How to Increase HGH - Naturally

It's no secret we don't get the exercise our ancestors got. We pick our meat from a supermarket cooler, not from lengthy hunting expeditions that may or may have proved successful. Few of us have any comprehension of the sheer effort it would take to grow enough fruits and vegetables to feed our family.

In the old days, fasting was a way of life, simply because food was literally "catch as catch can". We know now there are benefits to this regimen.

Our body goes into a tissue breakdown period (called "catabolic") when we fast, which allows bodily resources to eliminate, damaged cells and replace them with stronger ones.

We were much leaner then, with body fat that would be the envy of elite athletes today. For men, it was typically less than 10% and women 10-20%. Present day research suggests it may be beneficial to recreate at least part of that ancient lifestyle.

What that means is that intermittent fasting and high-intensity, short duration exercises could keep us more fit and thus healthier.

But here's the best part: We all know about the publicity that HGH (Human Growth Hormone) is receiving. Now some recent studies have come out that suggest the fascinating possibility that intermittent fasting coupled with high-intensity exercise in short bursts actually boosts HGH (Human Growth Hormone) in the body.

Findings have been reported by such diverse entities such as the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah (near Salt Lake City) and the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

The Utah study focused on the effects of fasting, finding that men were able to boost their HGH by 2000% and women 1300%.

The British study dealt with exercise, which of course produces lactic acid. It's long been known that an accumulation of lactic acid can trigger HGH production, but a human can't tolerate the physical discomfort that producing enough lactic acid to make a difference would require.

But now, researchers are tying the data together from those two seemingly disconnected studies and coming to a surprising conclusion: Human Growth Hormone can be increased naturally in the body by a disciplined regimen of fasting combined with high-intensity aerobic exercise.

While most doctors will say that all exercise is beneficial, low intensity exercise tends to wear down the body, while the high intensity workouts foster healthy tissue repair.

While more studies will be forthcoming, the evidence so far is that short bursts of high-intensity exercise gets the most bang from your exercise buck.