Growth Hormone

Hormones are an important and vital part of staying youthful and healthy. Hormones, derived from the Greek for “impetus,” are important chemical messengers that carry signals from cell to cell in the blood. As we age, our hormone levels decline. With this decline, the functions of our body will also slow down or not work as well as they used to work.

One of the most important hormones is human growth hormone, or HGH, which helps cells grow and regenerate. At HGH Injection Replacemnt Therapy Centers, we offer HGH replacement therapy which not only helps you look younger, but will also help you feel better and help your body function at an optimal level. Our doctors will develop a treatment plan tailored especially for you that will make your skin look younger, your body feel better and restore the sexual function of your youth. You will notice your metabolism is working faster, your energy level increase and your memory and cognitive function improve.

HGH is one of seven hormones that are produced by the pituitary gland, an important gland located in our brains. Like other hormones, HGH affects almost every part of our bodies. It is essential in the growth of our tissues, organs, muscles and bones. It helps our bodies synthesize protein, especially when we’re young.

However, as we age, the levels of HGH in our body begin to decline. At HGH Injection Replacemnt Therapy Centers, we restore HGH to levels we had in our twenties. By the time you reach 30 years old, your HGH levels are only a fraction of what you had as a child. Each decade, the amount will continue to decrease until you don’t have enough HGH to slow down the aging process.

Once you reach 20 years of age, your body stops producing high levels of HGH. By the time you are 60, you will have lost 75% of the HGH your pituitary gland has produced. If you are producing 500 micrograms per day of HGH when you’re 20, that number will likely fall to 200 micrograms per day by the time you reach 40. That is a very big difference!

The body releases HGH in cycles, most often in 30 short pulses throughout a day. However, HGH it is most often released during the deepest stages of sleep. People who get at least 8 hours of sleep per night allow their body to produce the maximum amount of HGH. In fact, people who get an insufficient amount of sleep live shorter lives and sometimes suffer from disorders that stem from insufficient HGH.

Once the pituitary gland releases HGH, it travels through the body via the bloodstream where it helps the organs and cells repair damaged tissue and help stimulate growth in other cells. It is then absorbed into the liver where it is converted into an important growth-promoting protein called IGF-1. This powerful substance then stimulates the body to grow, affecting every single part of the body to promote growth. It especially helps nerve cells to grow and develop and helps the cells synthesize DNA. However, the body needs HGH before it can create IGF-1.

One option at HGH Injection Replacemnt Therapy Centers, injection of biosynthetic or bioidentical growth hormones that will replace the HGH your body has to lost during the aging process.

So what stops the pituitary gland from producing HGH? Many physicians believe that hypothalamus, the part of the brain that links the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, acts like an on/off switch. As we get older, it stops the pituitary gland from producing HGH. In a clinical study conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine by Dr. Seymour Reichlin, researchers found that the hypothalamus was the main source in stimulating the pituitary gland to produce HGH. At HGH Injection Replacemnt Therapy Centers, we also offer prescriptions for Sermorelin as a cost effective alternative to HGH injection therapy. Sermorelin, the acetate salt of an amidated synthetic amino acid polypeptide that works as a growth hormone releasing hormone that will help the hypothalamus stimulate the pituitary gland.