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Middle-Age Metabolism Slow-Down Named
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March 2002 - Baby boomers-over 80 million in the US-now have an official name for the metabolism slow-down, weight-gain, loss-of-energy condition that begins in the mid 30s. Medical researchers call it "the somatopause" (sa-mot-a-pause). Symptoms of the somatopause are weight-gain, especially around the middle; loss of bone density; and declining energy and sex drive. Cholesterol goes up, and skin begins to wrinkle. "The somatopause is related directly to the decline of growth hormone during aging," says author Phil Campbell, the author of a book on anti-middle aging, health and fitness. It is widely reported that many well-known actors take growth hormone (GH) injections for its anti-aging, youth rejuvenating properties. And GH is banned from athletic competition because of its ability to improve performance. The identical therapy given to children with growth problems-to make them grow taller- is now used at anti-aging centers with near miraculous results. "GH therapy does not make adults grow taller, research shows it significantly reverses the effects of aging and improves athletic performance," says Campbell. Campbell cites medical research showing that increasing GH produces a 14 percent loss in body fat and an 8 percent gain in muscle, without other variables. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that GH replacement therapy reversed the effects of aging by as much as 20 years. Can the fountain of youth be injected and purchased for $1,000 a month-the current cost for GH therapy? Campbell says no, there is a better way to get the benefits of increasing GH. "New medical discoveries show that you can significantly increase GH naturally. Specific forms of exercise, some inexpensive nutritional supplements, and adequate deep sleep, will do the job naturally." In his book, "Ready, Set, Go! Synergy Fitness for Time-Crunched Adults," Campbell a near 50-year old (who looks years younger) and former hospital administrator, uses 160 medical research studies to show readers that his program, called Synergy Fitness, will help adults get the benefits of increasing GH, but through natural means. "Research shows that the short-burst types of anaerobic exercise like speed skating, sprint swimming; or a few seconds of fast running for short distances-will significantly increase GH in your body, naturally-without injections," says Campbell. His "Synergy Fitness" program contains "Strategic Fitness Plans" for five different fitness levels-based on age, current fitness status, and training experience-and they are aimed at increasing GH naturally. The fitness plan for newcomers-those who have never exercised before-and older adults takes 3 hours and 20 minutes a week. The program involves improving flexibility; developing strength and power through weight training and plyometrics; increasing endurance; and developing what he calls "anaerobic capacity." His top-level program is designed for off-season college and professional athletes. "Most people I talk with about fitness," says Campbell, "want to feel good, restore energy and appearance to youthful levels-and most want a lean, muscular, sprinter's physique. And that's what increasing GH naturally can do." Savine, Sonksen. (2000). "Growth Hormone-hormone replacement for the somatopause." Horm Res 2000:53 Suppl 3:37-41. PMID: 10971102
Katherine Campbell
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