Pregnenolone is a type of hormone that is produced naturally in the human body and is also available as a dietary supplement. This natural hormone cannot be patented. Back in the 1940's, when researchers started experimenting with the use of pregnenolone, they realized that it could be helpful for people under stress and it could increase energy in those who were fatigued. However, about the same time, cortisol, another closely related hormone, was discovered. Cortisol stole the limelight. When cortisol was given to individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, there were outstanding short-term improvements. Photographs of these remarkable recoveries were circulated and the medical community was impressed. Scientists basically put pregnenolone aside to focus on cortisol. The structure of cortisol was altered to make similar molecules such as dexamethasone and prednisone, much more powerful steroids. Dexamethasone and other similar corticosteroids could be patented, and thus a pharmaceutical company could make a lot of money by owning patents. Pregnenolone, however, remains a naturally produced hormone by the body so it is available as a nutritional supplement, not as a high cost patented drug.

This hormone is claimed to help with several health conditions, specifically, pregnenolone is often claimed to be beneficial for:

Depression

Menopause

Arthritis

Endometriosis

Fatigue

Fibrocystic breast disease

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Alzheimer's disease

Allergic reactions

Lupus

Prostate problems

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Psoriasis

Scleroderma

Seizures

Injuries or trauma.

Also, pregnenolone is promoted to be beneficial for slowing down the aging process, enhancing memory, increasing energy, stimulating the immune system, detoxifying the body, and improving the body's response to stress.

BioMatrix Pregnenolone is of the highest pharmaceutical grade. It contains just enough alcohol to be absorbed under the tongue (the alcohol is vaporized and not absorbed), thus bypassing the gut, where malabsorption may be a factor and oxidative reactions cause hormone degradation. 1.2 mg (1 drop) of BioMatrix Pregnenolone is equivalent to 3 mg of micronized oral pregnenolone. BioMatrix Pregnenolone has a 99% absorption rate.

DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is an endogenous hormone (made in the human body) secreted by the adrenal gland. DHEA serves as precursor to male and female sex hormones (androgens and estrogens). DHEA levels in the body begin to decrease after age 30, and are reported to be low in some people with anorexia, end-stage kidney disease, type 2 diabetes (non-insulin dependent diabetes), AIDS, adrenal insufficiency, and in the critically ill. DHEA levels may also be depleted by a number of drugs, including insulin, corticosteroids, opiates, and danazol.

There is sufficient evidence supporting the use of DHEA in the treatment of adrenal insufficiency, depression, induction of labor, and systemic lupus erythematosus.

BioMatrix DHEA is of the highest pharmaceutical grade. It contains just enough alcohol to be absorbed under the tongue (the alcohol is vaporized and not absorbed), thus bypassing the gut, where malabsorption may be a factor and oxidative reactions cause hormone degradation. 1.2 mg (1 drop) of BioMatrix DHEA is equivalent to 3 mg of micronized oral DHEA. BioMatrix DHEA has a 99% absorption rate.