asapiro at my-dejanews.com wrote:
>> In article <35A2CB21.509C at netcom.ca>,
>> Tom,
> I am interested in your response to this post.
>> I am 57 and currently taking GH, Testosterone replacement therapy, DHEA,
> Pregnenolone, 5-HPT, 5mg Deprenyl 3 times a week plus Prolongevity Life
> Extension Mix, 5mg folic acid/day. As a direct result of this regime, which
> I began in April, I have been able to do 50 minutes of high intensity
> bicycling a day and I have been able to begin weight-lifting. I follow a
> whole foods vegan diet. I have lost about 10 lbs, but that is somewhat
> misleading because I have lost a great deal of mid-section fat and put on a
> fair amount of muscle. I feel better than I have in years. My concern is the
> numbered protocol you propose to evaluate life extension strategies. It
> seems more reasonable to me to evaluate stragegies on the basis of potential
> payoff rather than some smokey idea of what is physiologically
> "conservative", if you will. I believe, for example, that Growth Hormone and
> Testosterone, are primarily responsible for the changes in my life and, by
> your lights, I would have tried a fair number of OTC materials that clearly
> have a less dramatic effect, if any, before getting to the stuff that works.
> I agree that life-style changes are critical, but for years I was not
> physically capable of making those changes. The hormone therapies supply the
> energy and drive. I tried pro-HGH for six months. It may be safer, byt
> there is NO comparison. BTW, I am on 4IU/week of GH and I am under a
> physician's supervision. It is possible that, any time now, a third arm will
> appear in the middle of my chest. I agree that the course I am on has been
> inadequately investigated. But I can't lose. If, instead of another 25-30
> years, I have reduced my life expectancy to another 10 or 15, I will live
> those years with energy and enjoyment, rather than seeing faculties and
> functions slowly deteriorate. I am willing to become the Deacon's One Hoss
> Shay. On the other hand, I may go the way of the mice who were on Growth
> Hormone and add an extra 30 or so years to my life. It's a gamble. But
> isn't it a gamble either way? If you ain't doing GH and can afford it, try
> it. You'll like it.
>> Aaron Sapiro
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