Life Extension

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I recently caught up on my posts and appreciated seeing Todd's

research into GH releasers and kidney tonics. Also, I took note of

Heiko's mentioning that he had patients coming in for that " edge " .

I believe that this is a topic we should sit up for. With the

economic mass of the B-boomers surging towards " old-age " , it looks

like the longevity business is poised to become what the diet

industry is today. Remember Ma Huang and Fang Ji? I recently came

across a product called IGF-1 Plus...it's main ingredient is Lu

Rong. With every new discovery published there are scores of

profiteers hoping to make a buck before the gullibility of consumers

wears off, or, another report refuting the findings of the first is

published, or worse, there is a tragic outcome from use or misuse of

a product. We've all seen it.

I'll be happy to see any related topics in this discussion group.

I think it might help those of us, or our patients, not yet skeptical

of snake oil salesmen. Or maybe those unknowing of the fact that it

is very easy, legally, to get around 'truth in advertising'. Just

because the name on product indicates one thing 'don't make it so'...

(This seems horribly obvious but I still see intelligent folks sucked

in.) It's important to do the research. Or, at least, carefully read

the info pack...that is, pick it's language apart...the reality is

often 'between the lines'. For instance, something called " real HGH "

and comes inexpensively is....NOT. Real HGH only comes from human

beings...I don't think anyone has been farming humans yet! " ...human

growth hormone is different from that produced in the pituitary gland

of any other animal. Until recent years it had to be harvested in

minute quantities from human pituitaries.

In the 1980s, it became possible to synthesize HGH using recombinant

DNA techniques, coaxing bacteria to do the job by inserting the

proper human gene into their genome. The average cost of one year of

therapy is $10,000 which makes this a rich person's therapy. The

price may come down in the future, but it will never be cheap. "

Neither the real HGH nor a true synthetic can be taken orally.

It is too large of a molecule to pass through the submucosa into the

bloodtream. " The correct chain length of this amino acid is 191 and

it is ONLY effective when taken as a subcutaneous injection "

So far the only success at synthesis has been with the " Eli-Lilly hGH

product, Humatrope®, because it is a synthetic product of the correct

chain length and has the longest shelf life both unconstituted

(approximately one year) and reconstituted (14 days). Humatrope®

should be kept cool whenever possible and is essential to keep

refrigerated once mixed. " The GH sold inexpensively is an analog.

(def. having the same function but different in structure and origin)

And, anyway inexpensive is a relative word I've seen 1 fl. oz. (1 mo.

supply?) go for between $100 & $150. Hmmm, doesn't sound so cheap to

me..but then compared to $10 grand they can call it that. Now it may

still do some trick...but there are more natural ways and, even

cheaper,...unfortunately they're not effortless... and not as

attractive as a magic potion/fountain of youth.

 

So....my schpiel has been about this field needing us to do our

research ...and encouraging our patients to do theirs...I, for one,

won't want to see mine waste their money nor their health.

 

Keep it coming Todd!

 

Kit