HGH Be Blessed and Beware
Forever Youth with hGH – Maybe
HGH – It’s Growth Hormone With An Attitude
Raymond O. West, M.D., M.P.H.
What do certain dwarfs, some athletes and certain of the glitterati have in common? Human Growth Hormone, that’s what. Read on, and we will discuss the whys and the wherefores of hGH (human Growth Hormone). And some why nots.
hGH is natural. That is, it’s made inside our heads by a pea-sized gland – the pituitary. Most students of high school biology have some information about this hormone-replete endocrine – how it secretes a whole panoply of vital juices. And how we waste away if it quits on us.
Furthermore, it’s a safe bet that some of us have even "shot it up" hoping for a new crack at youth, athletic extravagance, or just a shapely body.
hGH is present at birth, fuels growth in infants, toddlers and adolescents. It’s produced at the max while we snooze. Perhaps that’s why babies must sleep so much. And maybe that’s a good reason for keeping TVs out of our kids’ bedrooms. Lacking it, children are dwarfs, both in growth and sexual development. Watch out now, for too much produces young giants. An excess in adults (after bones have reached their maturity) results in acromegaly – that is, "big ends." Giant noses, jutting jaws, spade-sized hands. It’s great to have just the right amount of hGH.
In the 1960s, our intrepid scientists learned to synthesize hGH in their labs. Now kids that lack it can take it by injection, and grow up to meet their full potential. Recently, it has been "discovered" by athletes, the Hollywood crowd and others; all of whom are using it to develop muscle mass, rejuvenate the skin and hair, to burn fat and reshape the body-beautiful. And that’s just for beginnings. Can hGH do any or all of these things for adults? Probably not, although to be fair, a few studies do suggest some muscle building, some rejuvenation. Most don’t however; quite the contrary.
Consider this: Studies reveal that continued exposure to hGH through repeated injections cause cancer, heart disease, and kidney destruction. Other research points the finger to fluid retention, wasting of bone mass (osteoporosis), and – curiously enough – carpal tunnel syndrome.
In spite of all the disconcerting data, hopeful people in droves shell out millions to take their fix of hGH. Some even venture offshore to acquire it – at a cost of up to $4,000.00 every few weeks. And it must be given by injection, for when swallowed, it is destroyed on its way through the stomach. It’s a black market "drug" because most physicians won’t prostitute their profession by giving it "on demand."
Or you can buy it in tablet or capsule form. Trouble is, it’s not hGH that you are getting. And if it was, it wouldn’t survive the stomach acid. Remember, America – youth and beauty doesn’t come in a needle or a bottle. Youth and beauty are the result of a health lifestyle. Haven’t you noticed that?
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