i just wiki'ed DHEA...and it doesn't sound like it would be very beneficial to an athlete. why is it banned?
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04-17-2009, 11:43 AM #1
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04-17-2009, 11:51 AM #2
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if you Wiki "testosterone synthesis", you will see DHEA again.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...idogenesis.svg
That's not to say that there is scientific proof that it helps athletes, just that this is the reason it would be used and why it would be banned. I think there is also speculation that since it is made by the adrenals, as is cortisol, you can disrupt the feedback mechanism of the body that controls the adrenals and by taking exogenous DHEA, you can cause less cortisol to be released. Again, not saying there is scientific proof. Some things work much better on paper, the body being a far more complicated beast than the diagrams would lead one to believe.
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04-17-2009, 12:08 PM #3
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Sorry Tuckerville and others, I was a bit out of alignment. Yes, depression is a bad thing and it looks like he has a lot on his plate. May he have some peace and time to think on things and get healthy.
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