Human growth hormone (HGH) is made by the pituitary gland from birth through adolescence. HGH helps us to grow while maintaining the tissues and organs of the body throughout life. As we get older, less human growth hormone is needed, so the pituitary gland decreases production. Because HGH has been linked to feeling and looking younger, many have pursued the hormone to recapture lost youth. Still others have turned to HGH as a way of building unnatural amounts of muscle. Most of the time, this comes in the form of a synthetic that is injected in to the body. Because synthetic HGH is only available by prescription for those with a deficiency, those who can't get it have turned to HGH supplements as a way of boosting the amount of HGH in their bodies.
What is an HGH Supplement?
Because synthetic HGH is only available by prescription, natural HGH supplements instead contain a variety of HGH precursors, or stimulants, thought to raise the levels of natural HGH in the body.
What Does it Do?
HGH supplements elevate the amount of human growth hormone in the body. When combined with proper diet and exercise, HGH supplements have an impact--though not as dramatic as the synthetic version--on the growth of muscle, the reduction of body fat and increased performance attributes associated with HGH.
Are HGH Supplements Effective?
According to an article in Ultimate Cosmetics, HGH supplements are effective, if not as effective as the synthetic HGH injection. This is partially due to the fact that supplements must move through the stomach to be absorbed by the body, whereas synthetic injections go directly into the bloodstream. This leaves less of the substance in the supplement to be absorbed.
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