subject: Dhea Revisited [print this page] In a previous post, the writer made mention of a disappointing reality. That was the apparent disappearance of DHEA articles on the internet along with a very disturbing disappearance of the Oasis Corporation and its head former Olympic coachStephan Chernisky. These people from Broomfield, Co were in the forefront prior to 9/11 as the champions of longevity, de-aging as they called it.
The major trouble is that current articles, of which there are very few, all point to a lack research over the long term. In other words, they imply that DHEA may be dangerous if taken over a long period of time. To them, this suggests over more than one year. But, this is not all. The very long term negative effects could remain dormant for an unspecified period, emerging much later in twenty years perhaps, or so the warnings go.
Chernisky and his company Oasis promoted DHEA as a fountain of youth supplement fostering lean muscle growth, fat loss, undisturbed sleep, skin tone, mental clarity and agility. Those are all characteristic of more youthful persons, those in the 25-30 category.They never said that any of these effects would be seen overnight. Rather they would take time, possibly three to six months.
Because no one could tell an immediate difference, it was perhaps all too tempting to say that any positive effects whatsoever were due only to suggestion or wishful thinking--the placebo effect. It was always true that the videos of Chernisky and the Oasis network were of people whom most of us would never think to be the actual(driver's license a) ages that they were.
The writer and his wife have been taking 100mg of DHEA daily since long before America's 9/11. While neither are distributors for the now presumed non-existent Oasis Corp, they did stay on a daily dosage of its key product. And, at 61 and 70 both do look much younger than most people generally expect. Neither have gray hair; both are at a normal weights of 105 and 145; both have idea blood pressures;and both athletically outperform those who are much younger.
Further, the writer went through an extensive set of clinical tests approximately one year ago. He was found to be in top condition by medical standards.
If the writer's youthfulness at 61 can be trusted, it may be at least in part the result of DHEA. The same could be true for his wife. She is 70, and is generally guessed to be in her mid-40's. Perhaps these qualities are only be due to relentless good diet, vitamin supplementation, green tea and daily workouts as both are into this type of lifestyle. But something has gone decidedly right. What exactly is very difficult if not impossible to determine. Possibly it is due to the DHEA in conjunction with good diet, supplementation and exercise.
All that seems relatively certain is that a trial of DHEA dosing over a consistent period of time since 2001 has been performed on two people with no bad effects. And, quite possibly it has been responsible for the positive effects which the Oasis people promised.
