Pure IGF

What is Velvet Antler?

Velvet antler can be defined as the antlers of male deer during the phase of rapid growth.  Referred to as velvet antler because of the velvet-like covering.  It is important to note that the velvet antler is the entire antler and not just the covering.  Velvet antler is living tissue which grows at a very fast rate of up to 2 cm/day in some species.  It is also the only mammalian organ that regenerates.  The factors that are actually responsible for the rapid regeneration of the velvet antler can explain the powerful health benefits of the product.  Farming of deer in New Zealand facilitates painless removal of the velvet at the optimum time to ensure maximum heath benefits from the product.  Veterinarians or specially certified farmers may only remove velvet antler under a rigorous mandatory system that is endorsed by New Zealand National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and the New Zealand Veterinary Association.


Why New Zealand?

New Zealand Farmlands, why are they so special? New Zealand farmers are stringently regulated by New Zealand's Government's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.  The New Zealand government has strict laws to keep their pastures and farmland fresh and green in an all-natural environment.  New Zealand's strict agricultural regulations are why their country's products have become so popular in the natural products industry.  Additionally, AgResearch is the New Zealand owned research facility that has divisions dedicated to the research and development of velvet antler.


What is a growth factor?

Growth Factors are poly-peptide bonded amino acid chains manufactured an released into the body to carry out specific actions.


What does Pure IGF do in my body?

Pure IGF can improve athletic performance by increasing strength, endurance (stamina), increasing oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, repairing minor tissue damage occurring either during training or in a competitive event and boosting the immune system of athletes whose immune system has been compromised during Extreme exertion.  Pure IGF directly supplements the growth factors that are the key to recovery related symptoms.  Note: the actions of growth factors are the restoration of normal body processes and strengthening of the body, possibly leading to mental and physical performance increases and enhancement of the immune system.  Direct supplementation of these growth factors bypasses the need for human growth hormone supplementation.


What do the growth factors in Pure IGF do?

Insulin-like Growth Factors 1 and 2 (IGF-1 and IGF-2) increase lean body mass, reduce fat, build bone, muscle, and nerves while assisting in glucose metabolism.  Research indicates that IGF-1 encourages the absorption of both chondroitin and glucosamine sulfate.  Research has shown that a decline in IGF-1 levels is among the causes of the development of bone disorders.  IGF-1 is considered by many scientists to be a marker of overall growth hormone status.  IGF-1 looks and acts enough like insulin so that your cell receptors may be suppressed, causing growth hormone to release stored fat.  Through this mechanism, cells will use up fat rather than sugar or other carbohydrates.  IGF-2 promotes tissue growth and is expressed primarily in embryonic and neonatal tissues.


Transforming Growth Factors A and B

TGF-A promotes normal wound healing through a concerted effort with Epidermal Growth Factor and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF).  Without TGF-A, wound healing would be nearly impossible.  TFG -B has an anti-inflammatory response to cytokine production and mesenchymal (MHC) expression.  Promotes wound healing in a concerted effort with TGF-A, EGF and PDGF. Inhibits both macrophage and lymphocyte proliferation.  Without TGF-B wound healing would be nearly impossible and an important "feedback loop" for cytokine anti-inflammatory production would not be in place.  It is important to note that for normal tissue development to occur, whether it occurs through wound healing or regeneration, TGF A & B must be in a natural matrix of cofactors.


Epidermal Growth Factor

EGF promotes healthy tissue development while impeding abnormal growth. EGF has also been shown to decrease gastric acid production. Promotes mesenchymal (lymphatic), glial (nerve), and epithelial (skin) cell proliferation.


Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor

Promotes venous, venule, artery, arteriole and capillary health by providing the essential cofactors for repairing and restoring damaged vessels.


Nerve Growth Factor

Promotes regeneration of peripheral nerve and brain cells.


Neurotrophin Growth Factor

Works synergistically with nerve growth factor to promote neurite and nerve survival and development.


Fibroblast Growth Factor

Contain at least 19 different types of which their prominent role to be in the development of skeletal and nervous system in mammals.  FGF is also located in the central nervous system and in peripheral nerves, with less prominent effects including the regulation of both pituitary and ovarian cell function.  FGF induces formation of new blood vessels and is used to heal pressure sores and venous ulcers in skin graft donor sites.


Interleukins

Growth factors also include a unique family of cytokines.  Cytokines stimulate the humoral and cellular immune responses, as well as the activation of phagocyte cells.  Cytokines secreted from lymphocytes are called interleukins, of which the list grows continuously with the number of individual activities now at 22.  Some of these interleukins include: Interleukin 1 is mitigated by an inflammatory response that stimulates both T cells and B cells.  Interleukin-2 stimulates the proliferation and killing activities of T cells.  Interleukin-6 stimulates the proliferation and killing activities of T cells.  Interleukin-12 stimulates the proliferation of Natural Killer cells and promotes cell-mediated immune functions.

Pure IGF contains a powerful blend of growth factors in a naturally occurring matrix.  These naturally occurring growth factors are literally involved in every cellular function in the human body from metabolism to the immune response.  Pure IGF provides a solution to the age-old quest for the fountain of youth, by giving us a naturally occurring concentration of anti-aging components that turn back the hands of time.


Is Pure IGF a Hormone?

No, Growth Factors are NOT hormones.



Is Pure IGF safe?

Yes, Pure IGF is safe and non-toxic.


How does Pure IGF compare to HGH Products?

Pure IGF is not a growth hormone.  HGH is released by the pituitary gland in your brain in response to hypothalamic pulses of growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH).  Aging results in the decreased release of HGH in the body.  HGH products cannot include HGH unless they are regulated by the FDA and prescribed by a physician.

Most HGH products are stimulator/releasers (otherwise known as secretagogue) that will stimulate the pituitary to naturally produce HGH.  This HGH should then cause the production of the sought after growth factors.  These products are attempting to jump start the same pituitary gland that is already showing indications of burning out.  Considering the importance of this master gland, does it seem wise to overload this already fatigued organ?  Considering it is the increase of IGF-1 that is responsible for the benefits claimed by HGH products, why take IGF-1's precursor?  Instead, take Pure IGF, a safe and natural supplement that includes IGF-1 as well as the many other related growth factors in their final form.


Pure IGF vs IGF-1 Isolate Products?

Pure IGF is not isolated IGF-1.  This product is a concentrated portion of the proteins found in deer velvet antler.  It is this protein concentrate that contains the growth factors found in velvet antler.  The risks related to the relationship between Cancer and IGF-1 is largely related to the body having a disproportionate amount of available IGF-1.  Pure IGF provides the many growth factors (including IGF-1), as they are found in nature, in their proper balance.  This natural balance helps keep IGF-1, as a isolate, in its safe ratio.