"The bottom is line is that Cenegenics is a place for people who don’t know about how the body feels when it is depressed and poorly fed, and they are misleading you when they tell you that a shot of hormones will fix it. Cenegenics and HGH prescribing centers are the new snake oil salesmen of the 21st century."
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What is the deal with this 67 year old physician who graces every one of your in-flight magazines with that buff physique and promises that he can do the same for you? Is that a Photoshop project or what?
Turns out, it's legit. Jeffry Life the 67 year old physician who is hawking his program called Cenegenics looks just like he does in this unretouched photo. And yes, he is 67 years old and only 6 years earlier looked like any other 61 year old. Well, OK, he still had a physique underneath all of that fat, but he didn't sport those six pack abs in the ad.
We've also run across another similar ad featuring a 47 year old attorney who had a similarly stunning physique thanks to this remarkable program. It prompted us to look into this Cenegenics thing a little further. What is the secret behind these seemingly over the hill types trading in their flabby bodies for rock solid slabs of granite? Is it a scam? What is the medicine behind it all?
Apparently at the core of it all is Human Growth Hormone (HGH), or at least a synthetic analog. It looks the Cenegenics people have taken a page out of the BALCO books and have been using HGH on many of their patients. Of course, HGH isn't the only thing being used. From what we've read there are people popping 40 pills a day that are basically listed as "supplements"
Cenegenics costs a minimum of $1500 a month, and that explains why most of their clients are "well paid professionals". It is $1000 a mnth for just the supplements. Then there is the initially exam. That is $3000 up front, and you have to fly to Las Vegas to have it in most cases (there are satellite clinics now in other cities). Then they want you to have 2 blood tests a year for $600-900 each (to monitor your hormone levels). Then at the end of the year they want you to fly in for another complete physical, at a cost of another $3000. You do the math. Just the blood test and original exam are at least $6000, and that plus the $1000 a month supplements are $18000 a year, or $1500 a month. And that doesn’t include air fair, hotels, food, car rentals, or the end of year exam or extra supplements they try to sell you. If you buy these plus the other cost, you can easily be up to $1800 a month!!!
But the real scam about Cenegenics isn’t the cost. The real scam is the way they evaluate you for being a candidate for their Human Growth Hormone (HGH) replacement program. Here is what they do to see if you should get the hormone. First, they have you fill out a questionnaire to see how you quality of life is. What they do is ask you a bunch of “quality of life” questions. You know, things like how much do you sleep at night, and do you feel rested when you wake up? How is your memory and how is your mood? How is your energy level? How is your confidence? Do you enjoy life? Do you have good friendships? Etc…. Well, if you answer any of these “quality of life” questions in the negative, they say it is because you definitely have low Human Growth Hormone. And tell you to buy theirs. The fact of the matter is that only 3 in 10,000 people actually have a true deficiency in HGH.
The truth is you just may be clinically depressed. And all you have to do to fix this is go to your doctor and tell him you feel these things and he will prescribe for you an antidepressant. Also, if you tell a doctor you are feeling “old”, or have low energy levels, he will do a thyroid and testosterone test to determine if these are things that need to be addressed. If they are, he will prescribe these supplements too. Then you can go to any pharmacy and get these supplements for less than 10% a month over the cost of Cenegenics. And you insurance will pay for it!!! Your insurance won’t pay for Cenegenics!
Now, if an antidepressant, a good diet and physical exercise don’t make you fell much better, then go see an endocrinologist and ask him if you need Human Growth Hormone. You can rest assured you can find a reputable non biased one in your city. Especially if you live in a large city. Tell the Endocrinologist how you feel and let him evaluate you. These doctors have spent years studying HGH deficiency and prescribe HGH all of the time. IF you really are deficient they will gladly prescribe it for you. And you can fill the prescription for less than half of the Cenegenics price at any Pharmacy you choose. And, your insurance will pay for it!!!
Another problem with Cenegenics is that you get the HGH and supplement directly through them. You have no way of knowing if they are actually giving you what you pay for, because there is no pharmacy regulating the medicine. And since HGH breaks down over time, there is no way to assay accurately what you are sent.
And finally, HGH may cause cancer!!! It does this by raising IGF-1 in your system. Raised IGF-1 levels are directly linked to higher cancer rates. That’s a fact. Don’t believe us, ask a doctor!
The founder of Cenegenics, Dr. Alan Mintz was also a Cenegenics patient, much like the buff Jeffry Life. Before Dr. Life became the frontman for Cenegenics in those in-flight magazines, Dr. Mintz was the face of the franchise. At the age of 69 years, Dr. Mintz suddenly died. The Cenegenics people say he died of a brain hemorrhage, but a lot of what surrounds Dr. Mintz' death seems to be pretty fishy from what we've read on the internet.
HGH will also cause you to grow, but not how most people want. After taking HGH you will noticed your hands, wrist, fingers, chest, waist, legs, and feet swell. Nothing will fit! All of your clothes and jewelry will be too small. Plus you may experience raised blood pressure and heart rates, along with intense headaches.
The bottom is line is that Cenegenics is a place for people who don’t know about how the body feels when it is depressed and poorly fed, and they are misleading you when they tell you that a shot of hormones will fix it. Cenegenics and HGH prescribing centers are the new snake oil salesmen of the 21st century.
Don’t be one of the scammed!!!
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"Cenegenics"
Turns out, it's legit. Jeffry Life the 67 year old physician who is hawking his program called Cenegenics looks just like he does in this unretouched photo. And yes, he is 67 years old and only 6 years earlier looked like any other 61 year old. Well, OK, he still had a physique underneath all of that fat, but he didn't sport those six pack abs in the ad.
We've also run across another similar ad featuring a 47 year old attorney who had a similarly stunning physique thanks to this remarkable program. It prompted us to look into this Cenegenics thing a little further. What is the secret behind these seemingly over the hill types trading in their flabby bodies for rock solid slabs of granite? Is it a scam? What is the medicine behind it all?
Apparently at the core of it all is Human Growth Hormone (HGH), or at least a synthetic analog. It looks the Cenegenics people have taken a page out of the BALCO books and have been using HGH on many of their patients. Of course, HGH isn't the only thing being used. From what we've read there are people popping 40 pills a day that are basically listed as "supplements"
Cenegenics costs a minimum of $1500 a month, and that explains why most of their clients are "well paid professionals". It is $1000 a mnth for just the supplements. Then there is the initially exam. That is $3000 up front, and you have to fly to Las Vegas to have it in most cases (there are satellite clinics now in other cities). Then they want you to have 2 blood tests a year for $600-900 each (to monitor your hormone levels). Then at the end of the year they want you to fly in for another complete physical, at a cost of another $3000. You do the math. Just the blood test and original exam are at least $6000, and that plus the $1000 a month supplements are $18000 a year, or $1500 a month. And that doesn’t include air fair, hotels, food, car rentals, or the end of year exam or extra supplements they try to sell you. If you buy these plus the other cost, you can easily be up to $1800 a month!!!
But the real scam about Cenegenics isn’t the cost. The real scam is the way they evaluate you for being a candidate for their Human Growth Hormone (HGH) replacement program. Here is what they do to see if you should get the hormone. First, they have you fill out a questionnaire to see how you quality of life is. What they do is ask you a bunch of “quality of life” questions. You know, things like how much do you sleep at night, and do you feel rested when you wake up? How is your memory and how is your mood? How is your energy level? How is your confidence? Do you enjoy life? Do you have good friendships? Etc…. Well, if you answer any of these “quality of life” questions in the negative, they say it is because you definitely have low Human Growth Hormone. And tell you to buy theirs. The fact of the matter is that only 3 in 10,000 people actually have a true deficiency in HGH.
The truth is you just may be clinically depressed. And all you have to do to fix this is go to your doctor and tell him you feel these things and he will prescribe for you an antidepressant. Also, if you tell a doctor you are feeling “old”, or have low energy levels, he will do a thyroid and testosterone test to determine if these are things that need to be addressed. If they are, he will prescribe these supplements too. Then you can go to any pharmacy and get these supplements for less than 10% a month over the cost of Cenegenics. And you insurance will pay for it!!! Your insurance won’t pay for Cenegenics!
Now, if an antidepressant, a good diet and physical exercise don’t make you fell much better, then go see an endocrinologist and ask him if you need Human Growth Hormone. You can rest assured you can find a reputable non biased one in your city. Especially if you live in a large city. Tell the Endocrinologist how you feel and let him evaluate you. These doctors have spent years studying HGH deficiency and prescribe HGH all of the time. IF you really are deficient they will gladly prescribe it for you. And you can fill the prescription for less than half of the Cenegenics price at any Pharmacy you choose. And, your insurance will pay for it!!!
Another problem with Cenegenics is that you get the HGH and supplement directly through them. You have no way of knowing if they are actually giving you what you pay for, because there is no pharmacy regulating the medicine. And since HGH breaks down over time, there is no way to assay accurately what you are sent.
And finally, HGH may cause cancer!!! It does this by raising IGF-1 in your system. Raised IGF-1 levels are directly linked to higher cancer rates. That’s a fact. Don’t believe us, ask a doctor!
The founder of Cenegenics, Dr. Alan Mintz was also a Cenegenics patient, much like the buff Jeffry Life. Before Dr. Life became the frontman for Cenegenics in those in-flight magazines, Dr. Mintz was the face of the franchise. At the age of 69 years, Dr. Mintz suddenly died. The Cenegenics people say he died of a brain hemorrhage, but a lot of what surrounds Dr. Mintz' death seems to be pretty fishy from what we've read on the internet.
HGH will also cause you to grow, but not how most people want. After taking HGH you will noticed your hands, wrist, fingers, chest, waist, legs, and feet swell. Nothing will fit! All of your clothes and jewelry will be too small. Plus you may experience raised blood pressure and heart rates, along with intense headaches.
The bottom is line is that Cenegenics is a place for people who don’t know about how the body feels when it is depressed and poorly fed, and they are misleading you when they tell you that a shot of hormones will fix it. Cenegenics and HGH prescribing centers are the new snake oil salesmen of the 21st century.
Don’t be one of the scammed!!!
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