The human body is an amazing electrical machine that houses a system of glands empowered to release chemical messengers called hormones.
These chemical messengers are released directly into the bloodstream by ductless glands called endocrine glands. Once in the bloodstream, they navigate to certain organs, tissues, and other bodily systems with messages geared specifically towards helping them perform and execute their functions correctly.
Glands such as the pituitary, pineal, thyroid, thymus, pancreas, testes, ovaries, and adrenal glands all secrete microscopic amounts of hormones responsible for major changes in the body. Some hormones work non-stop while others initiate or stop specific processes.
Some of these processes include:
Growth and development
Moods and cognitive function
Balance/maintain body temperature and thirst
Metabolizing food
Sexual performance along with reproductive growth
These hormonal signals work like a well-tuned orchestra, guiding the body’s rhythms with precision. From appetite regulation to emotional stability, hormone balance plays a crucial role in how we think, feel, move, and even relate to the world around us. When these chemical messengers are in harmony, the body operates with ease and efficiency—like a symphony of wellness humming beneath the surface.
HGH the Hormome of Youth
HGH or Human Growth Hormone (HGH for short), also called somatotropin, is involved in regulating different types of physiological and behavioral processes within the body (including our immune systems).
It is a unique hormone whose primary function it is to stimulate cell growth/reproduction and repair, body composition and metabolism.
Healthy muscles, the amount of fat we store around our middle (stomach area), bone density levels and the level (ratio of high and low density) of lipoproteins that show up in our cholesterol are all connected to and rely on the healthy functioning and release of human growth hormone.
Children who are deficient in HGH experience poor growth while adults that are deficient in this hormone experience several different things including – increased fat, weakened bones and muscles including heart muscles, adding an increased risk of heart disease. Even normal brain function is reliant on this powerful growth hormone.
However, with age, HGH levels begin to decline as our bodies naturally produce less and less of this growth hormone.
Studies show that around age 55, levels of HGH found in the bloodstream are approximately one-third lower than those in the lower age bracket of 18-35. This is when the dreaded increase in body fat and reduction in muscles mass sets in for so many. Unless we take charge.
Nature has a default plan to slow the production of HGH that kicks in automatically with time. However, we are not totally subject to it. We can be proactive and take steps proven to increase our levels of this hormone naturally. Leading the list and the two primary players that can and do affect our personal levels of HGH are diet and lifestyle.
This means the power to influence our own biology is in our hands more than we realize. While genetics and age play a role, lifestyle choices act as switches that either amplify or suppress the body’s regenerative potential. Small, consistent decisions made daily—what we eat, how we move, how well we rest—add up to a profound influence on our hormonal health, especially when it comes to HGH.
Here’s some great tips to get started…
Trim excess Body fat – Studies prove that obese individuals have lowered levels of HGH. Love handles or belly fat is an area of particular concern and danger because fat stored in this area is directly tied to a variety of diseases.
One of our first goals should be to rid our bodies of excess fat – especially fat around the mid-section. When we do, nature rewards our efforts as normal levels of HGH return after significant weight reduction.
Sugar Reduction – Low HGH levels have been linked with an increase in insulin. Sugar and refined carbs increase insulin levels so limiting the intake of both is important if we want to boost our HGH levels naturally. Diet is always intricately involved in our health. How can it not be? A balanced diet affects hormone, body composition and overall health.
Engage in high-intensity workouts – For a real boost in HGH levels, high-intensity exercise is the winner. Whether we choose weight-training, interval training, circuit training or even sprinting, they all work their magic in ways that maximize fat loss and raise HGH levels.
Quality sleep –HGH is, for the most part, aligned with our circadian rhythm and pulsed and released while sleeping. Therefore, it is easy to understand how a lack of good sleep reduces levels of HGH the body produces. Limiting the amount of blue light before retiring and keeping our bedrooms at a comfortable, not too warm, temperature cannot ensure a good night’s sleep, but it is a great start.
Consuming caffeine and other stimulating substances late in the day is an obvious “no-no.” Seven to ten hours of optimized sleep nightly works for most people. To summarize: Lowered levels of HGH increase the risk of disease, cause weight gain and decrease our overall quality of life…it is the default path of aging.
However, we do not have to go into “default” mode when it comes to aging, if we proactively take the required lifestyle steps proven to boost HGH levels, keeping us young of heart, mind, and body.
Healthy children produce HGH automatically…it is Nature’s way of building our bodies to adult size. However, once middle-age is reached, she demands partnership going forward. We must, through our own efforts/lifestyles prove that our hearts rest in living and the enjoyment of life itself and we do that through our healthy choices and actions.
“If you are searching for that one person that will change your life, take a look in the mirror.” The message given and the partnership Nature seeks as we age – is us. This is the magic “longevity” formula that turns on and stimulates HGH, our age-busting, youth-giving hormone.
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