TESAMORELIN IN SANTA BARBARA, CA

Tesamorelin is a chemically synthesized compound that is similar to growth hormone-releasing hormone. Indeed, Tesamorelin has the exact same 44 amino acids as growth hormone-releasing hormone. Growth-hormone releasing hormone, as its name implies, acts on the pituitary gland (a pea-like gland located in the brain) to release growth hormone. Growth hormone is an essential peptide that stimulates growth and cell regeneration in the human body.

By virtue of stimulating the release of growth hormone, Tesamorelin bestows a whole host of benefits for the human body. These include increased retention of calcium, increased protein synthesis and muscle growth, and increased breakdown of fat. Indeed, Tesamorelin has been shown to reduce visceral fat, that is the fat surrounding the internal organs in a clinical trial conducted in 2017. Much of the abdominal obesity we see in adults today arises from visceral fat.

In fact, Tesamorelin has also been shown to increase one’s metabolism. A study conducted in 2014 showed that just 12 months of treatment showed improvements in mitochondrial function. Mitochondria are the “powerhouses” of our cells and are responsible for producing the energy our cells require to fuel activity.

The safety of Tesamorelin has been studied extensively. 2 studies in 2010 and 2017 showed that Tesamorelin is tolerated well and did not incur serious adverse effects in patients prescribed with it, even over longer durations (e.g. 12 weeks).