Product Description

Vitashape 800 is an amino acid blend of L-arginine pyroglutamate and L-lysine with omega-3:
– Stimulates the body’s natural release of growth hormone
– Increase exercise performance, build muscle, burn fat and strengthen bones
– Safe and well tolerated with minimal side effects
– Omega-3 for the maintenance of a healthy cardiovascular system

Growth hormone is a powerful anabolic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland in our brain that plays a vital role in the growth and regeneration of body tissues. Peak release of growth hormone occurs within an hour after the onset of deep sleep. However, the amount of growth hormone secretion reduces with increasing age. Deficiency of growth hormone in adults cause similar changes to aging, which has led to suggestions of a possible association between decreased secretion of growth hormone with age and the ageing process._1-5

Growth hormone increases exercise performance, promotes the growth of lean muscle, increases fat utilization and increases bone density._1,3-7 However, growth hormone injections are not without its side effects, such as fluid retention, joint pain and carpal tunnel syndrome.₄ The combination of L-arginine pyroglutamate with L-lysine is one of the first natural GH releasers proven by scientific research to work. The amino acids arginine and lysine are safe and well tolerated, and are known to stimulate the body’s natural release of growth hormone._6,8,9

Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid that is required for the maintenance of muscle and connective tissue mass. It is obtained either from diet, including meat, wheat, milk, rice, soy and nuts, or from protein metabolism in our body. Dietary supplementation of arginine in times of severe stress has been reported to support immunity by enhancing T-cell function, increase antibody production and accelerate wound healing._10,11

Arginine stimulates the release of growth hormone naturally by inhibiting somatostatin, a hormone which inhibits the release of growth hormone._8,12 Studies have shown that administration of oral arginine increases resting growth hormone levels in the body._1,8,9,13,14

Lysine is an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized in the human body and thus have to be consumed regularly through diet such as red meat, poultry and milk. L-lysine is used in combination with L-arginine pyroglutamate to enhance its effectiveness as a natural growth hormone _,14The free form of L-lysine and L-arginine compete for the same receptors. It is suggested that L-arginine pyroglutamate attaches to a different receptor, hence replacing L-arginine with L-arginine pyroglutamate prevents competition with L-lysine for the same receptors.

Omega-3 are a class of anti-inflammatory essential polyunsaturated fatty acids that are required for the maintenance of a healthy cardiovascular system._15-16

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