The authors of that study did not make any claims that the treatment had reversed the aging process and stressed that more research was needed to draw any conclusions. But they did note that the increase in muscle and decrease in fat were "equivalent in magnitude to the changes incurred during 10 to 20 years of aging."
The statement attracted a heap of media attention, which triggered an explosion in use of growth hormones for anti-aging purposes. The NEJM tried but failed to quiet the hype with an editorial accompanying the article-- and one in 2003-- that warned against using growth hormones as an anti-aging therapy.
"My suggestion is that growth hormone should not be used for anti-aging," Liu says. "Rather than looking at growth hormone as a magic bullet or [ticket to] the fountain of youth, if you want to increase your chances of living a long and productive life, you should do the things that your moms and doctors always told you: Eat right, exercise often, get enough sleep, and don't smoke."
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Add CommentTo have the audacity to make these conclusions with the paucity of data is what is wrong with traditional medicine. Growth hormone has proved life saving in cardiomyopathy, it reduces a key element in CHF (i.e. norepinephrine), side effects are from doses too high and since there is no patent protection, no one wants to do the studies to show how beneficial this is. If there really are no studies that show a benefit, how can a long list of side effects be produced. If using case reports to report the negative, only fair to use them to report the positive as well. The fact is growth hormone in appropriate doses guided by a doctor who knows his stuff is beneficial, I know as I have been a doctor for 20 years and using GH for the last 12 months and never felt better.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIt is one thing to desperately seek out a cure and take some untested alternative medicine when one is in a critical health condition, but another when one is relatively healthy to go wild after the latest crackpot remedy which will supposedly eliminate a natural and universal process such as aging.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisApparently no matter how many times Ponce le Leon proves to be Ponzi, the next group of suckers will always be in line to fall for the latest panacea.
It amazes me how scientists are still studying so accutely. Or perhaps we dont have the band with to handle a wholistic research study. For example, a study that does not take into account the intention and state of mind of the patient is contaminated with a big falacy from the beginning. It appears obvious to me that most people who would take this treatment, obviously have a fear of aging and that fear is literally emitting toxins in their blood streams. Whereby, their attention on the fear most likely peaks when they undergoe the treatment. From my perspective this study does confirm something that Human Growth Cells can decrease the aging process; whereby other studies have shown that messages or skin stimulation produce such hormones. Therefore... The Doctor should prescribe courage and massages for those who like to reverse the aging process... A socratic ridle that I have for all of you is as follows... Where is it on yourbody that receives the least amount of touch????
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It is notable that the writers are careful and judicious when they point out that there is no proof of the benefits of HGH, but the same does not apply when they mention the POTENTIAL downside. How much hard evidence is there that this stuff causes cancer, strokes or man-boobs?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisI know of several Dr's that use HGH on them selves but it's not for their patients because of side effects. Old age has side effects too; man boobs, cancer,strokes, joint and muscle pains etc.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisMaybe its not the fountain of youth But doctors and scientists have continued to study human growth hormones and the body in general. As a result of their research and testing on <a href="http://www.tharc.com">Hgh</a>, doctors are now able to use the human growth hormone to aid in the development of the body
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThere are good evidence of such effects when the body produces more amount of the hormone in pituitary hyperplasia, tumor and neoplasia with Growth Hormone production and IGF production and alike. Studies also reveal that aging continues despite normal, high amounts of Hormone levels. Deficit in adult of the Hormone instead do not reveal more aging, understood by aging the definition of higher cancer risk, man boob, etc.
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