DHEA is also vital for the functioning of the brain. Animal studies have also shown that DHEA supplementation helps to reduce inflammatory processes in the brain. This finding implies that the hormone may have a role in protecting against neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, whose pathology has been linked to chronic inflammation.

Researchers at the University of Pavia (Italy) tested their hypothesis that brain aging in humans causes changes in the mechanisms involving the activity of the calcium-phospho-lipid-dependent protein kinase C (PKC). PKC-dependent pathways become defective in aging due to reduced levels of the major anchoring protein RACK-1. The team found that DHEA supplementation reversed brain aging by three main mechanisms:

* Regulating neuronal function by influencing transmitter-gated ion channels and gene expression.
* Modulating age-associated impairment of PKC signal transduction.
* Reverting the alteration of RACK-1 anchoring protein expression.

* N-Acetylcysteine is a powerful anti oxide that serves three functions: 1)it helps protect the liver from free radicals, 2) it is the nutritional precursor to the body’s own vital glutathione, and 3) it can act as a phase II detoxifier. Glutathione is a phase II conjugation enzyme that helps rid the liver of several potential toxins. As we age, eat poorly, and incur stress and infection, glutathione levels decrease.
* Schisandra is a Chinese medicinal herb that has been used for centuries to cleanse and detoxify the liver. It stimulates the body to make more glutathione, and it has several active chemicals in it that have been demonstrated to protect the liver against various toxins and infectious agents.
* Rosemary activates the liver to rid itself of a variety of toxins including excess hormones.
* Green tea extract has numerous antioxidant protectors that protect the liver.
* Curcumin is an extract of an Asian spice that has strong phase II conjugation activity. It is also an antiviral and strong antioxidant.

1. Incorporate exercise in your daily routine:

Studies have shown again and again that decline in strength and muscular endurance in older people is more due to disuse of neuromuscular system than to aging. When growing old, any regular exercise of moderate intensity will allow you to live longer. To improve your fitness and quality of life, you need to perform at least twenty minutes of sustained aerobic exercise that increases your heart rate at least three days a week.

2. Getting social:

People who are active socially live longer and better quality life than people who lead an isolated life. Mixing with people ensures positive flow of energy and keeps you happy and healthy. By communicating clearly, you can not only reduce stress but also unneeded frustration, anger, and resentment in your life.

3. Change your diet:

Perhaps the extra pounds you are carrying around is adding to the extra internal or mental pounds you’ve been carrying as well. A healthy change of diet will help you feel more alive, more energized and happier overall.

4. Take an afternoon siesta:

Twenty to thirty minutes nap, best taken mid-day, is a superb anti-aging pill as it is at this time that the body’s metabolism is the lowest. Taking afternoon naps also fits in with your body’s natural circadian rhythm.

5. Think Positive:

You may not want to be an external optimistic, but do try to avoid being a perpetual pessimist. For maximum stress control, try being a little bit of both, so as neither to over extend yourself nor to become a total cynic. Negative thinking can cost you added years of a healthy life span.

6. Feel good about yourself:

Convert feelings of low self-esteem to forms of strength. Everyone experiences personal defeats and losses, and a key element to stress reduction is not to allow these setbacks to control our lives.

7. Smile!!

Scientists have actually discovered a connection between facial muscles used when smiling and an area of the brain that releases ‘feel good’ neuro chemicals. So, that smile will not only add to your beauty but also add years to your life.

Since age ten, Pearl has worked out four to five times every week. That’s sixty two years of exercise-and proof that weight training has some serious implications for extending human life, both in years and quality oh health.

Currently living on a farm in Oregon, Pearl still religiously continues to body build. Following the advice of the old adage, “Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” Pearl credits his good shape to his sleep schedule. Being in bed by 8:00 pm each night allows Pearl the freedom to do what he loves most: train hard and train early. He’ll wake at 2:30 in the morning and start his workout with thirty to forty-five minutes on the stationary bike, stair climber or rower. Then he proceeds to weight train from about 4:15 until 6:00. One hundred and twenty minutes of serious training, four to five times per week, is a workout not many twenty-five-year olds can keep up with.

Pearl’s philosophy is one for which we all should strive. Several years ago he stated, “At sixty five, my goal is to have a productive lifestyle. I want to put in seventeen to eighteen waking hours, all of which are productive.”

Animal studies suggest that AKGs may inhibit cancer growth by selectively destroying cancer cells via their ability to induce apoptosis. Some studies have also found that AKGs help the body to eliminate toxic heavy metals like mercury and that these may help protect healthy tissue from the effects of radiation therapy. Because of the immune system enhancing effects of alkylglycerols, they also help the body to fight bacterial, viral and parasitic infections.

Therapeutic daily amount for alkylglycerols includes 500- 1500 mg per day. No side effects have been seen with doses as high as 6000 mg per day.

• Fatigue
• Chronic sinus infection
• Asthma
• Allergies
• Skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne and rosacea
• Ulcers
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Urinary tract infections
• Frequent colds or flu
• Recurring bronchitis and pneumonia
• Recurring ear infection
• Dental problems such as gingivitis, bad breath or abscesses
• Food poisoning

And more and more…….

Low grade, undetected, untreated infections may shave twenty years or more off of your active and productive life span, and rob you of a lifetime of bountiful energy and happiness.

Build super immunity and beat back the bugs! Start with the most basic place- what you eat and how your body does (and does not!) process those foods.

A flavonoid called chrysin present in passionaflower has strong anti-anxiety properties and exerts its anti-anxiety activity by activating receptors of the neurotransmitter GABA, which is responsible for calming brain activity. Chrysin relaxes smooth muscle and thus passionflower has been used to relieve pain. The scientific studies and folk use of passionflower collectively indicate usefulness of passionflower for sleep difficulties, including insomnia, that are a direct result of worry, overworking, stress-related emotions and pain.

Chrysin may also protect cells from carcinogens. It has been found that cells exposed to toxic concentrations of cancer-causing substances along with chrysin were less likely to develop DNA damage. Another active chemical in passionflower, the methanol extract, has been found to be as effective as codeine in suppressing cough. Methanol extract of passionflower has also been found to have value in treating drug and alcohol addiction.

Therapeutic daily amount may be stated as 4-8 grams of the dried herb. 5-10 ml of passionflower tincture can be taken three to four times a day. European herbalists recommend passionflower products containing no less than 0.8 percent total flavonoids.

Dr. Hans Selye referred to our bodies’ response to stress- or distress- as the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). Gas consists of three different stages; alarm, resistance and exhaustion. The alarm stage is comparable to the well-known fight or flight response, during which the body releases the hormone cortisol and prepares either to battle whatever is threatening it or to retreat from it.

However, since many modern day stressors are not physical things, we can run from and escape from immediately, the alarm stage is lengthened, leading up to the next phase, the stage of resistance. This stage allows us to adjust our bodies to counteract the physiologic changes that occur in response to the stress. However, if the stress factor changes that occur in response to the stress. However, if the stress factor does not disappear, the third stage occurs, exhaustion. It is during exhaustion that the body creates a situation of distress, and responses can range from extreme fatigue to disease and possibly death.

According to Terry, the largest effects were seen among those who were most deficient in HGH. The study was based on the analysis of 320 responses to self-assessment questionnaires drawn from a group of more than 900 patients, 200 of which were physicians. The patients, who were between ages thirty-nine and seventy-four, had been treated an average of 191 days. Terry analyzed the data before and after treatment so that each person served as his or her own control.

Dr. Terry found that total cholesterol and triglycerides dropped significantly in both men and women. There were striking changes in muscles and body fat. 88 percent reported a loss of body fat. IGF-1 levels increased by 61 percent, from an average of 239 before treatment, to an average of 385 after treatment. In addition, 76 percent reported an increase in sexual potency and frequency, 84 percent reported higher energy levels, 80 percent reported an improved attitude towards life and 64 percent reported having a better memory.

Terry believes that the regimen used in his study more closely mimics the normal physiologic pulsating-like pattern of HGH release.

The proprietary blend of GenF20 stimulates the production of growth hormone, betters the immune system, enhances metabolism, improves the nervous system, improves cell neurotransmitters as well as communication, improves athletic performance, helps with muscle recovery and growth of new tissue, increases energy and endurance, maintains nitrogen balance, conserves calcium and maintains blood vessels,  improves plasma hormone levels, promotes fat loss, improves sleep cycle, alleviates symptoms of spasticity, improves sexual function and many other things. Because the ingredients are 100% natural, there are no known side effects or drug interactions.

Because of various HGH scams in the market, the potential users are obviously worried about the authenticity of the drug and the question whether or not it is a scam. Here is what Dr. Steven Lamm, M.D. has to say about Genf20:

“Throughout my career as a doctor, researcher and author, I am constantly investigating new solutions and supplements that I can share with my patients to help them improve the quality of their life as they age, and that is why I want to introduce you to GenF20 Plus, a powerful, all-natural human growth hormone releaser.

You see as people age, your production and supply of this very important hormone, called the human growth hormone, dramatically drops off, resulting in a decrease in muscle mass, increase in belly fat, saggy skin and wrinkles, along with many other unpleasant side effects associated with aging.

That is why GenF20 Plus is such a powerful solution to combat the inevitable aging process. It was formulated to help stimulate your body to produce its own human growth hormone to help return your HGH levels to what they were at their peak.

And by stimulating the body to produce its own HGH, you support smoother, younger looking skin, increased metabolism and faster weight loss, more sound, satisfying sleep, consistent higher energy and mental alertness and stronger sex drive and better sexual response.

As a doctor, I am very critical of many of the natural anti-aging products available today. But I would wholeheartedly recommend GenF20 Plus to anyone who wants to naturally increase their HGH levels and improve their overall health as they age.”

Surface roughness can also be caused by a common, harmless skin condition known as keratosis pilaris, which is characterized by rough patches of skin that often resemble chicken skin. Keratosis Pilaris often affects the back of arms and outer thighs but it can present itself on any part of the body where hair grows. Some people find that the affected skin is often itchy and possible in flamed. Believed to be caused by buildup of keratin around hair follicles- keratosis pilaris typically affects people who suffer from eczema or atopic dermatitis.

Generally, rough patches of skin are only a problem from the cosmetic point of view. Gentle exfoliation can do wonders for rough skin.

In order to find out HGH deficiencies or excesses, Somatotropin test is used. For this, the blood sample for somatotropin test is taken one hour after sleep for more accurate readings. The normal HGH level for men is 5 ng/ml; that for women is less than 10 ng/ml; for children it is 10 ng/ml; and for newborns the range is 10-40 ng/ml.

Somatomedin C or insulin-like growth factor is considered as the accurate indicator of HGH level in blood. Somatomedin C test is used to detect pituitary abnormalities and acromegaly. The blood test result is not affected by time, activity and diet. The normal test result for HGH level in adults is 42-110 ng/ml. 7-110 ng/ml is the ideal test result for girls in the age group 0 – 8, whereas for boys it is 4-87 ng/ml. For girls in the age group of 9-10 years, the ideal level is 39-186 ng/ml and for boys it is 26-98 ng/ml. In 11-13 age group, normal test result for girls is 66-215 ng/ml and for boys 44-207 ng/ml.

Growth hormone stimulation test or insulin tolerance or arginine test checks the body’s ability to produce human growth hormone. A substance known as HGH releasing factor is used for HGH stimulation. In this test, frequent blood samples are taken after injection of insulin. Growth hormone stimulation test gives more accurate results for HGH deficiency. In this test, the normal test result for HGH level is 10 ng/ml. A decrease in HGH levels shows pituitary deficiency.

Growth hormone suppression test, also known as glucose loading test, is used to evaluate the excess baseline level of human growth hormone. Two different blood samples are taken in this test. The first sample is taken before giving glucose and the second sample is taken two hours after glucose ingestion. The HGH level is based on the glucose loading. The normal test result for suppressed HGH level is 3 ng/ml. The suppressed base HGH level of 5 ng/ml shows acromegaly syndrome.

Age-related increase in fat mass and waist circumference is greater in women than in men.

Changes in physiology with age reflect a decline in physical activity-related energy expenditure- an important predictor of total and central body fat.

Most important, the team concludes that lifestyle changes which increases the levels of physical activity may be advantageous in retarding age-related increases in fat.

As Silvio Inzucchi of Yale University wrote in the January issue of Hospital Practice, ‘Growth hormone deficiency is now formally recognized as a specific clinical syndrome, typified by decreased muscle mass, increased body fat, decreased exercise capacity, osteoporosis, abnormal lipid profiles, and diminished feelings of well-being.

To improve your fitness and quality of life, you need to perform at least twenty minutes of sustained aerobic exercise that increases your heart rate at least three days a week. It takes twelve weeks of regular exercise to become ‘fit’- which means that your oxygen capacity has improved. It takes only one brisk walk, however, to improve your health, that is to lower indicators such as blood pressure, blood sugar and triglycerides. Exercise reduces the risk for strokes, lowers LDL, improves mood, boosts creativity, preserves mental acuity, and maintains muscular strength, flexibility and balance. Regular stimulation of the immune system may have a cumulative effect.

Remember, it does not matter if you were once physically active in your younger years. If you are not currently engaged in a physical activity program on a regular basis, your body is not receiving the innumerable health-related benefits of exercise.