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For the athlete today there is a tremendous amount of focus in their training to be bigger, stronger and faster by any means necessary. There is an abundance of anabolic agents that do this, yet unfortunately have ill side effects. If you're 18, losing strength, and your youthful appearance then you might be encouraged to take growth hormone injections. However, if we look at the common ground of these growth hormone injections, steroids and other anabolic agents when it comes to what is called a biochemical bottleneck (the funnel through which all the substances must pass) in their effect on muscle tissue, endocrine, exocrine glands and even DNA are often referred to as the blueprint of life. The funnel is IGF-1. IGF-1 or somatamedin C is far safer and 10 times more effective than growth hormone itself. In fact, the majority of the strength increase, muscle increase and anti-aging effects of growth hormone are due to its ability to raise IGF-1 levels in the body. HGH has a very short half-life in the body of only 20 minutes versus IGF-1, which has a half-life of 20 hours. IGF-1 is critical in preserving the nuclear DNA that is our blueprint for life and helps determine our max lifespan.
Growth Hormone (GH) is one of the endocrine hormones that decline as we age (such as testosterone, melatonin, estrogen, and DHEA). Not only does GH and IGF-1 prevent biological aging, they also reverse a broad range of symptoms associated with aging and even certain diseases related to aging. GH is the primary hormone of the pituitary gland and significantly decreases as we age especially after our 40s. As GH is pulsated from the pituitary gland mainly at night, it is quickly converted into IGF-1 in the liver, creating the metabolite form of GH your body is ready to use. The decline in GH is directly associated with certain aging signs like wrinkling skin, graying of the hair, decreased energy and sexual function, increased body fat, heart disease and weak/brittle bones. All of these issues can be retarded/reversed with IGF-1.
IGF-1 versus HGH
Muscle Mass
Scientists gave two different control groups of muscle tissue IGF-1 and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) to study the effects of these two hormones. The muscle tissue that was given IGF-1 on its own increased in size, whereas HGH alone had no effect on the muscle size. The reason is that HGH must be converted to IGF-1 before it is able to be metabolized by the body. So how does IGF-1 do this?
IGF-1 builds muscle by:
IGF-1 has been shown to Increase the transport of the building blocks of proteins called amino acids into cells throughout the body. These amino acids, having reached the muscle cells, will regenerate muscle tissue following exercise. Thus, the first job of IGF-1 is to assure proper absorption of the building blocks of the muscle itself so that muscle protein synthesis can occur.
IGF-1 is like insulin in that increases the uptake of blood sugar known as glucose; the University of East Carolina has reconfirmed this. Doctors establish that IGF-1 stimulates glucose transport in human muscle tissue.
IGF-1 along with insulin has the ability to slow the rate of protein breakdown. This is known as catabolism inhibition. Therefore it is anti-catabolic.
IGF-1 like HGH but unlike insulin, shifts fuel utilization from carbohydrates to fat within the muscle cells themselves. This means your body will burn fat including fat made from carbohydrates in your diet and other dietary fats.
IGF-1 helps establish lean muscle mass without a corresponding rise in fact issue.
IGF-1 also has other powerful positive influence on the human metabolism:
Improved white blood cell production
Restores the immune-promoting lyphoid tissue
Stimulates proliferation of both VB and C. lymphocytes (kill viruses)
Increases the uptake in degradation of dangers LDL cholesterol by macrophages
Improves nitrogen retention (muscle preservation) and increases sodium excretion
Improves parathyroid function vitamin D interaction to produce dense bone matrix
reduces the urinary hydroxyl proline excretion
Some of the characteristics of someone with a IGF-1 deficiency:
Increased body fat percentage
Increased abdominal visceral fat
Elevated LDL
Decreased HDL cholesterol
Thin skin
Lack of connective tissue
Decreased hair and nail growth, reduced sweating, reduced heart output
Emotional instability
Poor memory
Depression Reduced sex drive and functions
Reduction in skeletal muscle strength and size
Reduced thyroid function
Insulin resistance, which can lead to type II diabetes
Reduced exercise performance
source:
http://www.aardenbiohealth.com/Athletes-and-IGF-1/igf-1.html
Growth Hormone (GH) is one of the endocrine hormones that decline as we age (such as testosterone, melatonin, estrogen, and DHEA). Not only does GH and IGF-1 prevent biological aging, they also reverse a broad range of symptoms associated with aging and even certain diseases related to aging. GH is the primary hormone of the pituitary gland and significantly decreases as we age especially after our 40s. As GH is pulsated from the pituitary gland mainly at night, it is quickly converted into IGF-1 in the liver, creating the metabolite form of GH your body is ready to use. The decline in GH is directly associated with certain aging signs like wrinkling skin, graying of the hair, decreased energy and sexual function, increased body fat, heart disease and weak/brittle bones. All of these issues can be retarded/reversed with IGF-1.
IGF-1 versus HGH
Muscle Mass
Scientists gave two different control groups of muscle tissue IGF-1 and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) to study the effects of these two hormones. The muscle tissue that was given IGF-1 on its own increased in size, whereas HGH alone had no effect on the muscle size. The reason is that HGH must be converted to IGF-1 before it is able to be metabolized by the body. So how does IGF-1 do this?
IGF-1 builds muscle by:
IGF-1 has been shown to Increase the transport of the building blocks of proteins called amino acids into cells throughout the body. These amino acids, having reached the muscle cells, will regenerate muscle tissue following exercise. Thus, the first job of IGF-1 is to assure proper absorption of the building blocks of the muscle itself so that muscle protein synthesis can occur.
IGF-1 is like insulin in that increases the uptake of blood sugar known as glucose; the University of East Carolina has reconfirmed this. Doctors establish that IGF-1 stimulates glucose transport in human muscle tissue.
IGF-1 along with insulin has the ability to slow the rate of protein breakdown. This is known as catabolism inhibition. Therefore it is anti-catabolic.
IGF-1 like HGH but unlike insulin, shifts fuel utilization from carbohydrates to fat within the muscle cells themselves. This means your body will burn fat including fat made from carbohydrates in your diet and other dietary fats.
IGF-1 helps establish lean muscle mass without a corresponding rise in fact issue.
IGF-1 also has other powerful positive influence on the human metabolism:
Improved white blood cell production
Restores the immune-promoting lyphoid tissue
Stimulates proliferation of both VB and C. lymphocytes (kill viruses)
Increases the uptake in degradation of dangers LDL cholesterol by macrophages
Improves nitrogen retention (muscle preservation) and increases sodium excretion
Improves parathyroid function vitamin D interaction to produce dense bone matrix
reduces the urinary hydroxyl proline excretion
Some of the characteristics of someone with a IGF-1 deficiency:
Increased body fat percentage
Increased abdominal visceral fat
Elevated LDL
Decreased HDL cholesterol
Thin skin
Lack of connective tissue
Decreased hair and nail growth, reduced sweating, reduced heart output
Emotional instability
Poor memory
Depression Reduced sex drive and functions
Reduction in skeletal muscle strength and size
Reduced thyroid function
Insulin resistance, which can lead to type II diabetes
Reduced exercise performance
source:
http://www.aardenbiohealth.com/Athletes-and-IGF-1/igf-1.html
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