Human Growth Hormone
The Human Growth Hormone encourages tissue repair, assists the immune system in fighting diseases and infections and also helps cell regeneration in the vital organs, muscles and bones. This hormone is naturally produced by the human body in the pituitary gland in response to the hormone sent from the hypothalamus part of the brain. Studies have shown that the Human Growth Hormone, or HGH for short, has a decreased rate of production after the age of twenty. This decrease in HGH is the onset of what will later be seen as the aging process.
Research has brought those looking for the "fountain of youth" with Human Growth Hormone replacement therapy. Those beginning to see signs of the aging process can purchase the hormones in various forms to restore their own HGH levels to normal. It is not recommended for those with certain pre-existing medical conditions or diseases and a person must undergo a series of tests before HGH therapy can be prescribed.
HGH therapies come in two main forms - sprays are one and the other is through injection. Hormone injection is very expensive, costing between eight thousand to thirty-five thousand dollars in one year. These injections are pure human growth hormone and are injected directly into the blood stream. HGH sprays are a homeopathic hormone, less expensive than the injected hormone but also less effective. HGH sprays will run a person approximately six hundred dollars a year and administers the hormone through the mucus on the underside of the tongue and is absorbed through the large collection of capillaries there.
HGH was originally taken from the deceased, it was difficult to obtain so HGH then was extremely expensive and also rare. It was in the early 1980s that a synthetic HGH was found and introduced, making HGH therapy a more reasonable process. The real HGH showed a rise in certain types cancers in relation to the injection, the synthetic version of HGH, made from amino acids, has not shown these concerns. HGH has not been harvested from the deceased or used in practice anywhere since 1985, and only the synthetic variety is available now.
The benefits stemming from the Human Growth Hormone replacement therapies are many. A reduction in weight, increase in lean muscle, increased memory, increase of energy level, stable mood, deep sleep, better sexual performance, improvement in skin, better digestion, increase in bone density, better hair growth, decrease in time needed for healing and a rejuvenation of muscles and nerves have been noticed by those undergoing the HGH therapies.
Side effects that have been reported in relation to the HGH therapy are retention of fluid, diabetes, hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, joint swelling and other glucose metabolism issues. Some occurrences of serious side effects have been noted if the injection method was used for the HGH.
Although made naturally by the body, intake of modern HGH is synthetic.A person must consider all the facts before subjecting one's body to such a drastic decision. There is relatively no evidence scientifically for or against the Human Growth Hormone replacement therapies.