Any basis for GHR15 claims?

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For probably the last couple of years, I've been waking up on Sun.
a.m. hearing part of an infomercial about a product called GHR15, some kind of human growth hormone
supplement, peddled by a guy named Dr. Don Johnson (an osteopath). According to him, this stuff
is the miracle of the 21st century, and utterly fantastic claims are made -

http://www.altavahealth.com/ghr15/moreinfo/ghr15-dr-don-johnson.htm

"...Dr. Johnson: This is going to add 30 years to our life expectancy. Not just life, but the
quality of life. It will restore the immune function, increase bone density, reduce fat, which we
know is associated with many other diseases, from diabetes to hardening of the arteries and cancer.
It will even make your cardio-vascular system function better..."

Of course on a follow up link they say:

"...In fact, human growth hormones (HGH) therapy has been scientifically shown to turn back the
biological clock as much as 20 years..."

Hey, we just lost 10 years!

Also per Dr. Johnson "...Its benefits are so remarkable, that we don't even have a grid to receive
or understand its place in medical history and all that it will do for us down the line..."

They make other claims such as "...greater mental alertness, controlled cholesterol level, reduced
blood pressure, new hair growth and color restoration, wrinkle disappearance..." among others.

Is there any basis for these kind of claims? I'm really surprised they've gotten away with this for
as long as they have and that noone has shut them down. He states this stuff stops *and* reverses
the aging process.

I for one, am leery of any product that messes with your body's natural chemistry, as I keep hearing
of problems that show up (such as cancer acceleration in the case of anabolic steroids used by
bodybuilders) or the like.

It seems that some of the more gullible might forestall medical treatment using this stuff given
some of the alleged benefits. How can they get away with making these kinds of outlandish claims?

Any informed opinions?

"Doc" <docsavage20@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> For probably the last couple of years, I've been waking up on Sun.
> a.m. hearing part of an infomercial about a product called GHR15, some kind of human growth
> hormone supplement, peddled by a guy named Dr. Don Johnson (an osteopath). According to him,
> this stuff is the miracle of the 21st century, and utterly fantastic claims are made -
>
Trash!!! see: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/348/9/777
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/348/9/779