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Human Growth Hormone


Human Growth Hormone

Human growth hormone or HGH, by is a peptide gland that stimulates the growth and cell reproduction in humans. It is a naturally produced hormone manufactured in the pituitary gland of the brain. As its name suggests, it is the hormone responsible for human growth, with the increases in height and muscle mass as its most known effect.

About Human Growth Hormone

However, growth is not the only effect of HGH. It had been also noted that it is responsible for the vitality and energy associated to the youths. Researchers had found out that it can also reverse the effects of aging. Human growth hormones can always keep you in vigor despite your increasing number of years. The amount of HGH secreted by the pituitary gland decreases as you age, it peaks at adolescence and gradually declines by almost 14% every year.

Because human growth hormones largely affect the functions of the body, many experts believe that the decrease of its secretions may be the reason why people physically age. HGH therapy is now being used to fight the undesirable effects of aging, i.e., decrease in muscle strength, change in body composition and cardiovascular risk.

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