A hormone (such as Human Growth Hormone, often referred to as HGH) is a regulatory substance, produced in one part of the body by a gland and sent as a chemical messenger that creates an effect in another part of the body. As we age, glands continue to produce these hormones. The receptors are waiting for the message, but somehow the amount of hormone released into the bloodstream from the originating gland diminishes with age. Watch a ABC 20/20 and Fox 25 News Video Report on HGH.
By the time we reach the age of 25 the pituitary has already begun to release less HGH into the bloodstream. By age 40, HGH levels are about 50% of what they were at age 20. Since the evidence points to the fact that diminishing HGH levels in the bloodstream is related to aging, how do we turn back to the optimum levels of our youth?

This is how it actually works
Let’s examine how the feedback loop in the human body governs the amount of HGH released into the bloodstream.  HGH is released into the circulation by the anterior pituitary gland at the base of the brain.  It attaches itself to receptors on cells, particularly liver cells, where it does essentially two things: it triggers the release of another smaller protein called IGF-1, and it signals the cell to regenerate and repair.  The life of HGH in the circulation is very brief (1/2 life of 20 minutes), and IGF-1 much longer (1/2 life about 22 hours). It is through IGF-1 (another cell regeneration and repair signaling protein) that much of the work of HGH is done, as there are receptors or cells throughout the body for this protein too.  SomaLife gHP assists and supports the release of HGH, triggering IGF-1, which brings about regeneration, repair and optimization within your body against the signs of aging.
Another area of the brain called the hypothalamus then monitors the amount of HGH in the bloodstream.  When the levels of HGH in the bloodstream reach the optimum level, the hypothalamus releases another hormone called Somatostatin, which tells the pituitary to cut back on the levels of HGH that it is releasing.  Somatostatin is also know as Growth Hormone Inhibiting Hormone or GHIH and is released from the pancreas, thyroid and gut.  The dangerous part of injecting HGH directly into the bloodstream is that it bypasses the bodies sophisticated control system, while SomaLife gHP works within it.

Why can't we just take HGH in a pill or capsule?
First of all, HGH is a positively huge, incredibly complex protein. HGH contains 191 amino acids with two Disulfide bridges. Producing HGH in a lab would prove to be a daunting task.  Imagine trying to string 191 amino acids, in the proper sequence without making a single mistake.  Even if a laboratory actually produced such a synthetic device there would be one more problem to overcome.  It would be an absolute heartbreaker for the medical scientist that produced the hormone.
There are enzymes in the stomach that would not recognize the hormone as anything other than just one more food source and it would break down its component amino acids and begin to digest them as if it were a piece of cheese pizza or a hamburger and fries.
HGH is far too large to be absorbed through the skin.  Even preparations that are formulated to be absorbed into the bloodstream from under the tongue are completely unreliable.  Because of the size of the molecule, there are only two ways discovered to this point that actually work: injections that unfortunately bypass the governing mechanism; or SomaLife’s stack of amino acids that supports the body to produce it’s own human growth hormone.