It’s not by accident or through training alone that Sylvester Stallone who is over 60 was able to create that youthful shape he once sported in his “Rocky” and ” Rambo” days. For his newest endeavor”The Expendables”, Stallone has resorted to injections of HGH, the Human Growth Hormone which is believed by many to be the Fountain of Youth. HGH is produced naturally in the pituitary gland and supports continued growth of the body until adulthood and plays an important role in keeping metabolism efficient. The safety of HGH injections is highly controversial, depending on the age and condition of the recipient, but then wouldn’t that be true of anything synthetic?

What most people who take replacement doses of HGH experience improvements in: energy levels, sense of well being, visceral fat, oxygen uptake during exercise, muscle mass and strength, skin tone and wrinkling, power output during maximal exercise testing, immune function, bone density and reversal of osteoporosis, cardiac output and congestive heart failure, lung function (including COPD), blood sugar control in Type 1 diabetics and Type II diabetic medication needed, lipid profiles, endothelial function, risk of heart attack or stroke, risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, healing including sports related injuries and frailty and loss of independence in the elderly.

Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? It makes me want to find some right away. Move over Botox! Actually, I will wait until more research is done on the adverse effects. If it promotes growth, imagine what it might do to cancer cells! I do know of a few ways that you can boost your own HGH levels without going near a syringe. It may be a bit old fashioned, but here is my list:

Strength train! Get 8 hours of sleep! Try to de-stress! Lots of laughter.….even if it’s at yourself! Especially if it’s at yourself!

 

 

 

 

Source: Randy Ice of Vintage Medical Group in Temecula, California.