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MACA-Vibe
(Lepidium meyenii W.) |
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Maca is a cruciferous plant native of the central
Andean of Peru (above 4000 m.a.s.n.). It is known
that MACA is used since 2000 years ago as nourisment
and medicine. As an aphrodisiac for both men and women
(those seeking heightened sexual prowess). Native
Peruvians use MACA to increase energy, stamina and
endurance (great for athletes), also to promote mental
clarity, male impotence and female hormonal imbalances.
It becomes the most effective
naturist medicine of Peru, due to its high contents
of proteins, essential vitamins, amino acids, high
quality carbohydrates and minerals. It is a revitalizer
ideal as natural dietetic component for children and
adults. Important geriatric action.
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TRILOVIN
250 (generic name: Tribulus terrestris) |
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Due to spirostenols (steroidal saponins) present in
Trilovin 250, cholesterol level as well as high blood
pressure are reduced after intake of Trilovin 250.
Trilovin 250 has strong antibacterial, antiviral,
and potentially anti-cancer effects (preventing cancer
cells from growing). This anti-tumor effect was confirmed
in clinical studies on 275 women and this data was
patented.
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Growth hormone is a powerful anabolic
hormone that affects all body systems and plays an
important role in muscle growth. It is released from
the anterior pituitary in response to a variety of
stimuli including exercise, sleep, stress, and the
administration of a variety of drugs and amino acids.
Serum levels are variable and are dependent on such
factors as age, sex, body composition and level of
fitness. Animal experiments have shown that growth
hormone can partially reverse surgically induced muscle
atrophy and weakness. Growth hormone administration
to normal animals leads to muscle hypertrophy, but
this muscular growth is not accompanied by increased
strength. Growth hormone excess leads to acromegaly,
a disease with significant morbidity, including a
myopathy in which muscles appear larger but are functionally
weaker. Although there is no scientific evidence documenting
an improvement in athletic performance following growth
hormone supplementation, it is reported that this
practice is becoming more widespread among athletes
wishing to avoid detection with current doping control
measures. There are anecdotal reports that athletes
are injecting cadaveric or biosynthetic forms of growth
hormone, both of which are associated with potentially
serious complications. In addition, some athletes
are ingesting drugs and amino acids in the belief
that their endogenous growth hormone secretion will
be increased. There have been no scientific studies
on the effects of growth hormone supplementation,
and the anecdotal reports have been equivocal, with
some individuals reporting spectacular results while
others report no change. Despite the lack of valid
evidence for its efficacy and its potentially serious
side effects, it has been predicted that growth hormone
use may increase. Growth hormone use and abuse has
the potential to dramatically change the future conduct
of athletics and may prove to be a threat to the concept
of fair competition.
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Klinik II und Poliklinik
fur Innere Medizin der Universitat zu Koln und Lehrstuhl
II fur Innere Medizin des Krankenhauses Koln-Merheim,
Deutschland.
Human growth hormone (GH) is widely
abused as a performance-enhancing anabolic drug by
athletes and bodybuilders. However, the effects of
GH on skeletal muscle mass, strength and fibre composition
remain unclear. We therefore summarize in the following
the current knowledge on the physiological role of
GH in the regulation of skeletal muscle growth and
function and evaluate its potential therapeutic potency
as a muscle anabolic hormone. In states of GH deficiency,
reduced muscle mass and strength are characteristic
findings which can be reversed successfully by the
supplementation of GH. In contrast, the currently
available data suggest that GH administration alone
or in combination with strength exercise has little,
if any, effect on muscle volume, strength and fibre
composition in non-GH-deficient healthy young individuals.
This assumption is supported by the lack of evidence
for a significant performance-enhancing effect of
GH in athletes. However, further studies will be necessary
to define patient populations which might benefit
from GH treatment like frail elderly individuals in
whom a GH-induced change into a more youthful muscle
fibre composition has been reported.
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