Human Growth Hormone and The Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome (AGHD)

HGH and Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome (AGHD)

The Youthful Aging Center offers (HGH) therapy programs helping patients enter a cost effective and comprehensive program designed to treat symptoms and problems associated with Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGHD).

Human Growth Hormone is available to most people at a reasonable price. For most people, their pituitary gland produces enough HGH to retain a youthful appearance through the age of 35 years. After that, somewhere between the age of 40 and 50, HGH production declines and signs of AGHD start to show. HGH therapy and HGH products are available to medically qualified individuals and have been designed to safely replace your body's own production of HGH.

The Importance of Growth Hormone

Until recently the effects of AGHD were unknown to the medical profession. It is now recognized as a specific clinical syndrome with numerous physiological consequences with significant effects on:

Changes in body composition, including central obesity.
Lipids in the blood.
Muscle strength.
Bone composition.
Exercise capacity and energy.
Cardiovascular risk.
Psychological well-being.

Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Syndrome (AGHD)

Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGHD) can be treated effectively with recombinant Human Growth Hormone. A medically supervised HGH program has many benefits that can improve the user's life on every level imaginable. Signs of AGHD include:

Skin - Skin loses elasticity. It becomes thinner, sags, and wrinkles.
Energy - Loss of vigor and stamina.
Bones - Tendency toward osteoporosis. Bones lose strength.
Sexual Power - Loss of sexual power and decreased libido.
Muscle - Muscles lose strength and mass.
Fat - Fat tissue increases and accumulates.
Memory - Memory begins to fade.
Heart - Heart muscle loses strength.
Kidney - Decreased kidney function.
Immune System - Decreased immunity and longer healing time.
Hair -Hair becomes thinner and loses color.
Cholesterol - Higher cholesterol levels.

Think of hormones as your body's messengers. They are produced by your endocrine glands and are sent throughout the body to stimulate specific activities. Growth, digestion, reproduction and sexual functions are all triggered by hormones and depend on them to work properly. HGH is just one of several endocrine hormones that decline as we age.

HGH is a complex protein molecule of 191 amino acids linked in a specific sequence. It is secreted in pulses by the pituitary gland. These pulses vary between 10 and 30 per day and can be strengthened by exercise. For years, doctors have prescribed HGH for children who needed a growth boost however they failed to realize that this can be a significant problem for adults too. HGH is critical for tissue repair, healing, muscle growth, bone strength, brain function, physical and mental health, energy, and metabolism.

HGH is produced at a rate that peaks during adolescence, at time when normal growth is accelerated. The production of HGH decreases with age, 14% each year on average. Humans normally produce about 500 micrograms of HGH daily at age 20.By age 80, the daily production falls to 60 (or less) micrograms. When a doctor determines your HGH levels to be too low, a diagnosis of Adult Human Growth Hormone deficiency is made.

In August of 1996, the FDA approved HGH for use in adult patients. Prior to this time it was only available to children with growth deficiencies. The benefits of treating AGHD can include:

Skin - Increased skin elasticity, texture, and tightness.
Energy - Increased energy and emotional stability.
Bone - Improved bone strength.
Sexual Power - Increased sexual potency and frequency.
Muscle - Increased muscle strength and mass.
Fat - Decreased fat tissue.
Memory - Improved mental functioning and strength.
Heart - Improved cardiovascular strength and lower blood pressure.
Kidney - Improved kidney function.
Immune System - Improved immunity and faster healing time.
Hair - Improved hair texture.
Cholesterol - Elevated HDL and lowered LDL.

Stimulating the Brain

The nervous system and brain are made up of cells called neurons, which are permanent and never grow back once damaged. HGH stimulates the repair and rejuvenation of these particular neurons. The proteins in the brain that are responsible for storing our memories are also affected in a positive way.

Learning, memory, and intelligence all depend on adequate supplies of HGH. According to a team of Swedish Scientists they discovered why HGH therapy makes so many people feel so good. HGH acts in the brain exactly like an antidepressant, raising the level of neurotransmitter B- endorphin, which has been called the brain's own opiate. It also lowers the level of dopamine, which is associated with feelings of agitation. It reverses the outlooks, expectations and attitudes associated with the aging process.

Many other experts expressed that it appears to reduce stress itself, & improves focus and concentration, and builds self esteem and self confidence. HGH can also reverse the decline in memory and cognitive performance.

Weight Reduction

About 68%of Americans are classified as overweight individuals. Obesity is the 2nd most common preventable death in the United States. Human Growth Hormone may be one of the most effective fat loss regimens ever discovered.

Feeling Good

The psychological and emotional symptoms associated with Adult Growth hormone Deficiency (AGHD) include a reduced sense of well being, low energy, vitality, capacity for work, emotional liability, including mood swings, anxiety, depression, and increased social isolation. Important physical signs are increased body fat, especially around the waist (apple shape rather than pear shape), decrease in muscle mass, and thin, wrinkled, or prematurely aged skin. Other symptoms may consist of the following: Reduced cardiac performance, poor sleep, decreased muscle mass and strength, little to no sex drive.

Aging takes place at a more rapid pace when your hormones start to decrease. Once the hormone levels start to decrease, your body starts to change. You tend to gain weight easier, you're not as athletic, you tend to be more up-tight about things, depressed more frequently, these are all signs that your hormone levels are beginning to drop. Natural hormones are protective and aging is related to the loss of these hormones. Replacing the hormone level to youthful levels delays the aging process.

All of the things that you already know about healthy living are still true, whether you are starting HGH therapy or not. If you are serious about treating your hormone deficiencies with hormone therapy then try HGH today, but remember that proper diet, exercise, and sleep are also components of a disciplined therapy program.

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