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MAINTAINING HEALTH THROUGH TREATMENT: BY DR. GARY LONDON
HGH Curious? Consult
a Professional First
QMy workout partner
feels and looks
great since he started using
growth hormone. He has offered
to get some for me and
I would like to try it. How
much should I use?
AYour partner’s great
response probably
means that his naturally
produced human growth
hormone (HGH) was low
before he began supplementing
with it. HGH
levels usually peak in your
early 20s and then begin
to decline. By age 50, the
level has dropped to half
of its peak. You didn’t say
how old your partner is,
but hormones can be low
at any age.
If his HGH was low, he
would have had difficulty
building lean muscle mass
and losing body fat. Other
effects of low HGH include
loss of skin elasticity, loss
of bone density, poor sleep,
thinning hair, and lower
metabolic rate.
By supplementing with
HGH, your partner can increase
his muscle mass and
can improve his skin. HGH
also helps to lower body fat
and cholesterol, improve
mental clarity and increase
energy. HGH is especially
beneficial for anyone who
exercises. It enhances exercise
capacity, increases
endurance and strength,
and improves recovery after
intense exercise. Those
are probably some of the
improvements that you are
seeing in your partner.
However, even though
HGH helped him, that
doesn’t mean it would do
the same for you. No hormone
should be supplemented
unless a deficiency
in that hormone has been
identified through proper
testing. Before using HGH
or any other hormone, it is
important to find out if you
would benefit from supplementation.
You should start by consulting
with a physician
who specializes in this field.
The physician will be able
to identify any hormone
deficiencies and be able
to prescribe appropriate
supplements at proper levels.
While using hormone
supplementation, it is important
that your progress
be monitored with periodic
blood tests to be sure
that your hormones stay at
optimum levels.
The short answer to your
question is that you should
only use HGH if it is prescribed
for you by a physician,
and you should only
use HGH that has been
ordered specifically for
you from a reputable pharmacy.
ASK THE HORMONE DR.
Gary London, M.D. has been in the private practice of medicine in California for over 40 years. A recognized expert in hormone restoration, he now limits his practice exclusively to helping Los Angeles and Orange County Hormone restoration patients delay or reverse the negative effects of aging.
Maintaining Health Through Treatment: BY DR. GARY LONDON
HGH Curious? Consult a Professional First
Q: My workout partner feels and looks great since he started using growth hormone. He has offered to get some for me and I would like to try it. How much should I use?
A: Your partner’s great response probably means that his naturally produced human growth hormone (HGH) was low before he began supplementing with it. HGH levels usually peak in your early 20s and then begin to decline. By age 50, the level has dropped to half of its peak. You didn’t say how old your partner is, but hormones can be low at any age. If his HGH was low, he would have had difficulty building lean muscle mass and losing body fat. Other effects of low HGH include loss of skin elasticity, loss of bone density, poor sleep, thinning hair, and lower metabolic rate. By supplementing with HGH, your partner can increase his muscle mass and can improve his skin. HGH also helps to lower body fat and cholesterol, improve mental clarity and increase energy. HGH is especially beneficial for anyone who exercises. It enhances exercise capacity, increases endurance and strength, and improves recovery after intense exercise. Those are probably some of the improvements that you are seeing in your partner. However, even though HGH helped him, that doesn’t mean it would do the same for you. No hormone should be supplemented unless a deficiency in that hormone has been identified through proper testing. Before using HGH or any other hormone, it is important to find out if you would benefit from supplementation.
You should start by consulting with a physician who specializes in this field. The physician will be able to identify any hormone deficiencies and be able to prescribe appropriate supplements at proper levels. While using hormone supplementation, it is important that your progress be monitored with periodic blood tests to be sure that your hormones stay at optimum levels.
The short answer to your question is that you should only use HGH if it is prescribed for you by a physician, and you should only use HGH that has been ordered specifically for you from a reputable pharmacy.