Home Remedies and Herbs for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Deficiency

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) deficiency is a condition that prevents the pituitary gland (a hormone-secreting gland in the brain) from producing enough growth hormone. While HGH deficiency more commonly affects children, it can also affect adults.¹

Occurring in an estimated 1 in 7,000 births, growth hormone deficiency slows or prevents growth in the affected person. When the condition occurs at birth, it’s called congenital growth hormone deficiency. If someone develops the condition later in life, it’s called acquired growth hormone deficiency. Whether you’ve developed this condition from birth or later in life can cause different effects and symptoms.^1,2
 
What Causes Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Deficiency?

Human growth hormone deficiency occurs when the pituitary gland doesn’t secrete enough growth hormone to ensure normal and healthy growth development, leading to stunted growth and other effects. Researchers don’t know if there is any one particular cause of developing human growth hormone deficiency. Because it can be either congenital or acquired, experts feel there are potentially multiple different causes.³ 

Interestingly, researchers believe that this condition has nothing to do with genetics in the vast majority of cases. In cases of congenital growth hormone deficiency, experts don’t think that it’s genetic condition passed down by parents, but they do find that certain birth defects, such as a cleft palate, make babies more likely to develop the condition.³

In acquired human growth hormone deficiency, possible causes include:

• Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Brain tumors
• Brain surgery or radiation to the brain
• An infection
• Hormonal problems
• Lack of blood supply to the pituitary gland

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Deficiency Symptoms

Symptoms of growth hormone deficiency in children include:

• Delayed puberty
• Slow hair and tooth development
• Chubbiness

In adults, there are many possible growth hormone deficiency symptoms, including:

• Decreased muscle mass and bone density
• Baldness
• Sensitivity to heat and cold
• Weight gain around the waist
• Decreased libido
• Anxiety and depression

Natural Remedies and Herbs for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Deficiency

Natural remedies for human growth hormone deficiency include:

• GABA - GABA is a neurotransmitter that helps secrete growth hormone and supplementing with it can help improve growth hormone deficiency.
• Ginseng - Ginseng is a herbal remedy known to stimulate HGH.
• Mucana - Mucana is a natural growth hormone enhancer that can help reverse growth hormone deficiency.
• L-Arginine - Taking L-arginine can help stimulate growth hormone production.

References

1. https://www.healthline.com/health/growth-hormone-deficiency
2. https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/growth-disorders/growth-hormone-deficiency-basics
3. https://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/growth-disorders/growth-hormone-deficiency-causes