Archive for January, 2009

How Advanced are Studies on HGH Now? January 22nd, 2009

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803084_lab_workThe Human Growth Hormone, or HGH in short, is believed to be the substance in our bodies that delays aging.

Just like any vitamins that we hear about, the branded HGH products that are available in the market always carry the catch phrase “anti-aging properties”, “anti-aging substance”, or anti-aging stimulant”.

To mention a background of HGH, this substance is secreted from the pituitary gland (an oval organ that is small and annexed to the forward or front part of the brain).

One medical dictionary defines HGH as having direct “influence in the metabolism of substances like protein, carbohydrate, and lipid and control the rate of skeletal and visceral growth”.

Two verbs here – influence and control – are used to describe the HGH as to how it functions.

Keeping these two functional verbs in mind, we can reason out that if the pituitary gland has a dysfunction in releasing this hormone, then the large interior organs like the heart, liver, and the intestines are adversely affected.

Medical science has studied that HGH secretions are at its highest up to the middle age and that it slows down towards old age.

Therefore, if a man is destined to live up to 100 years, his HGH maximum efficiency is up to the age of 50, or if his fate is only good for 70 years, then he enjoys the HGH youthful days up to the age of 35.

We can surmise that most of those who want to buy HGH products are those beyond the age 35.

For who would want to grow old especially if one has a fruitful, enjoyable and abundant economic life. Besides, there is always glamour when you look young as people admire you for the vibrant looks despite having an age of more than 50 years.

Based on the above information therefore, is it necessary to stimulate the HGH substance even if one has not reached the middle age?

We guess it will be worth experimenting to find out if one can reach 110 or 120 years old. But mind you, human life has its natural course to old age.

In the old Biblical times, man reached the age of 120. This was perhaps because the pituitary gland then had a fully efficient function as it was free from the toxic effects of chemically-induced foods.

Today we know that our organs and cells easily degenerate as a consequence of sodium by-products intake and other harmful ingredients that artificially give taste to our daily meals.

The natural course of aging in the present-day life is still suspect and requires deeper studies. Firstly you have the foods that we eat with the usual artificial influence.

Secondly and as a cure with such an unhealthy diet, stimulating hormonal production such as the use of HGH can arrest the decline in the normal growth and development of the organs and cells.

But ensure that the HGH product used is the natural supplements and avoid the artificial injections or sprays. If you prefer the artificial methods, it could be a case of adding more injury to another injury.

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Treatment for People with HGH Deficiency January 22nd, 2009

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1123415_kiwiThere are many people who are suffering from HGH deficiency that need special attention and treatment as the deficiency of their natural HGH supply could cause the stunting of their growth.

This situation happens with many children and their caring parents who are conscious of the problem seek early medical help so their child will regain normal growth and avoid a situation where the young child will stop growing physically and suffer a lot of psychological problems later on in life.

The peers of the child would surely be teasing the stunted child and the thought of this alone happening will make the parents take all the efforts to have the problem corrected medically at the soonest possible time.

People suffer from growth hormone deficiency because their pituitary glands fail to produce naturally the HGH they need for the growth of their body cells.

This HGH deficiency gets appropriate treatment now by the doctors who replace the deficient HGH with GH, a molecule which contains large amount of protein.

This GH (growth hormone) is manufactured using the latest DNA technology and is mostly already done in North America and Europe.

As the GH is supposed to reach the blood stream of the individual under treatment, it is injected into the tissue or muscle. This task is done with the use of painless insulin syringes.

GH treatment has long lasting results and effects on a person who has been suffering from HGH deficiency for a long time. The treatment is free from any side effects.

Its effectiveness can be seen very prominently in an HGH deficient child, because after undergoing the medication the growth of the child increases rapidly.

His strength is increased and generally attains good health from then on. Adults also benefit from this GH treatment but it is the children whose growth is stunted who reap its greatest benefits.

GH treatment of the patients with HGH deficiency is not very costly, though this amount may vary from country to country.

But the improvement of the quality of life of the patient is some thing that is worth the expenses to be incurred in a child’s taking daily injections of hormonal growth.

The adults who are suffering from high HGH deficiency and decide to go under the GH treatment need to take the medication practically throughout their entire lives.

Monitored by the endocrinologists after every three to four months, the treatment’s effects become apparent as the attitude of the people treated tends to change once they notice the physical changes in themselves.

The GH therapy that is provided to the HGH-deficient patients has already been approved by the FDA. The GH therapy has been in use since 1985 especially in cases of children needing the treatment.

Adults too have resorted to this treatment to counter the aging signs in their bodies.

It was a Dr. Rudman who made the breakthrough in this kind of treatment for HGH deficiency and people who have been short in stature and suffering psychologically for their condition have been very thankful to him for the discovery.

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Undesirable Side Effects of HGH January 21st, 2009

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1063894_female_on_the_beachHGH therapy, which many people are now adopting so the production of the hormone by their pituitary glands is augmented, is a source of happiness for many seniors.

You can read many testimonials on the tremendous benefits people in the HGH program are reaping.

There are side effects however, and some people who are not believers yet in HGH say that tampering with what comes naturally could lead to dire consequences, as the ways of Nature are violated.

While HGH therapy may not be as bad as violating the natural processes in a man’s body, the resulting side effects of the therapy should be recognized and carefully studied by the medical and scientific field.

Scientists indeed are now working on a way to reduce side-effects and enhance the benefits of HGH.

As with any drug however, side-effects of HGH are inevitable; what is important is that they do not outweigh the promised benefits from the treatment.

Side-effects from HGH therapy are in the form of minor symptoms such as slight joint pain and fluid retention, and to the more serious and damaging conditions such as high blood pressure, very serious fluid retention, and the abnormal bone and cartilage growth that may ensue.

Other side-effects are the development of insulin resistance in the person taking the therapy, and also the swelling of the joints.

Among the seniors taking it, HGH therapy is sometimes referred to as “plastic surgery in a bottle” because of its ability to reverse the signs of aging such as wrinkling of the skin and whitening of hair color.

Ironically though, disfiguring facial bone growth is one possible undesirable side-effect.

There are also athletes who have injuries related to their sport, and resorting to the use of HGH therapy for relief from the injuries, but are confronted with bad side effects such as irregular heart rhythms, increased risk of diabetes, joint and facial deformities, and even a possible complete shutdown of their pituitary glands.

However, the most serious and potentially disastrous side-effect of HGH may be the actual abuse in the use of the hormone.

Medical problems may arise  if one takes too much of this substance or taking it longer than the prescribed length of time, like it may cause liver stress and consequently lead to liver failure.

An overdose of HGH may cause an overload on the liver which has to work harder in order to cope with the altered situation.

Also, the overload of HGH introduced into the body may signal the brain not to produce any HGH naturally anymore and may cause the pituitary gland to shut down.

Growing old is normal for any person. The HGH therapies now that are used to delay the aging process are alright, provided that the side effects that it may bring about do not outweigh the supposed benefits that are supposed to come the user’s way.

It will be a futile exercise to go through HGH therapy, and yet suffer any inconvenience later due to the resultant side effects of the treatment.

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Why HGH is Fun Among the “Boys” January 21st, 2009

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670824_so_it_is_or_notThe aging of human beings is partly caused by normal wear and tear factors with the passing of the years, but this is not just the only reason for it.

The HGH in one’s body has a lot to do with one’s looks and this differs from person to person. So, two seniors in their seventies may not look exactly “old” in the same degree – one may look much younger than the other.

The one who is younger looking may have a secret he has not shared with his companion.

The younger looking septuagenarian may have higher levels of the human growth hormone in him whereas the “older-looking septuagenarian” does not have HGH pills helping him to have the younger appearance.

Of course, when seniors are just among themselves whiling away the hours on park benches or in coffee shops, they poke fun at one another especially when good-looking girls pass them by.

They often lament the fact why they were born much ahead of this generation now where all the girls seem to be all stunningly beautiful, and the seniors ogling them from the coffee shops are all already helpless to do something about their beauty.

They wish that they should have been born later, so they can still be attractive to the fairer sex.

The ones among them who are knowledgeable on the effects of HGH are quick to share their secrets of being still young, especially if the others not taking HGH flatter them that it seemed that the girls who just passed by were looking in their direction.

The subject of HGH therefore is always popular among the senior males who all are retired from working and just spending the hours among themselves, wishing to turn back the hands of time so they can still date the girls.

The fun these former machos enjoy seem to be endless as each one tries to come up with the most incredulous stories of their youthful years.

They take care though that their wives are not within hearing distance for fear of any contradiction to their imaginative tales.

It is hard for a sexagenarian or a septuagenarian to rebut what his wife will reveal to his coffee shop gang, in case he makes the mistake of bringing along his wife to the morning coffee with the “boys”. He could be too old for that kind of conflict.

His peers of course will be ready to come to his defense in case his wife confronts the old grandfather on what kind of fantastic stories he is spinning on his former lady loves of the distant past.

Everybody will just say that the aging macho is just enjoying the good effects of the HGH therapy he is taking.

The wife of course will begin to realize that she is encroaching into “no-woman’s land” when this happens, and the prudent thing for her to do is just to leave the old boys alone in their banter.

She is anyway sure that her husband will return home soon, to take his nap, something that is a good thing to do everyday, aside from taking the HGH pills.

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How Informed Are You on HGH? January 21st, 2009

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1009934_question_con_2Do you consider yourself now as informed enough on what Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is?

You may have been hearing about the term in news telecasts almost everyday, but can you say really what HGH therapy is all about?

With the growing concern of people now to be more health conscious and youthful looking, it is about time that you should know more about what the talk on human growth hormone is all about.

ABC News through their news anchor, Michael Guillen, promotes HGH as an affordable way to feel like you are 30 years young, even if you are already in your 60’s or 70’s.

If this therapy is really that good and affordable, it will be a good move on your part to enroll in the HGH community too.

When you are a senior citizen yourself it is best to guard your health against possible ailments by taking the supplements that produce the hormones which delay aging, and even act as defense against the onslaught of diseases that normally affect the elderly.

If you have not been paying much attention to the discussions on HGH in the TV talk shows like that of Oprah Winfrey’s, or those informational presentations by the American Journal of Medicine and even those by CNN, because you felt that you would not need the human growth hormone yet because you were younger then, when you reach your 60’s, things will be much different.

Your aging at this age will be much faster, and if you desire to do something about it, get yourself all the information about the benefits of HGH by studying the subject matter closely.

It is just a matter of being more attentive to what the medical practitioners say about arresting the aging process, and at this stage in your life, maybe you are more open to going for the HGH therapy.

Another way of keeping yourself informed on the subject of HGH that many people now are adopting, is by spending time surfing on the Internet, a very easy and convenient way of gathering the information you need about human growth hormone.

It has been well established for sometime now that HGH as a supplement has anti-aging properties the effectiveness of which is attested to by many testimonials which you can browse in blog sites.

These are written by satisfied elders who have found a new sense of well being and good health in their taking of HGH pills.

The blog postings are not meant as advertisement by the makers of HGH pills, but are the opinions of consumers who have been enrolled in HGH programs.

They are just sharing their personal experiences for the benefit of the elderly who may still have doubts about what HGH can do for them.

They confirm what TV hosts like Oprah has been saying.

Oprah may have been paid by HGH manufacturers to promote their product, but this is not the case with the satisfied HGH users and bloggers that you get to meet in the blog pages.

They are giving their views free, and unsolicited.

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The Effects of HGH on the Human Body January 21st, 2009

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1041406_athlete_2People wrongly believe that the signs of aging are just the results of the natural process of wear and tear in human beings.

If this is so, a 70-year old person would have aging signs double that of a 35-year old, or by the same reasoning, an octogenarian would appear twice as old as a man in his forties.

One who is a hundred years old would also look older just three times the looks of a 33-year old man, if wear and tear were just the gauge used.

Aging however is more the result of the HGH levels in a human being. The human growth hormones decline as you advance in years, leading you to look much older.

The HGH levels are very high, up to the age of 30 in humans, as these are the years when the rate of growth of their HGH is highest.

You will notice the fast growth of the kids as their HGH growth is fastest in these early years.

Thereafter, HGH is responsible not only in growth, but also in the regeneration and repair of tissues throughout the rest of their lives.

When people are 30 years of age, their HGH levels decrease by as much as 20%, a lot lower compared to the levels of human growth hormones in their childhood.

Beyond 30 years old, HGH levels in humans steadily decrease to just about 14% with every passing decade.

The body can no longer produce enough human growth hormones as people approach the forties and fifties to repair damages incurred in the body, and the continued decline of HGH production will lead the aging process to accelerate faster.

In a man’s fifties however, the lowered HGH levels are not very noticeable yet as many will even claim that they feel as young as ever. But when they begin to encounter health problems, they are forced to think twice on their casual declarations of being fit as a fiddle at fifty.

It is at this time that people may start talking with their doctors on what to do to stay young and healthy, to avoid exposing themselves to various ailments.

The HGH therapy will likely start reaching the ears of people in this age bracket, and those conscious on how to stay young and delay the aging process, will actively seek advice from medical practitioners on what to do with their human growth hormone levels.

The vocabulary of the aging seniors will now likely include such terms as GHRH or Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone, making them understand that the increasing levels of this substance causes the pituitary gland to produce more HGH.

They will also come to know about GHRP or Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide, another substance which also causes the pituitary gland to produce more HGH.

Lastly they will learn of Somatostatin as the hormone that stops the secretion of HGH by the pituitary gland.

As one ages the production of this hormone increases, and in turn causing the decrease of HGH levels in the body, causing one to look older more and more.

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Fighting Aging with HGH Products January 20th, 2009

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1116189_appleYou might be surprised why people who are only around 30 years of age are considered “older” when we speak of his HGH (Human growth Hormone).

This is because it is at this age that a person’s production of the HGH by his pituitary glands begins to decrease by as much as 14% every ten years after one passes the age of 30.

While many may not believe this but after your 30th birthday you could have less energy and easily get tired. Some are even “unlucky” because they begin to look older.

They are mistaken to be already 50 when they are just thirty! The hormone that used to help give you that youthful look and vitality may not be as plentiful now compared to the time when you were just in your teens.

Its decrease when you reach thirty years of age is a reality that we can not ignore or avoid. It is not in endless supply in your body and in fact will be much lower as you approach your 50’s and 60’s.

In this day and age however it is not very difficult to stay young not only in the heart but even in the body as well. In spite of the decline in the natural production of your HgH there are now ways to supplement your HgH by methods created by modern science, like the HgH supplements now which are quite popular especially among people in their 60’s and 70’s.

The signs of aging are quite obvious at these ages so the seniors take an effort to delay the aging process by going for the HGH products that are now easily obtainable even on the Internet.

The effects of aging differ from one person to another, but the general rule is that the aging process accelerates as your HGH levels drop.

The wrinkles in your skin will begin to show and “progress” as you reach your 70’s and you will have an increase in weight, experience lean muscle loss, and decrease in bone density.

A decreased sexual drive or libido is another unmistakable sign of the aging that you are going through.

The fountain of youth is no longer with you, and many seniors have a big laugh on themselves on this matter always.

Somatotropin, another name for HGH, is the hormone that was most abundantly produced by the pituitary gland in one’s youth. The secretion of this hormone was at its peak then and that caused the acceleration of a person’s growth. But since the secretion of this hormone diminishes as one grows older, a 60 year old will have only 25% of the HGH levels of a 20 year old.

Somatopause is another term used for the decrease of growth hormones as one grows older. People in a somatopause condition experience common aging symptoms such as wrinkles, gray hair, decreased energy, and decrease sexual function and appetite.

They are also bothered with increased body fat and cardiovascular diseases, osteoporosis, arthritis and many more ailments of the elderly. Young people suffering from premature growth hormone deficiency also experience these symptoms.

The availability now of the HGH supplements have provided people with a chance s to fight the effects of aging. It may just be dilatory tactics at most, but seniors now are happier with the thought that they can have better health and better dispositions, while looking in the distance prior to their riding into the sunset of their lives.

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Injectable HGH Could Be the Best HGH Procedure Yet January 20th, 2009

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In the field of medicine the study about HGH (human growth hormone) has seemingly been the favorite recently in many discussions, what with the proliferation now of many HGH supplements and stimulants ever since some seniors have confirmed the great benefits they are reaping from their HGH therapies.

Technical research and studies have also become mandatory with the rise of many controversies regarding how effective really is HGH therapy in helping the elderly live better lives in their twilight years.

So far the safest method of augmenting the natural production of HGH by the pituitary glands is the method by injection since this can not be done at all without the supervision of a doctor.

In fact only doctors are authorized to prescribe this procedure to their patients, unlike the other HGH supplements in the form of pills and tablets, sprays and liquids, some of which are now even obtainable over the counter from medical outlets.

HGH application by injection though happens to very expensive and the procedure is unaffordable to many senior citizen who are anyway in their sunset years and do not have much time left in this world.

Only the parents of kids who are suffering from a severe HGH deficiency and whose growths are stunted do their best to get the money for the HGH treatment of their kids by injection, in the hope that the kid’s growth can be restored to normal.

For those adults who have enough money to afford the injectable HGH treatment, the procedure very efficiently deals with the problem of their aging by treating the symptoms of aging more directly.

As in the case of youngsters undergoing the procedure of the injectable HGH, one can not just go for this treatment all by himself. He has to consult a doctor and he can only avail of the treatment under the prescription of the physician.

Only the very rich seniors perhaps are willing to take the injections because they can very well afford them and they most likely can reap the anti-aging benefits from the injectabke HGH.

$20,000 maybe is just small change to these rich people and their children will be very supportive of their aging dad’s desire to be young again, especially if this is what will make him happy for the rest of his life.

Some of the early positive symptoms that can be seen in the people who go through injectable HGH procedures are the increase in the mass of the weak muscles, efficient mental function, improved sleep, reduction of the fat from the body, increased performances in sex, improved and youthful skin quality and tone and improvement in the vision.

All these benefits for just $20,000? Even if I were the one who is aging and have all the money I will go for the injections anytime. I have nothing to do with the money anyway once I am in my grave.

I might as well spend the $20,000 on my looks and my restored physical prowess.

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HgH Reviews Can Help You Get the Right HGH Supplement January 20th, 2009

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Ever since the time that the popularity of HGH supplements picked up, many firms have been trying to go into the business of selling HGH products, even if they are just doing it to fleece the money out of an unknowing online readership.

These scammers are just taking advantage of the people’s growing interest in the ability of HGH in arresting the aging process and spending their money on impulse without checking first if they are paying for the effective type of HGH that can help them in their desire to stay younger and healthier in their senior years.

Even younger people who feel that their performance in the sports that they are engaged in go for the HGH supplements to improve their game.

Normally one who is interested in joining in the HGH crowd would consult the doctor first, especially if he has a medical problem that his physician is handling and trying to cure.

But for some who are not troubled with any ailment, but just wants to feel better as what the HGH ads say, they just base their decision to buy a certain HGH product mostly on impulse following the “raves” supposedly created by the successful use of some people on certain brands.

If you are intending to start on HGH supplements do not just easily fall for the self-serving ads and so-called “product reviews” in the websites of trading companies selling these kind of merchandise.

If you must use reviews as one of your sources to get more information about HGH products, do so with care and caution.

Since it is quite easy to move around the Web with just some patience in doing so many clicks with the mouse, visit as many review sites as possible.

Cap your search efforts though with visits to blog sites on HGH that has the general reading public as participants.

You can get more balanced review reports in them as these are the postings of the people who are just sharing their actual experience with the HGH products that they have been using.

Hardly would there be entries in the blog pages that talk about HGH injections, as these are very expensive applications of HGH and are normally used only in corrective procedures for people who lack HGH from their childhood.

These are also strictly done under medical supervision.

What you will find in blogs have mostly to do with the HGH in other forms, like the pills and sprays.

This is where most controversies take place as companies selling their respective brand names argue and counter-argue on the issues surrounding the controversies on various HGH brands.

All merchandisers and manufacturers of HGH products will make almost similar claims on the enhancement of your skin and your overall appearance, the improvement of one’s athletic performance (even performance in your sex life) and other claims attesting to the effectiveness of their HGH products.

Get all the facts, study them well, and above all, see your doctor first for the appropriate advice, before you do your purchase of the HGH supplement of your choice.

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Go for Natural HGH for Better Health January 13th, 2009

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Do you know what HGH is and have you heard of it before? Is this a new song or new software or perhaps a new type of vehicle? No, HGH is nothing new because all of us humans have it in our physical bodies.

It is a hormonal substance that influences the metabolism of food such as protein, carbohydrates, and other food elements. HGH means Human Growth Hormone and it comes from the pituitary gland which is located in the brain.

It sounds new to millions of people because this is not an everyday term that we hear before. However, once you know its great importance in the body system, one will start to focus in getting more information about it.

It is easy to say that man has existed for thousands of years and yet nobody cared about medicine or vitamins in the past.

Despite the unavailability of sophisticated medical products during the time of our ancestors, their bodies still survived and they even spent longer lives. Yes that’s true in the past but not today.

It is objective knowledge that people in the ancient past eat practically fresh food and lived simple routines.

During these modern times where foods that we eat have been influenced to a large degree by the use of chemicals and other artificial methods, our physical bodies easily retard and deteriorate.

The growth and the functions of the cells and organs are stunted by “chemical attacks” in the food that is being consumed.

Take rice for example which is the basic source of carbohydrates. This has been economically produced for decades through the use of chemical fertilizers.

At this stage in the economic history, an urgent need to take alternative corrective means in the digestion, absorption, and dissolution of substance intake has to be made.

In the long process of energy buildup that occurs in the body, the HGH has a great regulatory influence.

From the meaning of the abbreviation itself, the first two words “Human Growth” involves buildup and advancement of the cells and organs and not the other way around.

Numerous HGH products are available online. From the artificial methods such as sprays or injections and pills to the various types of natural HGH supplements, one will get mixed up and confused as to what specific product or brand he will choose.

One important thing to remember is that the natural supplements have the advantage because of its earthly origin. It is touched, produced, and worked out only by human hands for the intent of making the product compact for easier intake.

God gave this earth an abundant supply of natural cure that are available from plants and herbs. He gave this land for us to toil and use and in relation to whatever is available with nature.

HGH product supplements are no exceptions. Always prefer therefore the natural elements and substances.

The earth’s land and natural resources available are great as what the Exodus song has said: “This land is mine; God gave this land to me, this great and ancient land to me.”

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