HGH (Human Growth Hormone) and Weight Loss

One of the more controversial approaches to stopping the weight gain associated with aging is the introduction of HGH, or Human Growth Hormone. Your body’s natural production of HGH reduces as you age. The hormone affects almost every part of our body and regulates necessary functions such as cellular growth, muscle building and bone density. It is in fact because of the decline in natural production of HGH that we develop a lot of age-related problems, including obesity.

This means if the body can get more HGH through supplements or artificially, it may result in weight loss. However, HGH therapy is extremely expensive and not everyone can afford it. It is therefore a good idea to make lifestyle changes that can lead to greater natural production of HGH in the body in order to stay healthy and fit. I wanted to share with you a few of those tips to hopefully support you in the wonders of aging.

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Perfect Moment Monday: Breaking Away—From Embarrassment!

Each week I hold the intention to participate in Perfect Moment Monday, sponsored by Weebles Wobblog. According to Weebles, “Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect Moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.” And so, here is my Perfect Moment for this week.

My perfect moment this week comes at my own expense: here’s the set up. We were camping with friends this past weekend. Their 11-year-old son said he’d go with me to get more ice for the cooler on our bikes. On our way to the store (which is literally three minutes away by bike), he said, “I’m gonna take you the long way.” My response was, “Great; maybe it will be a full five minutes instead of just three and I can see something new.” His long way was going around the building instead of straight to it. Little did I know we would be making an immediate—very immediate—right hand turn. He easily maneuvered up the ramp (Yes, ramp.) to the store door. I, who had no clue the store was right there, tried to follow suit.

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