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Unexpected social implications of HGH replacement therapy
During the normal human aging process a steady decline of
hormone levels occur. These declines result in changes in
the body's ability to function "normally" and, over all,
contribute to what is generally accepted as the symptoms of
old age.
Is it possible, or even desirable, to medically alter this
process by attempting to restore the body's hormones to
levels which are normally present in mid-life? The answer to
this question can have profound effects on individual
lifestyles as well as on society as a whole.
Without hormone replacement therapy the human body and mind
spiral downward, beginning in mid-life, ultimately resulting
in death. This process is caused by a decline in the body's
ability to produce and maintain the energy required to
sustain life. These declines are mostly triggered by reduced
production of many hormones including human growth hormone (HGH).
Recent advances in HGH replacement therapy could possibly
result in profound anti-aging effects as we learn more about
how this hormone stimulates the body's anabolic processes.
Injections of recombinant growth hormone and/or IGF-1
preparations have been shown to restore the body's
metabolism.
Studies have shown that injections of relatively small
amounts of HGH can trigger the body's natural production of
hormones and, in some patients, actually restore hormone
levels to mid-life levels.
Some studies claim that patented synthetic growth hormone
compounds, such as Alcarnor™, a patented oral composition,
also stimulates physiological secretions.
Because the body's condition at old age is essentially
caused by a number of deficiencies which ultimately prevent
the body from being able to maintain its youthful condition,
cells, tissues and organs are no longer able to maintain or
repair themselves. It is possible that hormone replacement
therapy can reverse these conditions considerably.
Hormone replacement therapy, particularly HGH therapy, has
been show to reverse the exact conditions which become
prevalent in old age. These conditions include decline in
muscle and fatty tissue, bone weakness, loss of mental
facilities, and skin dryness and thinning.
All of these symptoms are, to some extent, related to the
functioning of the body's endocrine systems which are the
exact systems that are affected by hormone replacement
therapy.
What are the potential social, economic and personal
implications of retarding, or possibly even preventing, the
mental and physical failures that old age brings upon the
body? How would increased longevity affect Social Security?
How will food and housing shortages be excaberated by an
extended lifetime?
Will our society be able to even cope with the issues that
will come about due to an increase in the elderly
population? It isn't hard to imagine the spending impact
that this situation will have on the governments of the
world. The young workers of the world will increasingly see
more and more of their taxes being diverted towards
supporting the needs of an increasing elderly population.
Will resentment mount as the young are forced to support the
old in greater and greater numbers? Just the costs of
extended health care and pension benefits could amount to
trillions of additional tax dollars.
It's not just an issue of where the money will come from to
support extended life spans. What will these people eat?
Where will they live? WIll they drive vehicles on already
overcrowded roadways? Will already population over-burdened
countries like China be able to survive? Will wars be
started simply to gain additional living space? How will
prison systems cope? Will society lower death penalty
standards in a thinly-guised attempt to reduce overcrowding?
It is easy to overlook the social implications of anti-aging
when you are focused on achieving medial breakthroughs. But,
we have to ask ourselves, is it wise?
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