Growth Hormone (HGH) has attracted increasing interest and use by amateur and professional bodybuilders, as well as professional athletes to increase performance and muscle growth. GH is used by many bodybuilders or athletes whose performance has plateaued - even with the use of anabolic steroids. It is also reputed to promote fat loss.
General HGH Information
HGH is also a favoured drug of many professional athletes and Olympic athletes, due to the fact that, as of 2005, there is no conclusive test to determine the presence of exogenous GH. Dosages for sport-related performance enhancement can be as low as 2IU/day, all the way up to 10IU/day taken by some professional bodybuilders.
Relatively few side effects are seen at doses of <4IU/day, but doses of 8+IU/day have been known to have permanent side-effects. Bodybuilders have also used insulin in combination with HGH to achieve further muscle size, density, vascularity, and the appearance of paper-thin skin sucked tightly to the muscle. The recreational use of insulin for aesthetic reasons is very dangerous and can lead to very serious health risks, including diabetes and permanent insulin resistance.
Unlike anabolic steroids which must be cycled on and off to avoid permanently suppressing the body's hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPGA), GH does not suppress the HPGA and - in that respect, can be used without a break, for as long as desired. In fact, substantial results are usually only seen after continuous use of at least two months. Usually the illegal use of GH depends how long said individual can afford to stay on for, as GH is very expensive, costing typically at least $500USD/month, but can cost (dependent on dosage and black-market cost) up to $4000USD/month. GH is also stacked with anabolic steroids, especially potent androgens, like testosterone to work in synergy.
The use of the acronyms "HGH" or "hGH" (human growth hormone) in products sold over the internet is associated with misleading intentions.
Warnings: Black-Market HGH
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For those seeking HGH (Human Growth Hormone) therapy without a prescription from licensed physicians must be aware that there are several fake HGH manufacturers floating around the web. Most of these illegal manufacturers actually use a synthesized hormone called HCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) and repackage this substance for sale as actual HGH (rDNA), and since testing of the HGH (rDNA) compound is a very expensive process, the illegal manufacturers know that most, if not all, of their customers wouldn’t even attempt to test them. A simple home pregnancy test can verify whether your black market hgh is really hgh or hcg. Hcg is present in a pregnant woman's urine, so by simply pouring some of the reconsititued suspect hgh onto the home pregnancy test, you can determine whether or not you have the real thing. If the test is positive you have hcg, if the test is negative the chances are great that you have purchased authentic hgh.
HCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin) powder is visually identical to HGH (rDNA) lyophilic powder, and must be reconstituted the same way using bacteriostatic or sterile water. If overused, HCG can be a very dangerous substance. About 42% of North American black market HGH confiscated are fakes. Saizen, Humatrope and Jintropin among others are the commonly illegally manufactured HGH medications.
The majority of fake HGH can be identified by colored top (mostly blue top) vials, with printed ink that can easily be wiped or scrapped off from the label with your finger. The text on the labels is usually in the Spanish language as some generics are shipped from Mexico. Another way to test your vial is to rigorously shake it after reconstitution with bacteriostatic water. The real manufacturers of HGH (rDNA) such as Merck-EMD Serono & Eli Lilly, strongly state in their information pamphlets, that their reconstituted vials can easily become cloudy if shaken too rigorously. The reason being is that HGH is a protein, therefore Serono and Eli Lilly vigorously warn against injecting if the substance becomes cloudy. So if your vial does not become cloudy and stays transparent after a violent shake, then you know you’ve been scammed. Many have succumbed to this vast international scam and have claimed many unsuspecting customers. And these customers still, through a placebo effect have sworn by their new found well being and strength that their untested and recklessly purchased HGH investment works.
HGH Controversy
There are many controversies around the claims, products, and businesses related to the use of growth hormone as an anti-aging therapy. Most of this controversy falls into two categories:
Claims of exaggerated, misleading, or unfounded assertions that real growth hormone treatment slows or reverses the effects of aging.
The sale of products that fraudulently or misleadingly purport to be growth hormone or to increase the user's own secretion of natural human growth hormone to a beneficial degree.
Following a study in 1990 by Rudman which showed fat loss, muscle mass increase and maintenance of healthy skin from the administration of growth hormone in elderly men, there has been a burgeoning industry surrounding the sale and administration of GH and its purported anti-aging effects.
As is common with such therapies, the literature is now dominated by advocacy from pharmaceutical companies. Solid medical evidence is harder to find, and appears to indicate mixed results. It is likely that there is some advantage, but it is also evident that benefits are being exaggerated by some for commercial gain.
HGH Side Effects
Some of the HGH side effects reportedly seen in previously healthy mature patients after taking HGH include:
Edema (retention of fluids) in extremities
Arthralgia (joint pain)
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Hypertension
Diabetes and other glucose metabolism imbalances
Gynecomastia (enlargement of male mammary glands)
Enlargement of Testicles
Chronic use of HGH is not well studied, except when used in children for acute growth deficiencies. A long term increase in colon cancer and Hodgkin's Disease has been observed in these cases.
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What is GH3...Not related to HGH
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History and Development of GH3
Procaine Hydrochloride-HCL was first synthesized in 1905 by a German chemist Albert Einhorn. He was looking for a compound that would act as an anesthetic, would be non-toxic, free of side effects, and would not be addictive. Dr. Einhorn was looking for a compound that could replace cocaine as an anesthetic. Cocaine was being used at the time as an anesthetic. However, because cocaine was toxic, addictive, and destructive to the central nervous system, its use was being outlawed. Dr. Einhorn was able to produce a compound that demonstrated the properties he was looking for. This new compound he named procaine hcl. "Pro" means, in place of, and "caine" comes from the word cocaine. Because of the similarity of the names and because they are both anesthetics, there is much confusion as to the nature of procaine. Procaine HCL when injected into the muscles acts as an anesthetic but when taken orally in a complexed form, GH3 procaine acts as a Vitamin. Procaine HCl solutions, used as anesthetics, are trade named Novocaine.
Chemically procaine is the PABA ester of the amino alcohol DEAE. PABA (p-amino-benzoic acid), is a "B" vitamin. DEAE, ( diethylaminoethanol ) is a biologically active precursor of the "B" vitamin choline. Procaine is usually used in the form of the hydrochloride salt -procaine hcl- because it is highly water soluble. Procaine hydrochloride, when taken orally, enters the body by being mainly absorbed through the villi in the small intestine. Experiments show that the bulk of the procaine HCl enters the bloodstream molecularly intact. In the blood stream procaine HCl is rapidly hydrolyzed by the enzyme pseudo-cholinesterase into PABA and DEAE the two components of the procaine molecule. These metabolites are removed by the liver, chemically changed, and excreted in the urine.
DR. ANA ASLAN - Gerovital H3 and Aslavital
In the late 1940's Dr. Ana Aslan a Romanian cardiologist found that adding a small amount of benzoic acid to the procaine solution stabilized some of the procaine enough to protect it from the blood enzymes. This protected procaine hcl which Dr. Aslan named Gerovital H3 or GH3 and Aslavital supplements were found to be very helpful in supplying PABA and DEAE to damaged and\or diseased cells. Ana Aslan named the procaine vitamin H3. GH3 is listed under H3 in the Merck index.
Procaine HCl when combined with biologically active acids, such as folic acid, biotin,ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, citric acid and many other acids such as amino acids, acts as a vitamin or food supplement. The vitamin acids and other biologically active acids when complexed with the procaine hcl molecule protect the procaine from the enzymes in the blood allowing the procaine to enter the cells. These vitamin supplement procaine hydrochloride complexes help the cells assimilate and utilize nutrients more efficiently. These complexed procaine compounds Dr. Koch named his patented fomulas Vitacel (Vital Cell) GH7, now GH7 PLUS, GH8 and GH9.
Procaine HCl (procaine hydrochloride) is the active ingredient in Gerovital H3 - Aslavital GH3 and in the Dr Koch formulas Vitacel GH3 through GH9. Procaine HCl is broken down rapidly by enzymes in the blood stream into PABA and DEAE. The PABA and DEAE are rapidly conjugated and removed from the blood and excreted from the body. Because of this procaine HCl and its breakdown products, metabolites, are unable to get into the cells in any great quantity to produce benefits. Procaine hcl will produce some benefits by itself, but they are very limited.
However when procaine HCl is complexed properly such as with the patented in the Dr. Koch formulas the procaine HCl is protected from the action of the enzymes in the blood and tissues this protection gives the procaine hcl enough time to be transferred into the cells of the body where it helps the cells rebuild, repair, and detoxify. This action of the procaine HCl complex is responsible for the remarkable improvements in health that result from the use of real authentic GH3 formulas and Vitacel antiaging health supplements.
Many companies claim to make real GH3. Based on my testing the only GH3 procaine HCl based products that contain the active GH3 factor or properly complexed procaine HCl are Dr. Ana Aslan’s GH3 and the Vitacel procaine based nutriments produced by Dr. Koch in the USA. Some companies are totally fraudulent in their claims quoting Ana Aslan case studies and my case studies and research to validate their products which contain no procaine HCl or its complexes. Their products contain PABA and DMAE which they claim produce procaine in the body. This is false because procaine hcl contains no DMAE ( dimethylaminoethanol ). In fact the DMAE when it enters the cells of the body is broken down and is oxidized producing by products (metabolites) that are damaging and toxic to the cells ( i.e formaldehyde and methyl alcohol). Whereas the DEAE -diethylaminoethanol- from the procaine HCl breaks down in the cells and is oxidized producing acetyl groups that are very valuable for producing acetylcholine and other materials necessary for cellular health and repair.
| VITACEL GH3* - Made in the USA! |
Original Formula - Original Procaine Health Supplement
60 Capsules
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Procaine HCl
Benzoic Acid
Potassium Metabisulfite
Disodium Phosphate
q.s. excipients for one tablet
| 100.0 mg
6.0 mg
5.0 mg
0.5 mg |
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*Vitacel GH3 is now available as Capsules for better assimilation and absorbtion!
VITACEL GH3, Gerovital GH3, for those who prefer the original formula of Dr. Ana Aslan, manufactured in the USA using the quality assurance process developed by Doctor Robert Koch. The patented Koch process insures that the capsule formula contains the same GH3 health supplement benefit factor as the Aslan injectable Gerovital formula but in a convenient capsule form.
Vitacel GH3 also known as Gerovital H3 uses procaine HCl as a source of the "B" vitamin (para-aminobenzoicacid) and DEAE (diethylaminoethanol), a precursor to the "B" vitamin choline. Procaine HCl is used because of the unique quality which the molecule exhibits, of being able to transfer through the damaged membranes of sick (diseased) cells. The procaine HCl increases the electrical potential of the plasma membrane and the other membranes of the cell as well as supplying nutrients that are essential to initiate repairs.
