X-Message-Number: 11608 From: "Scott Badger" <> References: <> Subject: HGH Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 09:41:08 -0500 George Smith wrote: > Book Review: > The Heart Revolution by Kilmer McCully, M.D. > (1999; HarperCollins Publishers, NY; ISBN: 0-06-019237-2) > > I got four messages from reading this book. They are: > > Primary message: By taking a cheap, daily multi-B vitamin pill (which includes B-6, B-12 and > folic acid) heart disease can be arrested or prevented. (Vitamins E, C and balanced bulk and > trace minerals are also recommended as advisable). > > Secondary message: Thirty years of medical evidence indicate that elevated levels of the amino > acid homocysteine directly cause damage to arteries, "leaving them susceptible to cholesterol > and fat deposits". Dietary cholesterol is not the cause. > > Political message: The medical-pharmaceutical-industrial complex can and does strive to supress > health discoveries which might undercut expensive drug and surgical therapy alternatives. (They > WILL let you die to make money). > > Cryonics message: Take a cheap multi-B vitamin daily as it will not hurt you and it may prove > to be very, very helpful to extend your life. (This follows the Cryonics formula: Small > known cost now, large potential payoff later). [snip] > >From page 176, McCully writes, "I can't promise that your wrinkles will go away, your gray hair > will disappear, and your energy will be the same today as it was when you were twenty. But the > Heart Revolution can slow down the aging process - considerably - and prevent disease - > definitely. You'll live longer, be healthier, and age more gracefully." > > I hope others will read and comment on this book. Right now, I have to go take my vitamins. > > -George Smith Thanks for that info George. I too have been reading a book on life extension that I'm not sure what to think of. I've been thinking about bringing it up on Cryonet and your comments provide me with a good opening. I'll be 50 in October. People tell me I look like I'm around 40 so maybe my internal clock is ticking a little slower than average, I don't know. I'm convinced that a cure for aging is just a few decades away. But so is my death, and it feels like a race with the devil. I think most if not all cryonicists would agree that it would be preferable to be alive when the breakthrough happens rather than have to be frozen and wait for nanotech cell repair breakthroughs. Many of you are in this same age group and have likely had the same worrisome thought...the thought that, "I'm going to _just_ miss it." If I could extend my life just a few years, perhaps a decade, I'm guessing my chances will be considerably greater. So I'm exercising, trying to shed a few lbs, taking vitamins, eating healthy foods with low glycemic indices, etc. But what else can I do? So I started to investigate and from what I can tell, the most profound anti-aging effects appear to be acheived by taking human growth hormone (HGH) injections, as documented in Grow Yound with HGH by Dr. Ronald Klatz. < http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060984341/qid=924963489/sr=1-1/002-8 261368-0859261 > There appears to relatively strong evidence that HGH promotes cell survival and facilitates a broad array of positive effects like increaseed immune function, fat loss,greater energy, lower blood pressure, better cholesterol profile, etc. The most frequently cited study seems to be Rudman's et al < http://www.bio-corp.com/growthb.html >. There are quite a few longevity clinics in operation at this point as well as medical practitioners specializing in longevity that prescribe HGH (typically Eli Lilly's Humatrope). It is injected just like diabetics inject insulin. Cost is around $1200 to $1500 a month. However, I have communicated with individuals who have been on an HGH regimen for over a year and get their product (the same Humatrope compound) from Mexico at a monthly cost of around $200-$300. Now that I can handle! The product has a shelf life of 18 months so one could get a year's worth of product at a time. It cannot be shipped to America from Mexico, but it is perfectly legal to purchase it there and carry it back. Here's a fellow with whom I've communcated that's recorded his experiences and has a number of intersting links on his website: < http://www.geocities.com/Paris/5000/lifelinks.html > Because the cost in America is so high, other approaches have been developed. A group of products in powdered form referred to as secretagogues (typically a stacking of amino acids such as Arginine, Ornithine, Glysine, or Glutamine) are designed to stimulate the body's own pituitary to increase HGH production. There is some credible support for these products being mildly effective. Another group of products come as oral sprays, some claiming to have minute amounts (e.g. 200 ng) of real HGH and claiming to operate on homeopathic principles, while others claim to include HGH stimulators/releasers (also in minute amounts). There is less credible support it seems for the sprays. I'm personally pretty skeptical of homeopathic claims. Does anyone else have any experience with or information on this? Because I'm seriously thinking of taking my summer vacation in Mexico after taking some blood tests with my doctor to establish baseline levels of HGH production. Scott Badger Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11608