To always have the vim and vigor of a 30 year old, even when you are 60, 70 or beyond? Well, to a growing number of baby boomers hitting that big 5-0, the idea of slowing down the clock, maybe even reversing it, is more than just a pipe dream.” Michael Guillen, ABC News 20/20
“Aging appears to be due in large part to a drastic decline of growth hormone in the body after adulthood.” Dr. Ronald Klatz, M.D., President of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
Somatropin, also commonly referred to as human growth hormone or HGH, is a hormone that is produced in the human body and excreted into the blood by the somatrope cells of the anterior pituitary gland. Growth Hormone secretion stimulates the liver’s production of insulin-like growth factor or IGF-1.
In the human body, somatropin is at its highest levels in children and during puberty, stimulating the growth of the body. After puberty, the levels of growth hormone begin to drop and continue to do so as we age. After the age of 20, the hormone release greatly decreases, and by the age of 30 most people start to notice the acceleration of the aging process. Studies indicate that your body produces about 15% less of the hormone with each successive decade.
Effects of Human Growth Hormone:
Desired Effect Improvement %
1. Muscular Strength 88
2. Energy Level 84
3. Body Fat Reduction 82
4. Emotional Stability 67
5. Memory 62
6. Wrinkle Reduction 61
7. Attitude Towards Life 78
8. Back Flexibility 83
9. Duration of Penile Erection 62
10. Exercise Tolerance 81
11. Reduced Frequency of Nighttime Urination 57
12. Reduced Hot Flashes 58
13. Healing Capacity 71
14. Sexual Potency/Frequency 75
15. Muscle Size 81
16. Menstrual Cycle Regulation 39
17. Skin Texture 71
18. Skin Thickness 68
19. Skin Elasticity 71
20. New Hair Growth 38
21. Resistance to Common Illness 73
Human Growth Hormone also helps with ;
Cardiac Output
Lowering Blood Pressure
Improving Immune Function
Improving Cholesterol Profile
Increasing Energy Levels
Re-Generation of major organs that shrink with age
Stimulate cell growth in every cell of the body
Increasing Glucose Transport
Weight Loss:
Human Growth Hormone increases the amount of IGF-1 that a person’s liver excretes. IGF-1 prevents insulin from transporting glucose to cells. Normally, after you eat, your pancreas releases the amount of insulin necessary to transform carbohydrates to glucose. Your body then stores this glucose in fat cells and uses it for energy. HGH induced IGF-1 prevents insulin from storing this glucose in cells, therefore forcing your body to burn fat for energy.
Normally, a person’s body uses all their glucose for energy before seeking the energy stored in the fat cells. Human Growth Hormone forces your body to seek energy from the fat reserves first. This results in significant weight loss.
Because human growth hormone forces your body to burn fat for energy, it means that you will lose weight even in your inactive periods. Energy is required for all aspects of living. Therefore, HGH can force your body to burn fat even when you are sleeping.
Muscle Growth:
HGH also has the ability to help your body to grow new muscle cells. Normally, a person stops growing muscle cells after puberty. After that point one has to weight train to increase to size of these cells. However, the number of cells never grows. HGH helps to increase the number of muscle cells a person has. This means a person can increase their muscle density. Normal weight gain results are one to two pounds of lean muscle every two to three weeks.
Month By Month Improvements
First Month:
Improved Stamina, better and sounder sleep, vivid dreams, feeling more refreshed when awaking, increased energy, more optimistic attitude and a better sense of humor.
Second Month:
Improved Muscle tone, improved nail growth, increased strength, weight loss, enhanced sexual function, improved skin tone, better digestion, improved eyesight, especially night vision.
Third Month:
Muscle size increase, hair growth, increased sexual desire, less pain, improvement in mental processes, faster wound recovery and less muscle soreness, reduction in PMS symptoms, greater body flexibility, and alleviation of some menopausal symptoms.
Fourth Month:
Heightened and more consistent improvements, as listed above.
Fifth Month:
Impressive weight loss/inch reduction, thickening of the skin and greater elasticity, thickening of the hair with a shiny, healthy appearance, improvement in skin texture and appearance, reduction of wrinkles.
Sixth Month:
Cellulite greatly diminishes, eyesight greatly improves, stronger resistance to colds, flu and other illnesses, old wounds are healing or have healed, grayed hair begins to return to its natural color, blood pressure normalizes, body is much more contoured, emotional stability is improved, some pain and soreness disappears, exercise tolerance is increased, LDL and triglyceride values are reduced, heart rate improves, immune system improves.
The scientific community accepts the fact that keeping HGH levels up is the key to reversing the aging process.
Dr. Rudman Study:
Participants did not alter their eating, smoking or exercise habits, yet with the addition of HGH: They lost an average of 14% body fat and gained an average of 8.8% lean muscle mass!!!
