tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37772373.post4252951330724961859..comments2024-03-29T06:54:54.566-04:00Comments on CNN Observations: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Offers CNN Radio Affiliates Prescription for ‘Chasing Life’Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00286797456910621339noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37772373.post-19382874933273738332007-07-02T17:18:00.000-04:002007-07-02T17:18:00.000-04:00Dr. Andrew Weil Says Human Growth Hormone is "Snak...<B>Dr. Andrew Weil Says Human Growth Hormone is "Snake Oil"</B><BR/><BR/>You may have seen the June AARP magazine article by Dr. Andrew Weil, which gives the mistaken impression that there is only one medical publication which reports the beneficial effects of growth hormone on the physical parameters of aging, namely Rudman, NEJM 1990. <BR/><BR/>In reality there has been over 20 years of research with thousands of medical studies showing benefits from Growth Hormone therapy, and extremely high safety profile. <BR/><BR/>Growth Hormone is a patented FDA approved pharmaceutical with proven efficacy, and therefore Dr. Weil's "snake oil" label for growth hormone is hardly appropriate.<BR/><BR/>Benefits of (HGH) growth hormone include improved body composition, improved bone density, improved wound healing, improved cognitive function, and improved sense of well being. <BR/><BR/>Burn victims heal faster with growth hormone and have increased muscle protein synthesis. Patients with Crohn's disease and short bowel syndrome show improved nutritional status with HGH treatment. Cardiac cachexia patients gain weight, get well and leave the hospital. Hip fracture patients heal with fewer complications.<BR/><BR/>The AARP Dr. Andrew Weil "the Debunker" article fails to tell us that our hormone levels decline dramatically after age 50, and <A HREF="http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&ArtikelNr=23531&Ausgabe=225980&ProduktNr=224036" REL="nofollow">by the age of 60 most adults have Growth Hormone levels indistinguishable from those of hypopituitary patients with organic lesions in the pituitary gland.</A><BR/><BR/>For more info and references, see<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://jeffreydach.com/2007/06/24/dr-andrew-weil-aarp-and-human-growth-hormone-hgh-by-jeffrey-dach-md.aspx" REL="nofollow">Dr. Andrew Weil Says Human Growth Hormone is "Snake Oil"</A> <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.drdach.com/wst_page16.html" REL="nofollow">Jeffrey Dach MD</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com