Cenegenics Complete Guide to Healthy Aging - (Page 40) The FDA has warned that the high price of hGH creates an incentive for disreputable persons to counterfeit the drug or to use improper methods or shortcuts to manufacture raw hGH. Not only are these products illegal, but they also pose inherent risks of being contaminated, counterfeit, subpotent or superpotent. There is one other point to consider. Often these advertisements promote over-the-counter pills, elixirs, sprays and creams, claiming to have valued amounts of hGH. Since hGH must be dispensed by prescription only, none of these products could contain the hormone. Furthermore, many of these products rely on topical, sublingual or nasal administration. Federal law weighs heavily against purported “oral” and other forms of hGH: () these products don’t contain any significant amount of hGH; () they are illegal without a prescription for adult deficiency and without a statement of their exact content disclosure or production origin. To date, science hasn’t been able to produce any true precursors or stimulating compounds, which create a rise in human growth hormone. The fact is all the published benefits of using the master hormone for proven adult deficiencies are based on injected hGH. None of its prized benefits have been objectively measured with oral tablets, capsules or sprays. There are no published physiologic studies demonstrating any appreciable improvements in systemic hGH/IGF- levels delivered orally or by sprays. The 9 amino acids in this large, fragile polypeptide hormone (hGH) are in exact sequence with a specific 3-dimensional shape, which fits cell receptors like a key in a lock. Even if the chemical formula remains the same, a change in shape blocks hGH activity. Once dissolved in a solution, the cross-linkages maintaining the shape break quite easily and can become unstable. Claims that hGH can be absorbed in the oral mucosa and transported to the pituitary gland are nonsense. The hormone doesn’t act nor does it offer any beneficial effect at the pituitary level, but is secreted by the gland (normal source of hGH in young adults) to affect organ systems throughout the body. Such statements of a “stimulating dose” working by absorption into the pituitary’s feedback system are marketing attempts, intended to deceive scientifically unsophisticated consumers. The only safe, accurately assembled hGH is one using recombinant DNA technology, which requires elaborate, precise methods. Using hGH from any other source—even other animals—doesn’t work in humans. Animal molecules have been shown to be species-specific and are unable to mimic the human molecule. There is absolutely no naturally occurring plant source of hGH. Bottom line, the only current method for adult hGH-deficient patients to administer this hormone is via injection with a prescription under the supervision of a licensed physician and through an FDA-approved hGH manufacturer and pharmacy. Get More Facts Additional information and insights about how our hormone modulation protocol works are available in Part V of this guide. Results from thousands of satisfied patients around the world show how our evidence-based therapies and synergistic approach can guide you toward a healthier, vibrant life. Contact Cenegenics® toll-free at 866.953.1510 for a confidential discussion about how you can manage your aging process. III. the science Behind Cenegenics 0 WWW.CENEGENICS.COM iii. th e s CienCe B ehind Cen egeniCs http://WWW.CENEGENICS.COM
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