HGH (Human Growth Hormone)
Considering growth hormone to regain your youth and vitality? If you're willing to shell out thousands of dollars a year, some doctors promise to reverse the signs of aging. But before you sign up, get the facts.
What is growth hormone?
Your body makes growth hormone to help fuel growth in your childhood and to help maintain your tissues and organs throughout your life. Growth hormone is produced in your pituitary gland — a pea-sized structure at the base of your brain. As you age, your body slowly reduces the amount of growth hormone it produces. The level of growth hormone in your body begins to drop in your 40s.
Growth hormone injections are made of synthetic growth hormone that has been genetically engineered.
What is growth hormone used for?
Growth hormone is currently approved to treat adults with true growth hormone deficiency. Growth hormone deficiency can be caused by pituitary tumors and radiation or surgery to the pituitary gland, among other causes.
Studies of adults with growth hormone deficiencies show that injections of growth hormone can:
Increase bone density
Increase muscle mass
Decrease body fat
Bolster the heart's ability to contract
Improve mood and motivation
Increase exercise capacity
Because of those results, some people believe that synthetic growth hormone can help healthy older adults who have naturally low levels of growth hormone regain some of their youth and vitality.
What can growth hormone do for healthy older adults?
Studies of healthy older adults taking growth hormone are limited. Many involve a small number of people followed for a short period of time. The studies that have been conducted have found that growth hormone injections can increase muscle mass and reduce the amount of body fat in healthy older adults.
That increase in muscle doesn't translate into increased strength. Though the study participants gained muscle, they weren't any stronger. One study compared older men who took growth hormone with older men who went through strength training programs.
It isn't clear whether growth hormone can provide other benefits, such as increased bone density and improved mood, to healthy adults. Most of the research into human growth hormone has focused on the people with true growth hormone deficiencies.
Are there any risks to taking growth hormone?
Taking growth hormone can cause a number of side effects, including:
Swelling in your arms and legs
Arthritis-like symptoms
Carpal tunnel symptoms
Headaches
Bloating
Muscle pain
Diabetes
Abnormal growth of bones and internal organs
Hardening of the arteries
High blood pressure
Some evidence shows that side effects of growth hormone may be more likely in people over the age of 60 than in younger adults. Also, because the studies of healthy adults taking growth hormone have been short term, it isn't clear whether these side effects could eventually dissipate or become worse.
What about growth hormone in pill form?
Some Web sites claim to sell a
pill form of growth hormone that produces results similar to the injected form of the drug. Sometimes these are called human growth hormone releasers. No proof substantiates these claims. In fact, if you were to swallow growth hormone, it would likely be digested by your stomach acids and not absorbed into your body.
Web sites also sell homeopathic remedies claiming to contain growth hormone. No proof shows that these work, either.
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Sytropin
Oral Spray Contains:
• Homeopathic HGH
• 8 amino acid releasers
• Plus: Alpha GPC, Gaba, Glycine, Moomiyo, Orthinine Alpha Ketoglutarate
• 90-Day Money Back Guarantee
The inclusion on Moomiyo (Natural Russian Anabolic) makes this product suitable for active users.
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59.99
One month supply |
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Zytropin
Oral Spray Contains:
• Homeopathic HGH
• 8 amino acid releasers
• Plus: Alpha GPC, Gaba, Glycine, Moomiyo, Orthinine Alpha Ketoglutarate, L-Dopa Bean Extract
• 75-Day Money Back Guarantee
Because this product contains L-Dopa Bean Extract it may be better suited to older users and those concerned with elevated memory function.
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$127.94
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Genf 20
Capsule form Realeaser Contains:
• 6 amino acid releasers
• Plus: GTF Chromium, Pituitary Pwd.,Colostrum, Phosphatidyl Choline
• 60-Day Money Back Guarantee
The inclusion of GTF Chromium in this product makes it well suited for users concerned with weight control or reduction.
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$49.95
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GHR 1000
Capsule form Realeaser Contains:
• 7 amino acid releasers
• Plus: Gaba, Glycine, Tribulus Terrestris (Testosterone stimulant) Colostrum
• 75-Day Money Back Guarantee
Because this supplement contain Tribulus Terrestris it is probably better suited to men and high performance athletes.
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$87.94
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