A hormone that has attracted the attention of many gerontologists is dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA. This steroid, first isolated in 1934, is secreted by the adrenal glands.
Here is the research:
Glaser .et al 1992 Elevated serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels in practitioners of the Transcendental Meditation (TM)
Carlson LE, Speca M, Patel KD, Goodey E. 2004 Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress and levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and melatonin in breast and prostate cancer outpatients.
