**Tesamorelin — Compound Breakdown**

One of the most underrated peptides in the longevity/recomp space. Here’s what you actually need to know:

**What it is:** Synthetic GHRH (growth hormone releasing hormone). It tells your pituitary to release GH naturally — you’re not injecting GH, you’re triggering your own pulse.

**Why this matters:** Exogenous GH can suppress your natural axis over time. Tesamorelin doesn’t — it works with your body’s feedback loop, so you still get natural peaks and troughs.

**Evidence-backed use cases:**

– Visceral fat reduction (this is where the clinical data is strongest — originally approved for HIV-related lipodystrophy)

– Improved GH/IGF-1 levels without direct HGH injection

– Better sleep quality (GH is mostly released during deep sleep — Tesa seems to enhance this)

– Cognitive function research is emerging and promising

**Dosing:** 1-2mg/day subQ, pre-sleep or morning. I do 1mg/day (skip Sundays).

**Who it’s good for:** Anyone 40+ looking to address visceral fat, improve GH output without blunting their natural axis, or get the benefits of a GHRH without the cost/commitment of full HGH.

**Stacks well with:** MOTS-C, GHK-Cu, BPC-157.

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