HGHHuman growth hormones or HGH is a natural occurring hormone within the body that begins when a person is born and starts to dissipate when a person reaches their mid-20s.  This hormone is charged with helping a person grow tall, in addition to helping them fight diseases and maintain a healthy body. 

The HGH is located in the pituitary gland in the brain, and once it is gone it is highly sought after by athletes in order to help them achieve peak performance at their chosen sport.  And it’s not only the high-profile sports like basketball, baseball, sprinting or cycling, but it could include bowling or Georgia fly fishing or any number of endurance sports that require an athlete to be on their feet for long periods of time or in competition with one another where winning seems to be everything.

Some studies have shown that human growth hormones could help with depression as a natural antidepressant, increased libido, help support a healthy immune system which has been compromised by AIDS or HIV, help with the debilitating side effects of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, help someone of short stature grew taller, help maintain weight loss, help maintain hair growth after hair loss and makes someone feel overall younger and healthier.

In addition to athletes, many Hollywood actors and actresses seek out the human growth hormone injections in order to maintain a youthful look in addition to feeling better.  HGH comes in a multitude of forms such as pills, sprays and injections.  Sprays and injections are the most potent because they get the hormone into the bloodstream fast and do not upset the stomach as some pill forms might.

There are some side effects of HGH, however many athletes and celebrities do not bother themselves with the side effects because their performance or the way they look is more important than the possible side effects.  Possible side effects of human growth hormones include Corporal Tunnel Syndrome, joint pain and arthritis like symptoms which could lead to obesity because of the inactivity from the pain, insulin resistance which could lead to diabetes, headaches, bloating, high blood pressure, abnormal growth of internal organs and bones, hardening of the arteries, muscle pain and several other health issues that have yet to be determined because long-term use of HGH is still being studied for its side effects.

Human growth hormones could be beneficial to young children with kidney failure, Turner’s syndrome, those with pituitary gland problems that prevent them from growing taller or several other medical reasons to use HGH.  However, the human growth hormone needs to be administered by a licensed medical physician in addition to their health being monitored for possible side effects.