When one burns wood or coal to produce heat, toxins are released in the form of smoke. The same happens when your body burns food for energy. This process is called metabolism and the toxic molecules produced as a result are called free radicals.
hormones, thyrotropic (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]), n a pituitary hormone that regulates the growth and activity of the thyroid gland.ormones, thyrotropic (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]), n a pituitary hormone that regulates the growth and activity of the thyroid gland.
TSH & THE THYROID. The hypothalamus, located in the brain, produces thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) that tells the pituitary gland to make thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). The pituitary gland sends out TSH, which tells the thyroid to produce the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).