Growth hormone is the hormone that is produced by your pituitary galnd that is located at the base of the brain. It has been a subject of extensive research and study over the past few decades because of its possible role in anti aging treatments.

Your body naturally produces HGH and the production of this hormone is at its peak during puberty and adolescence but it begins declining after the age of 30.

This decline in HGH secretion is the main cause of aging. There are ways to restore HGH levels and one of them is with the help of HGH injections.

HGH was initially extracted form the pituitary of dead cadavers post mortem but it is now synthetically created in the lab.

HGH injections help restore HGH levels. This has many benefits and can help slow down as well as reverse age effects in the elderly.

But something like injectable HGH has to be taken with extreme care. Yet, you are likely to experience side effects.

This is because your body does not have any control over this external hormone and if there is an excess of HGH in the bloodstream, your body might slow down or shut the pituitary system altogether.

This is likely to upset the endocirne system and lead to serious complications.

Other side effects include joint pain, carpel tunnel syndrome,  acromegaly(abnormal growth of hands and feet), heart enlargement(due to excess HGH in the bloodstream), increased risk of diabetes and heart strokes etc.,

Not only this, injectable HGH happens to be quite expensive as well with a single shot costing about $25. The yearly expenditure can mount upto $15000 or even more.

There are other methods to help your body produce its own HGH naturally. This is possible with the help of supplements that are formulated with amino acids and other nutrients.

These supplements are free of side effects and are getting increasingly popular with more and more people opting for them to fight and combat age effects.