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“Where does Growth Hormone Come From Anyway?”
Growth Hormone is released from the pituitary gland located at the base of the brain in response to a number of complex conditions. We’ll just talk about those that relate to building muscle and burning fat.
Generally, about 7/10th’s of a milligram of growth hormone is released naturally by the pituitary gland throughout a 24 hour period. About 50% of this amount is released within the first 4 hours of sleep. The remainder is released in response to a variety of stimuli such as...
1. Increased body temperature
2. Decreased blood glucose levels
3. Specific amino acid ingestion
4. Physical exercise
5. Height Improvement
Although sleep is the major stimulator of growth hormone, physical exercise is next in line. In fact Growth hormones peak higher during exercise than during sleep. The magnitude of growth hormone released during exercise is influenced by several things...
1. Level of fitness
2. Exercise intensity
3. The amount of power output by the muscles.
Another problem is, as we get older we get less and less Growth Hormone release. Growth Hormone secretion begins to decline in the healthy adult population between 20-30 years of age. This effect is attributed to aging alone and probably is the result of a defect in the releasing mechanisms which control growth hormone release rather than a defect in the manufacturing or storage of the hormone in the pituitary gland.
Recent studies done by Chalew Zadik and reported in the Journal of Clinical Endocrine Metabolism show that Growth Hormone (GH) peaks somewhere about age 20 and drops off sharply to age 40. From then it’s almost zero.
Yet when they examine 80 year old cadaver’s they find these 80 years old’s Pituitary glands to be full of Growth Hormone.
In other words, our body still manufactures ample amounts of
growth hormone but as we get older we are unable to release
as much into the bloodstream. Research has revealed the daily
release of growth hormone decreases steadily from adolescence
until about 40 years of age, and eventually decreases to levels
which are hard to detect by the time we reach 60 years of age.
It has also been demonstrated that non-exercising
individuals who are 20% or more above their recommended body
weight will have impaired growth hormone release.
This effect is totally separate from that induced by aging
alone. Fortunately, it has also been found that growth hormone
release will return to normal when body weight returns to normal.
“How To Grow Taller by increasing Growth Hormone
Secretion As We Age”
Up to this point it might seem as though little can be done
to increase growth hormone release and to improve height, especially
in those who might have an age or body fat related impairment
in growth hormone release. But, before you give up, please read
on... the entire story has not yet been told.
It has been found... nutritional supplementation can continue
to influence growth hormone release even in older adults. Two
recent studies using highly controlled experimental designs,
have found that nutritional supplementation with the amino acids
L-Arginine and Ornithine can produce a rather large increase
in growth hormone secretion over many hours. Peak levels found
in circulation were greater than those produced by strenuous
exercise or sleep and the elevated levels were sustained for
up to 8 hours during the day.
“Greater Even Than With Injectable HGH
(Human Growth Hormone)”
In this study, it was found the increase in growth hormone was greater than that which one would expect to find with the administration of injectable growth hormone. The main point being... growth hormone secretion can be significantly increased from oral arginine administration when combined with Ornithine to take advantage of the synergistic effect.
In the highly controlled experimental studies described
above, the amino acids were taken prior to bedtime and prior to exercise.
“Must Be Taken At A Specific Time”
These amino acids must be taken together and on an empty stomach.
This means you cannot have any food or beverage other than water
1-3 hours prior to ingesting the amino acids. Probably the most
important time to take these amino acids is at night just prior
to bedtime. However, these amino acids can also be taken just
prior to exercise but remember, they should be taken following
a period of 1-3 hours without food or a calorie generating beverage.
This must be done so the amino acids do not have to compete
with other substances in the gastrointestinal track; thus, allowing
easy passage of the nutrients to the bloodstream where they
can eventually cross into the brain and stimulate the pituitary
gland to release growth hormone.
When
Arginine and Ornithine are taken according to the “Turn
Back The Clock” System, increases in muscle strength
and performance have been experienced in as little as 3-4 days.
Another interesting point... amino acid combinations, such as
arginine and Ornithine have been found to improve certain aspects
of immune function as well as the production of immune hormones
from the thymus gland (factors known to be strongly affected
by growth hormone).
In the Arginine-Ornithine study, daily ingestion of these amino
acids for 4 weeks in experimental animals markedly improved
age-related impairments in the responsiveness of lymphocytes
(white blood cells which regulate the immune response and fight
infections) and the hormone producing capacity of the thymic
immune gland was also normalized in old animals given the preparation.
More importantly, the researchers found the hormoneproducing
capacity of the thymus gland in aging adults was restored to
levels which would be found in young adults.
The amino acids were improving age-related losses in the endocrine
system (most probably through improved growth hormone release)
and this effect was
improving
body functioning, as measured by changes in the immune system.
The reason why these amino acids appear to work so well is not
completely understood, especially when considering the relatively
low dosages administered. It might be, however that such specific
combination act together in synergistic fashion to improve transport
across cells in the pituitary, improving their utilization for
stimulation of growth hormone secretion. (HGH
Growth Booster System TM)
It has also been found:.. physical exercise can stimulate growth
hormone release in older adults, and this increase in secretion
can play a significant role in determining their fitness progress.
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