What is Human Growth Hormone - HGH

Copyright (c) 2008 Amy Fakterowitz

Human Growth Hormone or Hgh is something that we often hear in the news or on everyone's mouth around the world. Even on the internet where there are forums discussing the functionality of Human Growth Hormone and its benefits. There are also many websites offering Hgh Supplements at special offers or deals that are hard to resist. Overall, it is gaining popularity due to its function as the 'fountain of youth'. Since then, the Hgh industry has been flourishing like mushrooms after rain. However, how much do we really know about this Human Growth Hormone or simply Hgh? Therefore below, I present to you, the answers to all the burning questions in your mind.

Scientifically, Human Growth Hormone or Hgh is produced by the pituitary gland which is located in the brain. Other than producing Hgh, the pituitary gland is also responsible for the production of sexual hormones that are testosterone and estrogen. The function of Hgh includes stimulating the production of insulin-like growth factor which is factor I or IGF-I. Hgh is important in maintaining healthy cells growth. When we are young, a mass amount of Hgh is produced to assist the bone and muscle development. Hgh is sometimes prescribed by the doctors for children with growth problem to help them grow normally. Therefore we can conclude that Hgh plays an important role in our health.

However, after the age of 30, the production of Hgh in our body will gradually decrease thus it will be difficult for our body to maintain the growth of healthy cells. The declining production of Hgh will lead to signs of aging such as loss of hair, loss of bone density, poor skin tone, poor memory, decreasing sexual drive, body fat increase, wrinkles and loss of lean muscle. Therefore, we look older and feel old within us. Getting old is a taboo for women, as women constantly strive to look and feel young. Women would go as far as possible to get treatment so that they could stay young for longer time. Some might consider taking Botox, a very popular chemical that is to treat wrinkles problem on the facial area. However, it is overly priced and need to be injected frequently. Therefore, Hgh supplements seem to be the cheapest alternative way to stay young and vibrant.

To overcome such signs, some people might undergo plastic surgery in the name of beauty whereas others who are not dare enough to go under the knife opt for an alternative anti aging process called the Hgh Replacement Therapy. The idea of the Hgh Replacement Therapy is to inject Hgh beneath the skin thus increase the Hgh level directly. Alternatively, it might involve the injestion of Hgh releasers that is a combination of amino acids and vitamins to help to stimulate the body to produce more Hgh which might take a longer time to see the results. The cost for the Hgh Replacement Therapy can be expensive or affordable depends on what types of therapy that you use.

In the meantime, some says that the reduction of Hgh levels in the body is not a very bad thing at all as some medical studies suggest that people with higher Hgh level are likely to die at a younger age than people with lower Hgh level. Further studies are being done to testify the truth behind this statement. Therefore, this statement created a doubt that whether Hgh really improve health conditions or vice versa. However, at the moment Hgh is still known as the 'fountain of youth' and gaining more and more popularity in the market.