Chapter
Maximizing Growth Hormone Production Through Sleep and Lifestyle Modifications
50:51 - 57:57 (07:05)
Learn how growth hormone is released during slow-wave sleep and how to maintain or increase growth hormone production through lifestyle modifications that optimize sleep, diet, and exercise habits.
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Growth hormone, if in high levels, can cause growth of all tissues, including the heart, lungs, liver, and spleen.
50:51 - 52:42 (01:50)
Growth Hormone
Summary
Growth hormone, if in high levels, can cause growth of all tissues, including the heart, lungs, liver, and spleen. However, there are tools one can use to increase growth hormone levels.
ChapterMaximizing Growth Hormone Production Through Sleep and Lifestyle Modifications
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Slow-wave sleep, also known as deep sleep, plays a crucial role in the secretion of growth hormones.
52:42 - 57:57 (05:14)
Sleep
Summary
Slow-wave sleep, also known as deep sleep, plays a crucial role in the secretion of growth hormones. In order to ensure regular secretion of growth hormones for tissue repair and other functions, blood insulin and glucose levels need to be relatively low and the individual needs to get into deep sleep.