Sylvester Stallone Endorsing...Human Growth Hormone?  
Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Doesn't this figure.  Just days after we gave Sylvester Stallone a virtual pat on the back for the attention he's bringing to the crisis in Burma with his new Rambo movie...he has to go and say something utterly ridiculous.  In the February 4th issue of Time Magazine, Sly is speaking out in favor of...it's a doozy...wait for it...Human Growth Hormone (HGH).

On the heels of the much-publicized Mitchell Report - an independent investigation into the illegal use of steroids and other performance-enhancing substances by players in Major League Baseball (including Human Growth Hormone) - Sly is coming out and saying it ain't no thang but a chicken wang.

"HGH is nothing," Stallone told Time.  "Anyone who calls it a steroid is grossly misinformed.  Testosterone to me is so important for a sense of well being when you get older.  Everyone over 40 years old would be wise to investigate it because it increases the quality of your life."

"Mark my words," he added.  "In 10 years it will be over-the-counter."

Sly just told us (at UFC Live) that he stays young-looking by working out and eating right.  But apparently, if he's advising on HGH from personal experience, working out is not his only secret.

But this is actually public knowledge:  In February of 2007, if you recall, Sylvester was charged with importing a prohibited item after Australian Customs officials found 48 vials of the human growth hormone Jintropin in his personal luggage.  Hormones are banned by the Australian Commons Act and are not approved by the U.S. FDA for general use.



Rely on yourself to be informed, and don't believe everything just because a celebrity says so.  Even Rocky.

Here's the lowdown from Quackwatch.com:  "HGH is a substance secreted by the pituitary gland that promotes growth during childhood and adolescence...Many marketers would like you to believe that boosting HGH blood levels can reduce body fat, build muscle, improve sex life, sleep quality, vision and memory, restore hair growth and color, strengthen the immune system...'turn back your body's biological clock.'"

"HGH is useful for treating growth hormone deficiency in children and adults and has several other proven FDA-approved uses.  But the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists has warned that the clinical use of growth hormone as an anti-aging treatment...is not recommended."

To read more about HGH, its documented possible side effects, and what the experts say, read more at QuackWatch.com here. 

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