TRH: The natural way to increase your metabolism and promote weight loss

A faster metabolism and a stronger immune system are just two of the ways a TRH or thyrotropin releasing hormone supplement can help you stay healthy. Commonly known as a thyroid releasing hormone or Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, it’s a tropic tripeptide made from 3 amino acids that occur naturally in the body.

The thyrotropin releasing hormone is ubiquitous in nature – from plants to animals, to humans; we need the thyroid hormone for life to function.

Having a number of positive and far-reaching effects which are just coming to the fore, TRH increases thyroid function and subsequently Thyrotropin levels. These, like many immunological and metabolic functions, are known to decrease as we age.

By supplementing the trh hormone, we open up a lot of benefits to our bodies’ functions that we see in adolescence – namely a faster metabolism and a stronger immune system.

Ongoing research by leading physician and scientist Doctor Pierpaoli into the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone reveal even more benefits than previously thought, and with no side effects.

Watch our interview with Dr Pierpoali about TRH below

The role of the thyroid gland and thyroid hormone in our body

The thyroid releasing hormone is found and produced specifically in the hypothalamus in the brain. It can also be found in lesser levels in the beta cells in the pancreas and throughout the body. Its production is so important, not just in itself but to a whole chain of necessary hormonal processes.

At its most basic level, TRH is involved in the regulation of insulin – a basic metabolism hormone. It also has an effect on the amount of leptin in our body – key for telling our bodies how much fat we have and how much energy (and therefore fat) we can burn.

Thyrotropin releasing hormones come under a number of names like Thyroliberin or protirelin and thyrotropin-releasing factor (TRF). Essentially the job they aim to do is about helping the thyroid gland produce thyrotropin - vital to synthesise and use hormones effectively.

What is thyrotropin/TRH?

Historically, it’s been used to treat problems with the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland controls how quickly our bodies’ use energy, helps make proteins and determines how sensitive our body is to other hormones.

This TRH supplement raises the efficiency in how our bodies process glucose (a function which naturally deteriorates with age) and by doing so, we can increase metabolism speed. Thyrotropin receptors respond to the thryroid stimulating hormone (TSH) which encourages the production of thyroxine (T4) – which affects physical development. At the same time, Thyrotropin receptors respond to TSH and produce Triidothyronine (T3). This affects almost every physiological process in the body, including growth, development, metabolism, body temperature, and heart rate. Other supplements like armour thyroid increase T3 and T4 but aren’t as comprehensive in their effects and aren’t sublingually absorbed – under the tongue.

By increasing our metabolism- the Thyroid-Stimulating hormone becomes an effective weight loss treatment. Dr. Pierpaoli has pioneered research into Melatonin and TRH. He’s documented that Thyroid-Stimulating hormones introduced into our bodies decrease leptin – which effectively regulates body weight and fat stores. Recently he’s also documented the other remarkable roles it plays too, like improved kidney function.

The thyrotropin test or thyrotropin releasing hormone test

This is usually performed if your doctor thinks you may have abnormal thyroid function (hyperthyrodism or hypothyrodism). It’s used to test how much TSH/TRH you have in your bloodstream and the effectiveness of the treatment of these conditions.

It’s therefore a very important to our bodies that the thyroid gland is working properly and in some cases the serum thyrotropin may be prescribed.

To test for thyroid cancer, thyrotropin alpha may be used. It tests the amount of thyroglobulin released by thyroid cells and if there are high levels of thyroglobin, this could indicate cancer.

The far reaching effects of TRH Abaris tablet

Abaris 5mg tablets are sublingual – taken under the tongue. This means that it’s taken into the body where effective absorption of the thyroid hormone can occur. If it’s taken via the stomach, the effects are minimised. One tablet in the morning means lower glycaemia levels, weight loss, increased metabolism speed and our bodies’ functions returned to more youthful levels.