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Natural Ways to Raise HGH

According to Mike Adams, founder and editor of NaturalNews.com and known on the Internet as the Health Ranger, the best way to raise human growth hormone levels naturally in your body is through strength training, diet, adequate sleep and keeping stress levels in check.

HGH is an amino acid associated with anti-aging and increased muscle mass, among other things. Synthetic HGH shots or supplements are expensive and aren't as effective as generating your own HGH naturally.

  1. Proper Exercise Program

    • Adams says that the No. 1 way to naturally increase HGH levels in your body is through high-intensity strength training: "It's yet one more good reason to start a program of strength training, and it doesn't mean you need to join a gym or start pumping weights, either. You can get a fantastic, high-intensity workout using nothing but your body and a mat on the floor." He recommends learning more about "body weight training," which uses your own body as the weight---no gym required. Some exercises involved in body weight training are chin-ups, push-ups and sit-ups.

    Clean Diet

    • According to Adams, generating your own HGH is "accomplished by avoiding all processed carbohydrates and refined sugars, eating superfood supplements like spirulina and chlorella, drinking nothing but pure water, and engaging in at least two hours of physical training every day.

    Managing Stress

    • Maintain your levels of HGH by reducing the amount of stress in your life. Adams says that "a body under constant stress will experience a decline in HGH production." Try meditation, yoga, Pilates, running or simply laughter to reduce stress.

    Full Night's Sleep

    • Adequate sleep can keep HGH levels up. Many people do not get the recommended eight hours of sleep each night, with some getting as little as four or five hours. Since your body produces HGH toward the end of the sleep cycle, you cut your production of HGH if you don't sleep the full eight. If you have problems sleeping, turn off the television and computer an hour before bedtime and create a nightly ritual for winding down.

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