Your immune system, digestion of food and rate of healing are all affected by the human growth hormone or HGH.
If you have a deficiency in the said hormone, you will be risking skin damage as well as muscle loss.
You can prevent this from happening by taking amino acid supplements that have ornithine and arginine.
- Ornithine – waste products in the body like ammonia are removed with the help of ornithine. A report in Hormone Research in 1985 stated that giving this amino acid to test subjects in good health before sleep increased HGH production. Recent studies have also shown that even without sleeping the effects can be felt. In the Journal of Nutrition’s September 1996 issue observed the effects of ornithine of traumatized and healthy rats. The animals were given a diet which included ten percent of this amino acid. This test lasted for four days. The result was an increase in the HGH levels of both the injured and healthy animals. There was no toxicity observed in both groups.
- Arginine – this amino acid plays a vital role in cell division. It is very necessary in healing wounds. These effects are mediated when the levels of the human growth hormones are increased. These results were published in the Neuroscience Bulletin June 2011 edition. Test studies on human subjects showed that arginine also raised the levels of the human growth hormone. In April 2005, a report published in Growth Hormone and IGF Research tested the effects of different doses of arginine supplements. This test was done in four sessions. Groups of healthy men were given a placebo and three doses of arginine. The result was five to nine grams of arginine increased the levels of the human growth hormone. The highest dose, thirteen grams did not have any effects on HGH levels, just stomach cramps.
Ornithine and Arginine
Manufacturers of supplements often combine multiple amino acids in one product. A review in Medical Hypotheses May 2001 issue said that there is a larger impact on your body if such combinations were taken.
In the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (April 2010 issue), there was an assessment of the effect of ornithine and arginine combined.
The test subjects were given the combination or a placebo for three weeks. They also completed a program of resistance exercise in those three weeks.
During an exercise challenge, it was shown that the ornithine-arginine supplement indeed raised the growth hormone levels more than the placebo.
There were no changes in the base levels of HGH of the subjects during the study. They also did not experience any side effects from using the combination of ornithine and arginine.
The human growth hormone levels of a person can indeed be raised by using ornithine, arginine or a combination of both.
Talk to your doctor to learn more about using these amino acids. Once they boost your HGH levels, you will also experience other health benefits like higher energy levels and stronger immunity to illnesses.








