SOMATOPAUSE
Somatopause
is an extrapolation of the term "menopause." Menopause is the condition
in women whereby the ovaries atrophy and cease to produce the sex
hormones Estrogen, Progesterone and Testosterone.
Somatopause signifies the gradual decline in growth hormone production
by the adult pituitary gland in both men and women that begins at
approximately age 30 and continues at a steady rate throughout life.
The decline in growth hormone level that occurs with Somatopause
is accompanied by deterioration in the structure and functional
capacity of our body, which is ultimately devastating to the human
condition.
In fact, there is absolutely no difference between the clinical
signs and symptoms of aging and those of adult growth hormone deficiency
described above.
The late Dr. Daniel Rudman first described the benefits of growth
hormone therapy in normal aging adults. Dr. Rudman published a landmark
article in the New England Journal of Medicine on July 7th, 1990.
In his article, Dr. Rudman showed that by putting healthy aging
men on growth hormone for six months, he was able to decrease their
body fat by 14.4%, increase muscle mass by 8.8%, increase skin thickness
by 7.1%, and increase lumbar bone density by 1.6%.
These exciting findings clearly inaugurated the movement to supplement
growth hormone in healthy aging adults, which today is becoming
commonplace.
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