Hormones - HGH
(Human Growth Hormone)
This important hormone has had a strong impact in the medical community ever since the landmark study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1990 by Daniel Rudman, M.D. HGH, also known as somatotropin, is the most abundant hormone produced by the pituitary gland. Cells in the pituitary, known as somatotropes, produce HGH and release it into the bloodstream where it is absorbed by the liver and converted into various other growth factors.
It appears that nearly every organ in the body is dependent on HGH for proper growth and development. HGH regulates the body’s metabolism of proteins, electrolytes, and carbohydrates and controls how the body uses fat. However, after the age of thirty, HGH declines at the rate of fourteen percent (14%) per decade.
Typically, as we age, lean body mass diminishes while fat stores increase. Muscle mass may decrease by as much as thirty percent (30%) while fat may increase as much as fifty percent (50%). The liver, kidneys, spleen and brain as well as bone mass all start to shrink. On a chemical level, the body becomes more susceptible to disease, the immune system declines, and the ability to metabolize sugar drops. Bad cholesterol levels soar while good cholesterol levels sink. Elimination of toxins becomes less efficient.
HGH promises rejuvenation from the inside out, so much so that Stanford University medical researchers concluded that “physiological HGH replacement might reverse or prevent the inevitable sequela of aging.”
Benefits of HGH Supplementation:
- Decrease the percent of body while increasing lean muscle mass by stimulating the body’s ability to increase protein synthesis
- Increase bone mass, reversing damage that leads to osteoporosis
- Reverse the degeneration of neurological functions
- Improve cardiac function
- Improve skin tone, thickness, and elasticity
- Improve pulmonary functions
- Improve the functioning of the immune system
- Improve kidney function
- Improve exercise and aerobic capacity and endurance
- Help wounds heal faster
- Improve cartilage synthesis for stronger joints
- Reverse the normal, age-related shrinkage of organs
- Decrease levels of LDL and VLDL cholesterol
- Rejuvenate sex drive
Possible Side Effects:
One side effect includes mild fluid retention. If this happens, decrease your dose until symptoms disappear and then increase the level slowly. Consult with your physician first, if you notice these symptom.
Administration:
Growth hormone is typically injected daily at night before bedtime. The shot is usually given in the thigh area. An alcohol swab is used to clean the injection site prior to giving the shot. Pinch the skin and place the needle straight in. The doctor or nurse will review with you the proper technique for injecting the HGH and will provide detailed instructions for mixing as well. If you have questions please call the doctor’s office.
Frequently Asked Questions:
- If I forget to take an injection what should I do? Make up the shot when you remember or do two injections the following day. Your doctor has prescribed a certain amount of HGH that should be taken each week, it is important to stay on schedule.
- How do I avoid getting a bruise at the injection site? Once you have given yourself the injection take out the needle and apply pressure over the area for at least one minute.
- Will I immediately notice a difference? Usually not, the changes are subtle and take place over a period of six months.
- Do I have to worry about injecting an air bubble? No. If there is a little air in the HGH syringe it will not cause any harm. Air bubbles are only a concern when an injection is given into the vein. These shots are subcutaneous – directly under the skin.
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