All Growth Hormone Supplements Are Frauds - Roger Mason

No matter how many times this column warns about non-prescription, over-the- counter growth hormone supplements it just doesn't seem to register with some people.  
 
Every week a new e-mail comes in asking, "But what about this one Roger?"  
 
NONE OF THEM WORK!!! You have to buy real prescription recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH), and inject it or use it in DMSO sublingually. ALL THE ADS YOU SEE ARE FRAUDS!!! All of them. None of these over the counter products have any value whatsoever no matter how well written they are. Homeopathic GH is the biggest joke of all. 
 
Fortunately, the Chinese have finally been able to make inexpensive growth hormone. You can now get 30 IU of Jintropin or Hygertropin for about $120. You basically need 1 IU a day which 30 IU (10 mg) a month. You do not have to inject this, and can use GH in vodka sublingually. The ideal way is to dissolve it in vodka and use it  daily under your tongue. This will doubly guarantee absorption. You cannot use air injector pens because you cannot shock the molecule or even shake it. 
 
The most promising growth hormone secretagogue in the world was the hexapeptide (six amino acids) hexarelin, but it was never sold. After more than a decade of human use, including children and old people, the researchers finally admitted it was a failure. Hexarelin did raise GH, but also dangerous raised prolactin and homocysteine levels.  
 
Can you afford $1,200 a year for growth hormone? Have you balanced your DHEA, testosterone, pregnenolone, melatonin, progesterone (yes, men need progesterone, too), T3 and T4? Ladies, have you balanced your estradiol, estrone and estriol? You must test and balance ALL your hormones as they work together in concert as a team. Using expensive growth hormone, or any other hormone by itself, is very ineffective. Just because GH is expensive does not mean it is a Magic Hormone with dramatic benefits. You will probably get significant benefits if you are over the age of 50. The published international clinical studies on GH (somatatropin) are overwhelming. The problem has always been 1) EXPENSE, and 2) injections. Doctors and pharmacists don't give you GH nasal sprays or sublingual drops. As usual, the government is there to "help" you, since you and your doctor are too stupid to know what you want and need bureaucratic assistance. You are also not going to get much benefit if you don't EAT WELL! Diet is everything, and you have to eat whole healthy foods. A whole grain based diet is the healthiest way to eat. Please read my book Zen Macrobiotics for Americans. Before you spend $1,200 or more, there are about 20 proven natural supplements you should be taking, as well plus any hormones you need. 
 
How do you test your levels? Currently there are no saliva tests available. You would need four blood draws in one day to get a comprehensive picture of your GH status since it varies so much during the day. A one time test is not a very reliable indicator of your daily GH status. A few people have surprisingly high levels as they age. Younger people can oversecrete this pituitary hormone and get horrible conditions like agromely, where their hands, feet and face are too large. Testing GH is very difficult outside of a clinical setting unfortunately. Also, GH levels literally go up ten times about an hour after you go to sleep. It is best to go by real world RESULTS here. 
 
Getting four bloods tests in a 24 hour period at a clinic is expensive and inconvenient. IGF-1 levels can be tested with saliva, but IGF-1 levels do NOT accurately indicate your growth hormone level. Anyone who says they do doesn't know what they're talking about. Unlike all the other hormones you basically have to go by RESULTS here. If you use 1 IU daily and increase lean muscle mass, lower body fat (buy one of those $40 electronic Tanita body fat scales), lower your cholesterol, improve your LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio, strengthen your immunity, shorten your healing time, have more energy, enjoy more feelings of well being, get better exercise performance, stronger bones, better blood flow and circulation, and other such improvements you'll know GH is working for you.  
 
You do not have to get extorted by a medical doctor to get GH. You won't see Jintropin  or Hygertropin in chain drug stores or even compounding pharmacies anyway. You can import this or any other medication legally for your own personal use on the Internet. Read You Don't Need a Prescription in our library. Just do a search until you find someone who sounds reliable with a good price. You can do the same with thyroid hormones, testosterone, and estriol.  
 
GH peaks as our teenage years end and falls very severely for the rest of our lives. By the time we are 40 three quarters of our GH is gone. If you are eating well, have balanced your other hormones, are taking all the proven supplements, get regular exercise and have at least $1,200 a year to spend on this then go for it.