Let’s talk about something the suits and bureaucrats won’t tell you: Your body is the best chemical laboratory on the planet. Every day, it’s mixing up potions, tonics, and hormones, provided you give it the raw materials it needs to do the job. One of the biggest potions? Human Growth Hormone (HGH). That magical molecule that keeps you strong, youthful, energized, and thriving. It’s what makes kids grow like weeds and gives athletes that unstoppable edge.
But here’s the catch: Mother Nature’s got an expiration date on your HGH factory. Once you hit a certain age—somewhere in your 30s if you’re lucky—she throws a wrench in the works. Like a disgruntled landlord evicting tenants, she starts shutting down your body’s natural HGH production.
Why? Because in her twisted sense of efficiency, she wants to recycle you out and focus resources on the next generation. To her, the aged are excess baggage. Harsh? You bet. But that’s evolution for you.
Now, back in the wild west of the 1980s, HGH was practically flowing like wine. Athletes, bodybuilders, biohackers—they were injecting this miracle juice left and right. But, like every good thing humans touch, it got abused. By 1990, the government stepped in, citing “unfair competition” in sports (read: someone didn’t like losing). By 2008? It was flat-out illegal unless prescribed for medical conditions.
But guess what? Nobody can make it illegal for you to use your own body as your custom chemical laboratory. No laws against you feeding your own cells the right precursors to build their own HGH, right inside your skin suit.
So here’s the deal: You can flip Mother Nature the bird and crank that factory back online. Not with injections. Not with Big Pharma’s overpriced snake oil. But by stacking nutrients that coax your pituitary gland into doing what it was designed to do: produce HGH naturally.
Here’s what I use. This is my personal “Herb Stack.” And before you ask, yes, I’m 96 years old, and I’m more active than most people a quarter my age.
Let’s break it down:
- Arginine
Arginine’s like the spark plug for HGH production. This amino acid ramps up nitric oxide in your system, opening the blood vessels and signaling your pituitary gland to release more HGH, especially when taken on an empty stomach before bed or workouts.
Pro tip: Combine it with exercise and you’ll supercharge the effect.
- Glutamine
Think of glutamine as the fuel line. It supports muscle recovery, immune function, and, yes, studies show it spikes HGH levels even with small doses. It’s cheap, effective, and keeps your body’s rebuilding machinery running smoothly.
- GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid)
This neurotransmitter calms the nerve system and, funny enough, also triggers HGH release while you sleep. That’s because HGH pulses are highest during deep sleep, and GABA helps you get into that golden delta-wave zone where all the magic happens.
- Mucuna Pruriens
This tropical bean might not sound like much, but it’s nature’s dopamine booster. It contains L-Dopa, which stimulates dopamine in the brain, and dopamine has a direct link to HGH production. Plus, it’s been used traditionally to enhance male vitality and mood—bonus points.
- Hawthorn Berry
Most people take hawthorn for heart health, but I include it because a healthy circulatory system is essential to deliver those nutrients and hormones. Think of it as maintaining the pipes so the factory can distribute its goods efficiently.
- Tribulus Terrestris
This herb’s famous for boosting testosterone, but here’s the kicker: Testosterone and HGH are synergistic. When your testosterone is healthy, HGH production is optimized. Tribulus acts like an oil can for your hormonal gears.
- Melatonin
Ah, melatonin. The sleep hormone that everyone knows about but few people use wisely. Guess when your body releases the most HGH? While you’re deep in dreamland. Melatonin doesn’t just knock you out; it increases the quality of sleep, which increases the HGH surge at night.
The Art of the Stack
Now listen: this isn’t some pharmaceutical, milligram-measured, FDA-approved protocol. This is experimentation. This is bio-alchemy. You have to play around, stack it, tweak dosages, see how your body responds.
Because here’s the brutal truth: You are your own experiment. No doctor, no health guru, no government agency knows your personal biochemistry better than your own body does.
Some people respond great to small doses. Some need higher amounts. Some might need to adjust timing, stacking more at night, or cycling on and off.
Me? I found my sweet spot through trial, error, and paying attention to my energy, sleep, and recovery. That’s the real science: paying attention.
Why Bother?
Because if you do nothing, you’re leaving your fate in the hands of Mother Nature. And she’s not on your side. She wants to slow you down, stiffen your joints, thin your skin, sap your energy, and shrink you into a frail shadow of your former self.
But you don’t have to accept that. You can fight back with knowledge, nutrients, and grit.
Turning your body into its own HGH manufacturing facility isn’t about turning back the clock. It’s about refusing to go quietly. It’s about living fully, vibrantly, powerfully, no matter what number’s stamped on your birth certificate.
I’m proof it works. I’m not selling a pill. I’m not pushing a product. I’m living it.
And if you decide to do nothing? That’s your choice too. But every day you do nothing, you’re making a decision by default. And there’s no refund on lost time.
So, stack it up. Fire up the factory. And give Mother Nature a run for her money.
I’ll see you at 100.
~ Herb Roi Richards