Short Term Memory : Human Growth Hormone Aids Cognition and Memory

Article by Jennifer Greenfield

As we age, we tend to be more forgetful with a steady loss of both short-term and long-term memory. It is also more difficult to maintain focus on a single task for an appreciable amount of time. Members of the middle age class and elderly also face declining mental function. Similar to our bodies slowly deteriorating over time, our minds experience a similar process where we are forgetful, lose track of our thoughts, experience an inability to concentrate, lose critical thinking skills, and even simple things like finding our keys can be a challenge sometimes.Beginning in our youth, human growth hormone is naturally produced via the brain’s pituitary gland and delivered into the bloodstream. Starting in our twenties, levels of human growth hormone production naturally decline each year. Clinical studies have made the connection that the major reason for members of the middle-age class and elderly to experience such cognition and memory issues is directly linked to declining levels of human growth hormone in our body and bloodstream.A medical study that was performed in Amsterdam at the Free University Hospital tested men who had very low levels of human growth hormone. All the men had memory related issues ranging from short-term memory problems to long-term memory issues. Most men also had some issues with hand and eye coordination. It is important to note that all the men who participated in the study had below average levels of HGH starting in their youth. Through the studies, the medical researchers concluded that individuals who experience chronically low levels of HGH also experience adverse symptoms in the brain’s function with regards to cognition and memory.Other studies were conducted on men who were not born with a chronic deficiency in HGH production. These men simply experienced a natural decline in HGH levels from the aging process. These men were given HGH treatment via synthetic injections, and the results demonstrated a dramatic improvement on memory and cognitive function. These patients who increased their bodily levels of HGH reported the feeling of alertness, ability to remember both short-term and long-term events, the ability to maintain greater focus and increased levels of hand and eye coordination.Prescription treatment plans for human growth hormone are available under the care of a physician. This option, however, can require upwards of 48 painful injections each month with treatment plans requiring a monthly investment of up to ,000. For most interested in such benefits, this is simply not an affordable or convenient option.Many individuals who seek out the proven benefits of HGH as offered by the prescription drug form of HGH have found a safe homeopathic formula that is available over the counter. Certain homeopathic formulas contain natural ingredients that help empower and strengthen the body’s pituitary gland to function at stronger and more youthful levels. The link could be made that by strengthening the pituitary gland to operate at stronger and more youthful levels that increased production levels of HGH via the pituitary gland should result. A select few homeopathic formulas offer a safe, convenient, and cost effective alternative to the expensive and painful prescription treatment.