Sylvester Stallone uses it – should you and I also use it?
Many people think that this means these hormones are good for you.
Athletes and bodybuilders sometimes use human growth hormone (HGH) and IGF-1 to boost muscle growth and sports performance and reduce body fat.
And who doesn’t want to be leaner and more muscular?
Many “beautiful people” are also rumored to take these hormones.
Celebrities rumored to use HGH include Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Mark Wahlberg.
The fact that these hormones increase muscle mass and reduce body fat has led to some confusion.
Many people think that this means they are good for you. (Here is a hormone all men should pay attention to.)
You now see all sorts of packs and recommendations for increasing IGF-1 and human growth hormone.
You should avoid these hormones and methods to increase them because they will likely shorten your lifespan.
This review was conducted at the Center of Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. Novartis Foundation Symposia published this paper.
The authors of this paper reviewed animal and human research, looking at the effect of these 2 increasingly popular hormones on aging and longevity.
“Present knowledge on the effects of growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth hormone (IGF)1 deficiency on aging and lifespan are reviewed.”
The researchers look at several diseases and animal models where these hormones are deficient.
Deficiencies in these hormones make organisms look older.
Unfortunately, being deficient also increases the likelihood of hyperglycemia, obesity, wrinkles, and brittle bones.
“GH deficiency as well as primary IGE1 deficiency present signs of early aging such as thin and wrinkled skin, obesity, hyperglycemia and osteoporosis.”
You might think that these outward signs of aging and chronic disease mean that deficiencies of these hormones shorten lifespan.
But it doesn’t.
“These changes do not seem to affect the lifespan, as patients reach old age.”
Animal models show that these hormones may accelerate aging – and reducing these hormones or their effects increases longevity.
“Animal models of genetic MPHD and GH receptor knockout mice (primary IGF1 deficiency) also have a statistically significant higher longevity compared to normal controls.”
MPHD is Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency.
This rare condition affects the pituitary gland’s ability to produce multiple hormones, including growth hormone.
Animal experiments also show that elevated levels of growth hormone lead to premature death.
We have known for a very long time that people with acromegaly – leading to elevated levels of growth hormone – cause a shortening of life.
Think of the pro wrestler Andre the Giant (André René Roussimoff), who grew to be 7 foot four under the influence of excess growth hormone but died at 46.
“On the contrary, mice transgenic for GH and acromegalic patients secreting large amounts of GH have premature death.”
Just because deficiencies of these hormones trigger some signs of aging doesn’t mean that boosting these hormones will increase longevity.
“GH/IGF1 deficiency affects several parameters of the aging process without impairing lifespan, and as shown in animal models prolongs longevity.”
These hormones can increase muscle mass and shred body fat.
But it’s a Faustian pact – and the cost may be tremendous – knocking years or even decades of your life.
“In contrast, high GH/IGF1 levels accelerate death.”
There are much safer, effective ways of increasing and maintaining muscle mass and reducing body fat.
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Effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 deficiency on aging and longevityhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11855684/