Most people think of HGH as the miraculous treatment for children doomed to dwarfism, which over the past 30 years has saved tens of thousands from this fate. HGH therapy has been so effective for our young that a remake of The Wizard of Oz is nearly impossible today, due to this medical achievement.

The next great benefit of HGH therapy appears to be in the aging population. People with age related deficiency of HGH become fat, flabby, frail, and lethargic, lose interest in sex, have trouble sleeping, concentrating, remembering things, tire easily, and in general, lose their zest for life. With HGH, all these so-called signs of aging are reversed.

Like Kelly Nelson, John Baron, and Paul Bernstein, tens of thousands of people around the world are experiencing the multiple life-enhancing benefits of HGH replacement. They all feel that they have turned back the clock and regained their youthful bodies, mind, and spirit. They feel a renewed sense of optimism, an excitement about starting each new day, and a sense that they are children once again with the whole world in front of them.

But individual cases, no matter how compelling, is not objective science. Real evidence must come from the lab, animal studies, and most of all from well controlled clinical studies -- preferably those that are double-blind, where neither the researcher nor the physician knows who is receiving the real treatment and who is getting the placebo. In this chapter, we present a sampling of the evidence from the experts who have published over 20,000 studies, abstracts and reports affirming the value of HGH in the world’s most respected and reputable scientific and medical journals. But first let us look at the remarkable molecule called HGH.

HGH for Anti-Aging and Longevity

HGH appears to be the silver bullet of life extension. The most consistent extension of life span comes from experiments in which animals have their food intake restricted. In well-carried out experiments, animals on a calorically restricted diet have enjoyed a maximum life span that was more than twice the average life span for that species. In human life expectancy, this would be equivalent to a life span of about 160 years!

Dr. William Sonntag at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has examined what happens to HGH and IGF-1 secretion in animals that are diet restricted. Normally when we age, the amount of HGH and IGF-1 decreases along with protein synthesis. But, Sonntag and his associates found just the opposite happened in the diet restricted animals. Young rats on a moderate food restricted diet actually had their growth hormone secretion go down, but by the time they reached 26 months (old age for a rat) their growth hormone pulses were the same as that of a young control rat.

Could a significant factor in these animals' ability to defy death be growth hormone? More growth hormone meant higher rates of making new proteins needed by the cell. While the rates of protein synthesis went down in old control rats, the aged restricted rats had 70% increase of new protein in the heart and 30% in the diaphragm compared with the unrestricted animals.

With all these amazing benefits, HGH -- which vanquished dwarfism over the past 30 years in children -- may yet again prove to be the wonder drug of the next decade; this time, for adults seeking the multitude of benefits of anti-aging medicine.

BEATING PUBLIC ENEMY #1

How about adding another 6 - 11 more quality years to your own life span?

By avoiding or preventing atherosclerosis and heart disease, the #1 killer of all men and women in America, you will be able to add an average of 8 years to your life expectancy. Surprisingly few Americans are availing themselves of this slam-dunk win in the race for longevity, which seems just plain foolish. Heart disease and atherosclerosis are almost 100% preventable with today’s advanced medical technology.

• Regular yearly screening exams for hypertension and vascular and heart diseases after age 40.
• Do not smoke, do not start, or stop immediately. Every minute smoked is equivalent to a minute of life expectancy lost. A family history of heart disease, mild obesity, high stress, depression, or being of the male gender increases your risk factors.
• Consider a Rapid Cardiac CAT Scan X-ray analysis of your heart. This “Star Trek” type technology images the heart in 3D and spots very early signs of calcium deposits in coronary artery walls, an indicator of atherosclerosis and an early warning of propensity to heart attack.
• Exercise 20 -30 minutes per day. Your goal should be to burn 2,000-2,500 calories per week
• Increase fish oils (Omega-3 fatty acids) in your diet.
• Consider a niacin supplement to help lower “bad” LDL cholesterol if elevated or to raise “good” HDL cholesterol if less than 45.
• Drink 8 glasses of distilled water daily. Well hydrated blood moves more easily around obstructions and may reduce the risk of heart attack by 50%.
• Take optimal antioxidants (beta carotene, vitamin C, E, and CoEnzyme Q-10). These protect the heart and its arteries against free radical damage, setting the stage for atherosclerosis (clogged arteries). A Harvard Medical School study found that high doses of beta carotene, vitamins C and E cut the risk of heart disease by 50%.
• A new study from the Brigham and Women's Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, reports that drinking tea everyday can reduce the chance of a heart attack by 44%. Black tea (leaves that are cooked or fermented, such as pekoe) contains powerful flavonoids (green tea has minimal, and herbal teas have none). How much and how strong this potable should be is yet to be determined.
• Take any signs of heart problems as seriously as a heart attack! Better to err on the side of caution than to have machismo lead to premature death!