How to Make HGH in My System

Human growth hormone, also known as HGH, is produced in the body in the pituitary gland. HGH is critical to the growth process, as it helps keep body tissues and bones healthy. HGH production declines with age, so many look to synthetic, or man-made, HGH products to try and increase the levels of HGH in the body. There are natural lifestyle choices you can make to help your body produce its own HGH.

Things You'll Need

• Free weights

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Instructions

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  Exercise. A study in the 2003 issue of "Sports Medicine" reports that exercise, especially high endurance exercise and weight training, stimulate the production of HGH within the body. You don't need to run out and spend a lot of money on a gym membership. You can lift weights in the privacy of your own home, and begin high endurance workouts with a jog around the block, eventually building up to a session that is at least 30 minutes in duration, 5 days a week. There is a benefit to a gym membership, however, and that is that there are qualified personnel on staff to show you the proper method of weight lifting, which will help you avoid injuries.

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  Get a good night's sleep. According to the "American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism," (June 2004), a good night's sleep will encourage your production of HGH. Researchers in the study claim that getting sleep earlier in the evening stimulates the production of ghrelin, which is needed for the secretion of HGH in stage 3 and 4 of sleep, which takes place before REM sleep. If you cut your sleep short, you will miss out on some valuable HGH secretion. To improve the quality of your sleep, block out all light and noises, and try to get at least 7 hours of sleep each night.

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  Find a way to relax. The National Institutes of Health reports that when you are stressed out it causes your adrenaline levels to rise. This is your body's way of deciding whether it wants to run, or fight, in reaction to the stress, also called the "fight or flight" response. However, if you are stressed over little things, like a traffic jam, your body doesn't realize it is not something that needs a "fight of flight" response, so it still produces adrenaline when it isn't needed. The "European Journal of Endocrinology" reports that adrenaline will stop the secretion of HGH. This is the reason you need to learn to deal with your stress. Whether it is through yoga, exercise, writing or reading, finding something that helps you relax is important to the production and secretion of HGH in your body.