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Monday, July 13, 2009

Human Growth Hormone For Anti-Aging And Athletes

By Bjoern Johansson

Human growth Hormone (HGH) is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans. This hormone is secreted by the lateral winds of the anterior pituitary gland located in the brain. The anterior pituitary gland is a major organ of the endocrine system and regulates various physiological processes in the body including stress, growth and reproduction.

Disorders of the anterior pituitary are classified by the presence of hypo or hyper production of pituitary hormones. Hyper production meaning that the hormone is produced in excess to the body's need and hypo production refers to the body's inability to make enough of the hormone and an intervention is needed to regulate the proper hormone levels.

Throughout the day, humane growth hormone is synthesized and secreted through the anterior pituitary gland in a pulse-like fashion. Surges of the humane growth hormone secretions occur at a rate of every 3 to 5 hours. The most predictable human growth hormone peaks occur during sleep and seem to onset one hour after falling to sleep. During the third and fourth REM sleep stages, the anterior pituitary secretes nearly fifty percent of the human growth hormone.

When human growth hormone is produced in excess within the body, a pituitary tumor is most likely the cause. Signs of excess human growth hormone includes thickening of the bones that make up the jaw, fingers and toes. Pressure on nerves can occur along with muscle weakness, a rare form of type 2 diabetes and decreased sexual function.

Deficiencies in human growth hormone are variable depending on the age of the individual. In children, it is common to see decreased height, delayed sexual maturity and congenital malformations. Although rare in adults, human growth hormone deficiencies include decreased muscle mass, energy, obesity and low quality of life. Following treatment in these individuals they have noticed a reduced fat mass, increased lean mass, increase in bone density, improved lipid (cholesterol) profile, reduced cardiovascular risk factors, feel younger, and improved psychosocial well-being.

Human growth hormone treatments can be physician prescribed or through over-the-counter supplements. HGH promotes growth of muscle cells for better athletic performance. Recent studies have found that healthy male athletes, that take HGH, have a decrease certain athletic injuries.

Human growth hormone has also been used as an anti-aging supplement. Popular in the battle against the signs of aging, human growth hormone has been reported to decrease body fat while increasing lean muscle mass, increase bone density, increase energy levels, improve the look, tone and texture of skin and boost your immune system. - 17274

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