Now to easily REDUCE natural GH release:
GH is released by the Pituitary when it senses the GHRH (Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone) released by the Hypothalamus. It is the Hypothalamus which controls and regulates GH release. Many factors control the action of the hypothalamus as it in turn controls many of the bodies hormones via feedback signals. It also responds directly to commands from the brain.
GH is very tightly involved with the bodies regulation of blood glucose levels. The brain directly absorbs glucose to provide the energy for mental actions and needs glucose to be controlled with-in a tight range. High levels of blood glucose can cause permanent damage to both brain and hypothalamus glucose sensors.
The primary control of blood glucose is via two hormones produced by the pancreas and one produced by the pituitary. They are Insulin, Glucagon and Growth Hormone. The production of Insulin and Glucagon is under direct control of the hypothalamus via a high speed central nervous system connection between it and the pancreas and of Growth Hormone via a very short connection to the pituitary. This insures quick, high speed control of these three hormones by the hypothalamus as it attempts to controls blood glucose.
The hormone Insulin's prime effect is to lower rising blood glucose levels and is used to open up muscle cells to store glucose and therefore reduce glucose levels. The liver also responds to insulin and stores excess glucose. Lastly insulin causes excess glucose to be converted into fatty acids and stored along with glucose in your fat cells. As blood glucose levels fall, the hypothalamus gradually reduces the amount of insulin releases by the pancreas.
A young body prefers to store glucose in muscles (where it can be used as fuel), then in the liver (which can provide many hours of glucose) and lastly in fat.
A older body finds that the muscles have become insulin resistant (due to smaller size and lack of use) and store little glucose and so excess glucose goes straight to your waist as fat.
The hormone Glucagon is on the opposite side (axis) to insulin and causes blood glucose to increase. It tells the the liver to start releasing its glucose stores into the blood and therefore blood glucose levels rise. As blood glucose levels rise, the hypothalamus gradually reduces the amount of glucagon released by the pancreas. It also converts free fatty acids into glucose.
What about the fat cells, I here you asking? Well, that's where GH comes into action as it directly targets fat cells and causes them to open up and release their hard won glucose and fatty acid stores into the blood. This normally happens when the liver has exhausted it's glucose stores. The liver then starts converting the fatty acids to glucose and causes blood glucose levels to slowly increase.
Again the hypothalamus is monitoring and controlling the whole event using Insulin, Glucagon and Growth Hormone like a orchestra conductor playing his favourite music.
Cleaver little thing the hypothalamus, monitoring a drop in blood glucose levels, responding by telling the pancreas to release glucagon and glucagon telling the liver to start dumping its glucose stores. As blood glucose levels comes up, glucagon slowly drops and blood glucose is controlled in a tight range.
However, the cleaver hypothalamus is not yet out of tricks. If it detects that glucagon have been released and blood glucose levels are still dropping, it realizes that the liver's glucose stores are depleted and it must NOW eat into the fat stores. It now produced GHRH and the pituitary responds by releasing GH. GH then directly targets the fat cells and they respond by releasing glucose and fatty acids to provide the body with continual energy via glucose and fatty acids. Most of us hold about 30 days worth of energy in our fat cells.
So, to get a good natural GH release and burn fat, you need to get the body into a state where insulin is low, glucagon is high, the liver is depleted of glucose and the body needs to release GH to burn fat for energy.
This state happens every morning, assuming you have not pigged out just before you went to bed.
Whether you decide to boost GH by diet, aminos or injectable GH, the morning is your best time to get the body into a "Growth Hormone Friendly Zone".
Don't eat for 3 hours before you go to bed as this helps to set the stage for the early morning natural release of GH and fat cell burning.
As soon as you awake, eat about 60 g / 2 oz of protein (NO carbs), take nothing or your amino or shot and do about 30 minutes of exercise (brisk walk, machine, weights, etc). The protein assures that glucose and insulin is low and glucagon is high. The exercise keeps blood glucose levels low as exercising muscles directly absorb glucose. While morning is a natural "GHF Zone", the use of a protein dose and exercise keeps the body in the "GHF Zone" longer. You will not feel hungry if you try this as the protein will be matched by a pseudo carb meal from your fat stores.
As I showed above, reducing body fat is the most effective way to boost both health and natural GH release. Understanding why and when the body naturally releases GH can aid your benefit from this wonderful hormone.