Sleep Improves HGH Profile, Naturally hghmagazine.com/sleep-improves-hgh-profile-naturally/
Summary: Growth hormone status is particularly dependent on sleep, because a major growth hormone surge occurs during the first episode of slow wave sleep, approximately 30 to 70 minutes after falling asleep.
Sleep is a powerful ally for natural HGH production
From the earliest times, scientists and philosophers have wondered why we spend one third of our existence in an unconscious state. You may be surprised to learn that scientist in the 21st century are not much closer than Aristotle was to resolving this vexing question. An article published in the medical hypotheses offered the following explanation for sleep: The vegetative state is primary and the waking state is a periodic departure superimposed upon the vegetative life. [1] The profound restorative role of sleep has long been appreciated on a general level, but the physiological events that occurred during sleep and their specific functions remain elusive. Until we fully understand what goes on inside our body and brain during sleep, we will not be able to answer the question of why 30% of our existence is spent in a state of suspended animation. One fact is clear, however, sleep is much more than idle.
Sleep Is A Much More Active State Than Was Thought Contrary to the popular conception of sleep as an idle and inert state, it is, in fact, an active physiological event. Within the outward motionless body, electro-neurological oscillations [2] and cascading hormones define the biologic turbulence of sleep. Furthermore the complex hormonal and brainwave activities that occur during sleep are crucial to a smooth immune system operation, cognitive function, emotional well-being, and physical development. The over-arcane importance of nighttime sleep stems from the fact that circadian rhythms which orchestrate all biological processes, are dependent upon the sleep-wake cycle. Thus, it is not surprising that the experimental
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