Anti aging solution

Growth Hormone is the only substance known to be capable of actually reversing the signs of biological aging. Studies have shown growth hormone to:

• Restore muscle mass ? Thicken skin


• Increase hair growth and even restore color


• Increase energy and stamina


• Increase sexual potency and fertility


• Restore size of internal organs


• Sharpen vision


• Improve mental cognition


• Uplift mood


• Deepen sleep


• Boost cardiac output


• Boost immune response

Originally, growth hormone was extracted from human cadavers. Because of the limited availability and potential side effects, the FDA approved injected growth hormone only for children with drawfism. Thanks to modern biochemistry and genetics, human growth hormone is now produced by DNA sequencing of bacteria, making the supply more abundant, less expensive, and far safer.

The standards for growth hormone use have been expanded to include adults with growth hormone deficiency syndrome. This syndrome may loosely be applied to the segment of the population whose blood levels of this life-extending hormone have progressively declined. In the past five years the therapeutic use of growth hormone by physicians engaged in longevity or anti-aging medicine has vastly increased. Early research has been promising and anecdotal reports encouraging. Growth hormone recipients almost universally report a renewal of energy, stamina, muscle mass, general well-being, and...a more youthful body shape. Until recently, growth hormone was beyond the reach of all but the wealthy. Administration was by twice daily injections and cost $1,000 or more per month. In the past year or so, new oral delivery systems have emerged. Two types of oral spray are now available. One delivers a homeopathic level of growth hormone. The other supplies a minute dose of growth hormone in a special polymer base designed to enhance oral absorption. Besides taking supplemental growth hormone there are several natural and effective steps you can take to enhance your level of growth hormone:

Exercise Regular, vigorous exercise raises brain levels of enkephalins, the body’s natural painkillers. Enkephalins are thought to be potent growth hormone inducers.

Fasting Fasting stimulates growth hormone production, probably by raising the blood level of fatty acids and by inducing hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). However, it would be foolhardy to starve ourselves just to cause a transient surge of growth hormone. In studies, Dr. Roy Walford of the UCLA School of Medicine, found that moderate caloric restriction extended the longevity of several species of laboratory animal. The results were repeatedly corroborated in other studies, but the mechanism was unclear until the discovery that fasting raises growth hormone levels. Dr. Walford maintains that moderate fasting – consuming about 30 percent fewer calories than normal – may extend human lifespan substantially.

Deep sleep This action may be a lot easier to achieve with the help of a timed-released melatonin. Growth hormone is released in eight to twelve pulses throughout the day with the largest pulse occurring from midnight to 2:00AM, during slow wave or delta deep sleep. The number and amplitude of these pulses declines as we age. Interestingly, the quality of sleep also tends to erode with age. Given these facts, it is easy to comprehend why people who are sleep-deprived experience a decline in immune response, strength, cognitive levels, and overall sense of well-being.

Secretagogues The level of growth hormone in the pituitary gland does not actually decline as we age. The problem is an impaired release of growth hormone from its storage sites. Secretagogue are substances that increase the production and release of growth hormone. Although still in the development stage, pharmaceutical companies are racing to produce the first prescription growth hormone secretogogue. Several amino acids (which cannot be patented) are Nature’s secretagogues. Lysine, arginine and glutamine top the list and for reasons unknown, seem to work best when taken with carbonated water. Niacin and tryptophan also exhibit secretogogue properties.

The average person thinks of the damage of aging as an inevitable process of wear and tear. However, if wear and tear were the primary cause of aging in humans, a 60 year-old should have only twice the signs of aging as a 30 year-old.

Why do most 30 year-olds show little effects of aging, while the effects of aging are so obvious in a 60 year-old person?

At the age of 30, people have spent most of their lives with fairly high levels of human growth hormone (HGH). HGH is responsible for growth during childhood -- and for the repair and regeneration of human tissue throughout our lives. By the time we reach the age of 30, our HGH levels are only about 20 percent of their peak levels during childhood, and after the age of 30, they continue to decline at about 14 percent per decade. By the time most of us are 30 years old, our bodies no longer produce enough HGH to repair all of the damage that is occurring in our bodies. As our HGH levels continue to decline, the damage that we call aging continues to accelerate.

The decline in HGH is not the only cause of aging. Even if our HGH levels remained at the level of a 25 year-old, we would continue to experience the effects of aging, but those effects would be greatly reduced.

By increasing the levels of HGH in our bodies, we can slow, or even reverse, many of the manifestations of aging. Ideally, this HGH replacement should begin at about the age of 30 years, but HGH replacement can be beneficial at any age above 30. In fact, for older people, HGH therapy can reverse the manifestations of aging by 5 to 15 years or more. There is no other single therapy currently available that can have the impact on aging that HGH can have.

The production of HGH is controlled by GHRH, GHRP, somatostatin, and other substances in the body. The degree to which changes in the levels of each of these substances is responsible for the decline in Human Growth Hormone varies from individual to individual, and is somewhat gender-dependent.

(The only naturally-occuring growth hormone releasing peptide appears to be ghrelin. Ghrelin is a powerful appetite stimulant. When given to laboratory animals, the animals eat huge amounts of food. The weight gain induced by overeating completely overwhelms the fat burning caused by the growth hormone release, and the animals become obese. Pharmaceutical companies have produced synthetic growth hormone releasing peptides, such as GHRP-6 and hexarelin, which stimulate HGH in humans, but do not increase appetite significantly. These substances are not on the market yet, and probably won't be for many years.)

The effects of HGH in the human body have been studied intensively for decades, but the factors that affect HGH production remain rather complex and mysterious. Part of the reason for this is that the quantities of these substances produced by the body are on the order of a milligram per day in adults. Most people only produce about a teaspoonful of these substances during their entire adult lives.

To make the situation even more complex, HGH is normally released in pulses or bursts throughout the day. There are usually 10 to 20 surges of HGH release, with the largest release occurring shortly after you fall asleep. Is there any advantage to having HGH released in pulses? Or is this simply the body's most efficient way of producing HGH? Nobody knows the answer to this important question.