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The Importance of HGH
HGH promotes growth in children and plays an essential role in the adult metabolism.
The body secretes the hormone, in decreasing amounts, throughout our lifetimes.
The amount of hormone in the body
can be measured by levels of IGF-1 (Insulin Growth
Factor).
Current HGH studies indicate that as we age our bodies circulate progressively less and less natural HGH, thus replacing fewer and fewer
dying cells with new ones
(the aging process). By
increasing the amount of natural HGH in the system, the body responds much more efficiently to the impulse to replace these lost cells.
Boosting HGH Naturally
Keeping HGH levels optimal
is the key to reversing the aging process, but the question is how best to safely
raise HGH levels.
In initial HGH trials, subjects were
given injections of HGH sourced from the pituitary glands of cadavers. Although
HGH has since been synthesized, it must still be given by injection as oral supplements
are broken down in the stomach by bile acids and not absorbed by the system.
As these injections are extremely expensive
($8,000 to $35,000 per year), it is fortunate that there is now an effective natural
alternative to HGH replacement using nutritional supplements which will stimulate
the release of HGH from the pituitary gland. Furthermore,
contemporary research suggests that promoting the natural release of HGH is even
more effective than directly replacing the hormone.
The Science Behind HGH
Growth hormone is also called somatotropin and it is
a protein-based hormone comprised of 190 amino acids (the building blocks of protein).
It is created and secreted by in the anterior pituitary gland.
HGH targets and binds itself to the receptors on
fat cells where it then causes the break down of triglycerides and suppresses the
cells' ability to take up and accumulate circulating lipids -- in other words, fat
storage is prevented!
HGH also acts to create other indirect effects in the
body by causing secretion of IGF-1, an insulin-like growth factor hormone. IGF-1
is secreted from the liver and other tissues in response to growth hormone.
Growth hormone has important effects on:
- Protein metabolism - HGH causes increased
amino acid uptake, increased protein synthesis and decreased oxidation of proteins
- Fat metabolism - HGH enhances the utilization of fat -- gives your body
the ability to break down fat cells more efficiently
- Carbohydrate metabolism - HGH is one of several hormones that maintain
blood sugar within a normal range
DISCLAIMER
Neither Health Canada
nor the FDA has evaluated these statements. This information is provided for general
educational purposes only, and the products mentioned are not intended to diagnose,
treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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