But it's not enough. I could fall off into the old man syndrome at any time, so if I could find something to stop that or retard it, that'd be great. But our bodies produce less and less of it as we age. For years, people have been able to buy HGH-type products or HGH illegally. Dallas plastic surgeon Craig Hobar is among the first doctors given Food and Drug Administration approval to legally study HGH for anti-aging purposes.
People claim an increase in their energy level, an overall younger feeling.
Jim and Dorothy Hendrix hope to qualify for the clinical study. They're hoping to discover for themselves whether HGH really is the closest thing to the fountain of youth. Study participants will have to pay for the human growth hormone.