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...
is a totally different story and it’s the one on which
the whole “Turning Back The Clock” concept is
based.
In
addition to fat loss and muscle increases, several medical
studies found, subjects with higher levels of safe growth
hormone also have more “healthy cells” which defend
against viruses and bad cells. For example: when subjects
were given growth hormone, equivalent to the amount secreted
in 24 hours (.7 milligrams) the activity of their natural
healthy cells increased by 80%.
 Also,
for our purposes, their lean body mass increased 3 pounds
and their fat mass decreased 5 lbs. All within just 2 weeks
of receiving this small amount of additional growth hormone.
“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 Increase
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.
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"Works
even while your asleep"
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“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 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 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” Plan, 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. (Growth System™)
It
has also been found that 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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site is not intend to cure any disease or provide magic
growth pills for overnight growth. If you are here to get
advice and help, to improve your growth, please feel free
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