Steroid Hormone Synthesis - How Your Body Makes Hormones

Описание: In this lesson, I break down one of the most essential — and misunderstood — topics in women’s health: steroid hormone synthesis. You’ll learn how your body takes cholesterol and transforms it into the hormones that regulate stress, metabolism, reproduction, and overall hormonal balance.

This is where everything begins.

In This Lesson, You’ll Learn:

• Why all steroid hormones start with cholesterol
• The role of the adrenal glands and ovaries in hormone production
• What pregnenolone is and why it’s the foundation hormone
• The two primary hormone pathways:

The cortisol (stress) pathway

The DHEA (sex hormone) pathway
• Why cortisol is not the enemy — but a vital stress signal
• How DHEA converts into testosterone and estrogen
• The differences between estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), and estriol (E3)
• How estrogen shifts across life stages — reproductive years, pregnancy, and menopause
• Why hormone pathways are flexible and adaptive, not fixed

Key Takeaways:

Hormones are not isolated — they are part of a connected, intelligent system.
Cholesterol is not the problem; it is the raw material.
Stress, reproduction, and metabolism all share the same hormonal pathways.
Understanding these pathways is essential for restoring true hormonal balance.

This lesson gives you the framework to understand how hormones are created, converted, and balanced — knowledge that is critical before interpreting labs or addressing hormonal symptoms.

You’ll also be guided to use the provided hormone pathway chart to visually connect how cortisol, DHEA, testosterone, and estrogen interact inside the body.

Dr. Arthur Gazaryants
Oriental Medicine, a Naturopathic Practitioner and a licensed Acupuncturist
Arthur Gazaryants is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, a Naturopathic Practitioner and a Licensed Acupuncturist located in Calabasas, CA and Long Beach, CA. Dr. Gazaryants uses a combination of various techniques such as Acupuncture, Electric Stem, Function Medicine, Nutrition, Nutrition and Supplements, as well as Cupping, Myofascial Release and Active Release Technique to maximize the benefits and to achieve optimum results for his patients.

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