mean multiple things is a bit of a paradigm shift for me. Cheers Olly, great video!
Warning : if you are introvert have anxiety stress don’t take Night Shift jobs because it lowers your pregnelone with lowers you sense perception and is a strange feeling . Do jobs that how your brain works . also comminticate with people with boundaries . Balance being alone and being with with people depending how much you need it.
This message was meant for me…. 😊 thank you!
Loving all the info, YT videos & Podcasts Olly, great work mate!! Thank you :)
My husband and I own a business. It’s starting to impact him. He can’t get away and has to put out fires so to speak. I try to get him to take breaks but he gets nervous thinking that if he did take one things will implode. We can’t seem to avoid stress. Yikes!
Meditation is key to counteract your stress and have better quality of life.Start devoting 15 minutes a day and you and your husband will notice a huge difference, and by the way, only through meditation we will get all the answers to solve our problems... Good Luck!
@@rubensep thank you for that. I’m sure we can carve out more time to do that.
Hey @sarahbean6170, we work with a ton of business owners in thisi spot. As @rubensep said, meditation and stress reducing activities can certainly help. but as explained in some of my other videos, it can be very helpful to find the root of the problem in the business. Business will always have problems but if he feels out of control or doesn't know where his next customer is coming from then no amount of meditation will fix this.
Late to this convo. I consume quite a bit of caffeine daily from various sources, but mostly from coffee, so I’m concluding from this talk that caffeine/cortisol connection is likely the biggest reason for my low hormones since my mid-30’s. A zero-stress life since my mid 40’s but sex drive turned down even further while I kept upping the daily dose of caffeine, so makes sense why now mid-50’s no change, and even worse. BHRT has resolved several issues typical in menopause, but my libido still mostly off. My doctor doesn’t think my caffeine habit is interfering with hormone therapy, but I strongly believe it probably is. Not sure if anything will change now if I add pregnenolone while ditching the caffeine but I will be experiment…fingers crossed.
Life just isn't that simple. You can't take 2 things in your life that could be coincidental and then draw causal conclusions as if you know more than a doctor. Caffeine may increase ACTH but ACTH increases pregnenolone synthesis which can go downstream into cortisol. If caffeine is removed, the same pathway is decreased, leaving you with less pregnenolone. Cortisol is wakefulness producing so if you're feeling no stress and having no sleep interruption, I doubt it's an overproduction of cortisol. Bioidentical hormone therapy is just marketing that gets you to spend more money on HRT. Sorry you fell for that nonsense. Might be worth taking some DHEA and pregnenolone. See if your hormone clinic will charge you 50x the price for them.
Glad to hear stress is low but I certainly don't think coffee is that detrimental. I will have an impact but in isolation if stress is not super high all day I wouldn't say that's the issue. There can be many causes of low hormones and will be interesting to see how you feel after a few months of BHRT but if still an issue going into more of our sleep, gut health and menopausal trainings might be helpful as we work with this all the time. Hope this helps :)
@@troy3423 Life may not be that simple as you say but I have to start somewhere when looking for solutions (especially when doctors have no clue yet collect fees and give no answers). BHRT has been helpful in several ways though it has had no effect on my libido. I am grateful it is available because it brought me so much relief. The BS is that the doctor lead with “libido” being one of the biggest improvement I would get from BHRT. I do consume A LOTTT of caffeine; not just coffee, hence I have to conclude that it plays a role in creating biochemical stress! If I have to make changes, it should start there -reducing caffeine.
@@troy3423 You started with: “you can’t take two things that could be coincidental and draw casual conclusions, as if you know more than a doctor”. Then in your end statement you did exactly that -drew casual conclusions by saying: “Might be worth taking some DHEA and pregnenolone”.
Sounds a bit oxymoronic!!!
YOU can draw casual conclusions about my body and my personal experience, but I can’t?…because YOU know more than a doctor? Or, are you a doctor here to bully me about taking a backseat in my own health journey?
@@massageistherapy I never drew any conclusions about coincidental things. I said they MIGHT help you whereas you said you STRONGLY believe that its coffee despite being told otherwise. As you said, you know your body so figure it out!
For me 200 geams of pregnalone amd 50 grams of dhea at night is a game changer for deep sleep in a test cycle of 250 to 500 mgs a week ! Im 52 been training for 20 years om fone on it..Had blood works done !
Are using micronized DHEA?
Do these supplements cause hair loss that you're aware of? And also, how do you know what hormones pregnenolone is making in your body?
DHT causes hair loss . If you become sensitive to DHT you will loose hair. DHEA raises free testosterone by 3 to 5 points. DHT is about 30 per cent of total t. I doubt it. Its unlikely pregnenolone raises testosterone, there are no studies so who really knows. Maybe if you are young.
That’s interesting because DHEA makes me amped up and wired.
I like to fix the issue rather than just medicate it. If you rely on something to feel better, there's very little internal control when you don't have it. Personally I don't like that.
Thank you
Great advice!!
Hey Anita, I am glad you like this!!! Thanks for the positive feedback :)
Could high cholesterol be caused by low pregnenolone due to cortisol being so high ?
Don’t think.
Read about how to help your body to use cholesterol . Choline , probiotics
Cholesterol, cortisol and pregnenolone could certainly all be linked. There is some research that suggests increased cholesterol levels due to low steroid hormones (like pregnenolone). This could be the body attempting to correct levels by providing more building blocks. Elevated cholesterol is often a result of an issue rather than an issue in itself, so addressing the root cause like reducing stress, inflammation and looking at diet and lifestyle can be helpful.
What if body can’t use cholesterol? As soon as I increase fat in my diet all get deposited around the belly. Since my young age
Interesting! Growing up in Iran have soon a lot of women increase the amount of lamb fat and animal fat in their diet for energy and bone health. I could see those who eat animal fat were healthier and more active and mentally more stable.
Fat gain is not about an inability to use cholesterol, rather its about disruption to the bodies metabolic processes. This can have a negative effect on cholesterol causing it to rise which could make it look like you are not able to use it.
What are safe doses of pregnenolone and dhea together for 50-60 yr olds ?
This can be very individual so not something we could put a number on without knowing more about you. We would need to be working with you to answer this.
How much will pregneolone increase our testosterone
69 billion 420 million 800 thousand 813.5 %
not very much
If pregnenolone is low, some studies show that supplementing with it can increase testosterone levels, but we recommend this is down with the guidance of a practitioner as supplementing hormones can have negative effects if not done right
i have been to many academic library. No studies measuring testosterone!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, I have high level of pregnenolone which causes also high prolactine. How can I lower the pregnenolone hormone? Im natural
High pregnenolone can be due to high chronic stress, immune activation or steroid use like cortisone, hydrocortisone and prednisone so naturally bring levels down will require looking through these to assess deeper triggers.
I take fish oil and am now wondering if that is affecting my pregnenalone levels because its lowering my cholesterol too much?
That's hard to believe!
that won't be a problem. Fish oil is a great supplement to protect brain and hormonal health.