1.   Anti-aging practitioners claim that HGH can have sedentary septuagenarians hiking over hilltops in two months.

2.   Other practitioners claim to have been cured of chronic illnesses, such as hepatitis B, and even cancer.

3.   Practitioners of transitionology claim that it is a great advance over its predecessor, Sovietology.

4.   Practitioners claim that the philosophy behind the practice, drawn from Buddhism, Taoism and the ideas of founder Li Hongzhi, promotes health and mental well-being.