This could potentially have drastic effects on the overall quality of life, I’m talking about the true fountain of youth the one hormone in your body that is considered by many to be the most powerful one in terms of your health, longevity and physique it’s called human growth hormone (HGH) is responsible for muscle growth as well as fat loss, strength, anti-aging, longevity, regeneration and repair of the cells in both your body and brain. I’ll show you practical ways to naturally increase secretion of human growth hormone.

So growth hormone is naturally produced in the brain in this little pea-sized gland called the pituitary gland and one of its many functions is to make sure we’re not remaining the size of a baby throughout our lives but that we actually grow; but the name growth hormone is deceiving because growth is far from its only function it’s also known as the fitness hormone, the anti-aging hormone and the true Fountain of Youth. It will also strengthen your bones and growth hormone is secreted in the healing process if you have a break a bone and it will eventually make the bone even stronger than it was before

making it very hard to break about in the same place again. It also works with testosterone and is responsible for increasing lean muscle mass while also being the main fat burning hormone making you raped your cognitive function is also affected as your memory focus and concentration improves while your overall mood will also increase healing, growth and repair of cells is another responsibility of growth hormone. It’s really the ultimate hormone when it comes to anti-aging as it regenerates and preserves protein in your body; your body is full of protein and it’s not only found in your muscles but in your hair, skin, nails, tendons and ligaments. It will essentially keep you fresh and flexible in these areas and I don’t want to dwell too much on the scientific aspects when it comes to longevity, But 

Inside your cells you have the nucleus where you’ll find chromosomes which contain your DNA and at the end of each strand of DNA there is something called a telomere. The DNA and the telomere are constantly getting shorter and shorter throughout your entire life until there’s basically nothing left and you will die of old age. So here’s the interesting part by increasing production of human growth hormone you can reduce the telomere shortening which in turn will make you live longer while also looking younger; however as we age the natural secretion of growth hormone decreases due to something called somatopause and that’s when signs of aging occurs. Lean body mass decreases while fat increases and this is the reason bodybuilders can’t build or maintain their huge defined frame as they grow older. It’s also the reason older people choose to inject synthetic growth hormone to get that youthful lean look, but if there was a way to naturally increase the production of this hormone you could reap all these benefits that will make you feel better look younger, slow the aging process down and increase your lifespan.

Now into the good stuff I’m going to go through what you can do to naturally increase production of growth hormone and what to avoid that will prohibit the growth of HGH.

Simply to get more quality sleep it’s when we sleep that we naturally secrete the maturity of growth hormone and it’s released in a pulsating pattern, usually consisting of two big spikes and these stop as soon as we wake up and have our first meal.

Which leads me to the second method don’t eat breakfast, breaking the fast as soon as you wake up will instantly stop any secretion of growth hormone which is why you should try intermittent fasting or consciously abstaining from food for certain hours throughout the day. 

Preferably prolonging the fast you had while sleeping most of the production of Croton occurs when we sleep due to the fact that nothing is consumed for an extended period of time in the Journal of Clinical Investigation studied affects fasting increases secretion of growth hormone and found that fasting for 24 hours increased secretion of growth hormone with up to 2,000,% for men and 1,300% for women. That pulsatile patent kept going until the fast was eventually broken, these numbers are unheard of and it is the most effective way to naturally increase Human Growth Hormone.

The third way is to consume melatonin, find out more from the NHS UK only, here

• However, there are a few excellent sources of naturally occuring melatonin in foods:
• Fruits and vegetables (tart cherries, corn, asparagus, tomatoes, pomegranate, olives, grapes, broccoli, cucumber)
• Grains (rice, barley, rolled oats)
• Nuts and Seeds (walnuts, peanuts, sunflower seeds, mustard seeds, flax seed)

The fourth is intense exercise or preferably high-intensity interval training (HIIT) you don’t need to workout for long but do so intensively to recruit those fast twitch muscle fibers that you can’t recruit if you’re just jogging. A properly performed HIIT session have shown to boost production of human growth hormone between 450% and 770%.

The fifth one is GABA Gamma-AminoButyric Acid is an interesting one and works as a neurotransmitter in the brain. It’s known for calming the nervous system The Parasympathetic Nervous System as well as aiding sleep. Studies have shown that ingestion of GABA can significantly increase the creation of growth hormone with up to 400% at rest and 200% following exercise. GABA also reduces feelings of anxiety, depression and stress. Consumed before working out and or before going to bed.

• GABA is produced in your brain from glutamate, another amino acid that is generally abundant in the human diet. Some of the foods that contain GABA include:
• Fish and shellfish.
• Beans and lentils.
• Sprouted whole grains (especially brown rice)
• Potatoes.
• Tomatoes.
• Seaweed.
• Noni fruit.
• Berries.

So these five ways will dramatically increase the natural secretion of growth hormone. The pituitary gland is a small, bean-shaped gland situated at the base of your brain, somewhat behind your nose and between your ears. Despite its small size, the gland influences nearly every part of your body. The hormones it produces help regulate important functions, such as growth, blood pressure and reproduction.

I want to quickly cover what to avoid that will negatively affect the production of growth hormone. Human growth hormone and insulin are indirectly related and when insulin levels are high secretion of growth hormone is low and this is why you should stay away from sugar and processed foods, essentially high glycemic food since it will have a significant impact on spiking insulin levels, Glycemic Index of foods include;

Someone who wants to manage their weight or diabetes can find out the GI of foods from the International Tables of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values. According to the table, the following foods are high in GI:

• white and whole wheat bread.
• white rice.
• breakfast cereals and cereal bars.
• cakes, cookies, and sweet treats.
• potatoes and fries, crisps and rice crackers.
• fruits such as watermelon and pineapple.
• dried fruits such as dates, raisins, and cranberries.
• sweetened dairy products such as fruit yogurts.

Find out more foods that are on the GI on the following link below.

International Tables of Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load Values: 2008

You also want to avoid having too much body fat, too much fat on your body is directly related with your natural secretion of growth hormone so increasing production of growth hormone effectively with low insulin will burn more fat which in turn will promote an increase in production of HGH.

The last one is stress which will trigger another hormone called cortisol and cortisol will also prohibit growth hormone because when the body is in the sympathetic mode “fight or flight,” it is the job of cortisol to get sugar into the blood for increased energy, but as mentioned before in other blogs the body is not designed for continued, prolonged, stress and that is why it’s important to understand how to engage the Parasympathetic Nervous System in the Autonomic Nervous System. Discover more about the Autonomic Nervous System in A Better Way Blogs.