Guest guest Posted March 18, 2002 Report Share Posted March 18, 2002 warning on HGH warning on HGH Thanks for this. I didn't read this before sending it, but my opinion is we should take general care of our health and accept aging. So to me there isn't a good reason to take this anyway. Thanks for sharing this information. Sandy PS I figure we will be exposed to these ideas somewhere, so that if something is a bad idea that there is enough expertise on this list to hopefully counter any bad advice and provide plenty of food for thought. Dear Sandy, It has been reported that over 200 people contracted mad cow disease from taking HGH from a phamaceutical co. in Austrailia. One such death reported was a 16 yr. old male who had taken it as an 8 yr. old. Made from contamined pituitaries from a donor who died with the disease, these people were unsuspecting and unnotified as the records were accidentally lost as to who bought and used the product. HGH can be a very dangerous drug and may well slice more than 20 yr.s off your age. Content can be found on Izambeni's mad cow site. Thanks. Sandy Mintz wrote: SLICE 20 YEARS OFF YOUR AGE Health Sciences Institute e-Alert March 14, 2002 ************************************************************** Dear Reader, They say you're only as old as you feel. That's all well and good - certainly, a positive attitude goes a long way. But try as we may, we can't deny the physical, biological forces of aging. Beginning at about age 30, our bodies start to change. Things just don't work the way they used to, and over time, those little physiological inefficiencies can add up to some big problems. But that's not to say we can't have it all; why can't we feel great both mentally AND physically? At HSI, we often write about therapies that can help you do just that. And over three years ago, we first told you about one of the most powerful mechanisms at work in the fight against aging. It's called human growth hormone (HGH). When you're young, HGH helps keep your body fat low, your muscle mass high, and your skin young and healthy-looking. But from age 30 on, your body uses it less and less efficiently - a reality that contributes to many of the physical manifestations of aging. We told our members how increasing the body's HGH levels can help decrease body fat, restore hair growth, and increase skin elasticity. In fact, according to one report in The New England Journal of Medicine, HGH has been show to reverse biological age " by 10 to 20 years. " Now there's even more research to reinforce those claims, and to show that HGH is not just about looking better - it's about being healthier, as well. -------------------------------------------------------------- Reverse organ atrophy, improve T-cell counts, and reduce fat stores -------------------------------------------------------------- In the latest issue of the scientific journal Endocrinology, researchers at the University of Illinois analyzed the effects of HGH through animal studies. They compared the tissues and bone marrow of young, untreated rats with those of older rats - and with samples taken from older rats that had received regular doses of HGH. In particular, they focused on tissue samples from the thymus gland, the organ where important immune system cells called T-cells develop. Research has proven that the thymus progressively atrophies as we age - and the resulting decline in T-cells makes us more vulnerable to illness and disease. As expected, the thymus tissue from young rats was strong and healthy, while the older rats' tissues showed poor definition and a lack of developing cells. The older rats also had significantly more fat cells than their young counterparts. But when old rats were treated with HGH, their cell counts jumped, tissue definition improved, and atrophy of the thymus reversed. In untreated old rats, there was an 80 percent decline in the production of cells in bone marrow as compared to young rats - but when the old rats were treated with HGH, their cell production jumped four-fold. Further experiments showed that HGH treatments reduced the accumulation of adipocytes in the bone marrow - connective tissue cells that make and store fat. -------------------------------------------------------------- Supplemental HGH can be risky - try natural ways to improve your HGH utilization -------------------------------------------------------------- This new research goes a long way toward reinforcing the benefits of HGH and the key role it plays in the aging process. But it doesn't refute the significant drawbacks of HGH supplementation. First, HGH treatments can be extremely expensive - as much as $1,000 month. And there is significant research to suggest that it can trigger uncontrolled cell division - possibly leading to the development of cancer. But, as we explained in our original article, HGH treatments aren't the only option. There are other ways to tap into your body's own HGH and make the most of it, at any age. Your body never completely STOPS making its own HGH, the whole process just slows down. Your body doesn't release or use it as efficiently. So they key is to help your body drawn on its own sources - natural and safe sources. Fortunately, there are ways to do that. In an October 1998 article in the Members Alert, and in our special new member report " Fat Burning Aids from the Underground, " we explained how exercise and dietary changes can help enhance your body's growth hormone utilization. (HSI members: you can view back issues and special reports for free on our website,www.hsibaltimore.com.) And we also wrote about a supplement introduced to us by Dr. Milner. It can stimulate certain receptors in the pituitary and hypothalamus glands, which help your body release its sequestered stores of growth hormone. It's called Pro-HGH, and clinical tests have shown that it increases levels of key growth factor activity markers, and improved participants energy, endurance, and body composition in as little as four weeks, with no side effects. To learn more about Pro-HGH, follow this link to the original article:http://www.hsibaltimore.com/hsi/hsi_9810_a.html Looking younger is good. But feeling younger - and keeping your body as healthy as possible - is even better. This research shows that managing HGH levels can help your body do both, by reducing fat stores AND by strengthening your immune system. To Your Good Health, Health Sciences Institute Source: Endocrinology 2002; 143:690-699 * Before making any change or addition to current treatment, please consult your physician. Some protocols may not be appropriate depending on your personal medical history. 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Guest guest Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Duncan, Have you heard about this? What is your view on the article? By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times, Feb 17th, 2011 Anyone seeking the fountain of youth should think twice before turning to growth hormone <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/human- body/hormones- metabolism- HHA00003 0.topic> , a fast-growing trend in anti-aging <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/physical- conditions/ aging-HEPHC00000 2.t opic> fringe medicine. If conclusions from a study of an obscure population living in Ecuador <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ intl/ecuador- PLGEO00000135. topic> prove true, less growth hormone - not more - may help prevent cancer <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/diseases- illnesses/ cancer-HEDAI0000 010. topic> and diabetes <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/diseases- illnesses/ diabetes- HEDAI000002 2.topic> in old age. The discovery, published Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine, backs up earlier research showing that yeast, flies and rodents live longer - in some species, as much as 10 times longer - when they grow slowly. " There are a lot of people giving human growth hormone to fight aging, " said Dr. Nir Barzilai, a researcher at the Albert Einstein <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ science-technolo gy/albert- einstein- PECLB001542 ..topic> College of Medicine in New York, who was not involved in the research. " The question is, will you live longer and healthier? I think these studies suggest maybe not. " The discovery hinged on a group of extended relatives living in the Andes in Ecuador, many of whom share a genetic <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/human- body/genes- chromosomes- HHA000024. topic> mutation that shuts off receptors to human growth hormone. The hormone helps regulate metabolism throughout the body and the way that cells change as they age. The mutation, called E180, is one of several that cause Laron syndrome, a disorder that stunts growth after birth by about 50%. The most obvious effects of the disorder are negative, said study coauthor Dr. Guevara-Aguirre of the Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction in Quito, Ecuador. These include short stature - people with Laron grow to be about 3 to 4 feet tall - and high infant mortality. But Guevara-Aguirre, who treats Laron patients, saw a positive side too: Virtually none of them got cancer or diabetes. He eventually joined forces with study senior author Valter Longo, a USC <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ education/ colleges- universities/ university- of- southern-california -OREDU000019271. topic> cell biologist who researches aging. Longo's team had been looking at yeast and mice that also lacked growth genes. Both organisms were about half the normal size; the yeast lived three times longer than normal and the mice lived 40% longer. Longo's team had found that cells from the mutant yeast and mice were protected against DNA <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/human- body/dna- HHA000078. topic> damage. The Laron patients provided an opportunity to see if the same held true in humans. The researchers collected health histories of 99 patients over age 10 and death statistics of 53 other Ecuadoreans with Laron who died before Guevara-Aguirre began his work in the 1980s. They also collected data on more than 1,600 unaffected relatives of the Laron patients. There were 30 deaths in the Laron group: eight from heart disease <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/diseases- illnesses/ heart-disease- HEDAI0 000026.topic> , one from stroke and 21 from non-age-related causes, including an unusual number from convulsive disorders, accidents or alcohol-related issues. Only one person got cancer. She did not die from it. Cancer accounted for about 20% of deaths of relatives without Laron. None of those with Laron had diabetes, even though 21% of the Laron patients were obese. Diabetes caused 5% of relatives' deaths. The team took serum taken from patients and unaffected relatives and added them to human cells. They found that the serum from Laron patients protected DNA from breakage that can contribute to cancer. Serum from unaffected relatives did not. The Laron serum also promoted a kind of suicide among damaged cells. This, Longo said, might protect against cancer by killing off cells that are about to turn rogue. " The results are about as clear as you can get, " said Andrzej Bartke of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ us/illinois/ sangamon- county/springfie ld-PLGEO1 00101101011274. topic> , Ill., who has seen similar results in his work on aging in mice. Experts said the study casts doubt on the use of human growth hormone injections to combat aging. Though the treatment has been shown to improve muscle mass, doctors have worried that it may raise the risk for diabetes and cancer. Dr. Perls, a professor of medicine and geriatrics <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ health/medical- specialization/ geriatrics- HEMSP 00004.topic> at Boston University and a critic of the growth hormone industry, said the research provided " yet more dramatic evidence that growth hormone does the opposite of what the hucksters and the anti-aging industry promote. " He was not involved with the study. In 2009, Americans spent $1.35 billion on growth hormone treatments, filling 431,000 prescriptions, according to the healthcare information and consulting company IMS Health <http://www.latimes. com/topic/ economy-business -finance/ ims-health- incorporat ed-ORCRP007709. topic> . Longo said the research might lead to drugs that suppress growth hormone to prevent many diseases of aging, much the way statin drugs are used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiac disease. The goal of such prevention wouldn't be to live longer, but to live disease-free for as long as possible, he said. " These mice and the Laron patients don't seem to have chronic conditions, " he added. " They live long lives, and then they drop dead. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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