Somatopause is the gradual growth hormone production and secretion decline due to normal aging. The pituitary gland is the response for secreting growth hormone in humans. Throughout your life, your pituitary gland puts out growth hormones to perform critical functions in the body. However, at around age 30, the amount of growth hormone secretion in both men and women starts to decline. This decline goes down steadily the longer adults live. When these hormones start to go down, the body experiences changes associated with cognitive performance, sexual desire, depression, other mood changes, muscle development, and more. For instance, a 70-year-old male will only generate around 60% of the growth hormone…