 Human Growth Hormone is one of many endocrine
hormones, like estrogen, progestorene, testosterone, melatonin and DHEA, that decline in
production with age. While many of these hormones can be replaced to deter some of the
effects of aging, HGH reaches far beyond the scope of any one of these hormones to not
only prevent biological aging, but to significantly reverse a broad range of the signs and
symptoms associated with aging. In effect, HGH therapy has been shown to turn back the
biological clock by 20 years or more.HGH, also known as somatotropin, is the most abundant hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. It is produced at a rate that peaks during adolescence when accelerated growth occurs. Daily growth hormone secretion diminishes with age to the extent that a 60 year old may secrete 25% of the HGH secreted by a 20 year old. Growth hormone is primarily released in pulses that take place during the beginning phases of sleep, then it is quickly converted in the liver to its powerful growth promoting metabolite, Insulin-like Growth Factor type 1 (IGF1) - also known as somatomedin C. IGF1 elicits most of the effects associated with growth hormone and is measured in the blood to determine the level of growth hormone secretion. Most of the beneficial effects of HGH that we will explore are directly associated with IGF1.  The decline of
growth hormone with age, sometimes referred to as somatopause, is directly associated with
many of the symptoms of aging, including wrinkling, gray hair, decreased energy and sexual
function, increased body fat nad cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and more. Many of
these symptoms have been associated with younger adults who have growth hormone
deficiency; in a sense, the biological age of these adults has surpassed the chronological
age. The good news is that clinical evidence demonstrates that by replacing growth hormone
we can dramatically reverse these symptoms to restore hair color and growth, regain bone
tissue, increase energy, and significantly reduce body fat.Until recently, growth hormone therapy has only been available in the form of injections that have been prohibitively expensive and difficult to use. Now there are natural substances that have been well documented to increase growth hormone which may exceed the effectiveness of injections for some and compliment injection therapy for others. According to researchers, these cutting edge natural secretagogues may have the ability to more closely mimic the body's youthful GH secretion patterns than any other HGH therapies previously available. |
