Most HGH supplements on the market are classified as secretagogues or homeopathic. Secretagogues stimulate the pituitary gland to create more HGH and are generally available in spray, powder, pill, or capsule.
Why Bother?
There is no shortage of supplements available on the market that help minimize damage to cells by countering free radical oxidation, HGH supplements can “get under the hood” of the cells and repair damaged DNA. This is the anti aging aspect of hgh. When you allow HGH to decline with age, cellular repair and renovation lags behind cellular damage and decay. The result is the degenerative process you and I call aging.
What to Believe
Typically there is a great deal of confusion as to what an effective hgh supplement actually does. Most web sites are very GENERAL in their explanation of the HGH metabolic pathway and instead use very general statements such as, “Our products raise the body’s level of HGH.”
Clearing up the Confusion
If you went to your doctor and asked for an HGH blood test you would be in for a surprise, it does not exist…
What does exist is a test that shows the levels of the circulating anabolic molecule IGF-1 (insulin like growth factor). IGF-1 is the molecule in the human body that is directly responsible for all anti aging benefits.
While HGH is bantered about across the Internet as the hormone responsible for anti aging benefits, essentially, HGH is first and foremost a messenger hormone. IGF-1 is produced in the liver and it’s HGH that signals the liver to step up production. In fact, HGH is pretty short lived in your blood stream, only 15 - 20 minutes. Its only job is to tell the liver to make IGF-1.
Most of the “benefits” you read about on most HGH sites are actually carried out by IGF-1. Studies have shown IGF-1 to be 10 times more potent than HGH in its anti-aging properties!
Why are some hgh supplements better than others?
Quite simply the more successful supplements on the market have had a higher degree of “tuning.” If you provide the right amount of ingredients at the right intervals this will encourage the pituitary gland to release HGH pulses in a natural cycle.
Sadly, most products use a “more is better” approach and have overly complicated ingredient lists. Using this approach can literally “over stimulate” the pituitary and shut down hgh production.