The average human life span is 70 -75 years. As the world evolves, the “to do” list has grown exponentially. A single life span seems insufficient to achieve all that an average human starts off with. As persons grow older, they face difficulties in executing tasks which they would have done quickly, in their prime.
When they watch hyperactive children say, on a playground, it often triggers a thought, “where do they get their energy from?” The answer lies in the growth hormones that are being released by their pituitary gland.
What is HGH?
The pituitary gland releases the human growth hormone to the maximum level during the pre puberty and puberty stage of humans. It is responsible for the growth of human body and controls the body’s muscle mass, bone density, tissue repair, brain development, mental and physical health, energy levels and metabolism.
As humans grow the pituitary gland starts producing the HGH in lesser quantities. Scientists have found that the HGH levels start declining from the age 30 onwards and by the time a person is in the 70′s the HGH released is as less as 20 – 30 %.
What makes the level of HGH plummet?
Researchers have yet to find out the exact cause. Few theories suggests that the pituitary gland is not simulated to release the HGH as there is a kind of disconnect from IGF – 1 (Insulin-like Growth Factor 1), which is another kind of hormone that gets quickly absorbed in the body, by the liver and aids the release of HGH.
Initially scientist deliberated on the premise that the pituitary gland starts ageing and functions improperly like liver, spleen, heart and lungs. Yet another theory was that as humans grow older the level of the natural growth inhibitor of HGH, Somatostatin, goes up which leads, ultimately to a decrease in the HGH level.
Finally, they arrived at the conclusion that the pituitary gland has the capacity to produce HGH, but are not stimulated sufficiently to release them after a certain age.
The Way Forward
This was sufficient enough premise to develop artificial or synthetic hormones which would induce the glands to release the pertinent level of HGH. These hormones, either synthetic or natural, aid in increasing the development of the growth hormones.
A recent study suggested that when injected with a synthetic HGH, the volunteering patients found an increase in lean body mass by 8.8% with a reduction in body fat by 14% in spite of no change in diet or exercise. On the prohibitive side, the synthetic injections were not only very expensive; they had side effects like carpal tunnel syndrome, liver damage, joint pain, water retention and gynecomastia.
This bought the scientific community back to the question: how do we introduce the HGH in a human body, without these side effects. The reason was obvious – the human body is programmed to reject any foreign agent within the system. Hence the way forward was to stimulate the pituitary gland to secrete sufficient amounts of growth hormones.
This became possible with the development of certain blends of amino acids and nutrients that stimulate the body’s natural HGH secretion pattern. These are called HGH releasers.
HGH releasers are considered effective in increasing the HGH level with a person’s body as they are a natural way to stimulate the pituitary glands to produce more HGH.
Some HGH releasers are available in the market in form of diet supplements like powder & pill forms that are released in the bloodstream and not digested by the stomach.
However before embarking on a journey of discovery about HGH releasers, a word of caution – not all marketers of the supplement are above board as they might pass on sub-standard products that do not have any effect on the HGH levels within the body.
Experts also believe that since growth hormones are released in higher quantities while one is in deep sleep, it would be advisable to continue with the exercise regime followed by a good night’s sleep.
