The Science



Green Tea

Green Tea – In Asia, Green Tea, or Camellia sinensis, has been administered for specific diseases as well as general overall health for over 5000 years. In certain countries, people consume on average of a liter of green tea each day as a cultural drink as well as Green Tea being attributed to improving everything from digestive to circulatory health.

Green Tea’s weight loss effects are a result of its ability to increase the metabolic rate and allowing the acceleration of the fat burning process. (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1999 Dec;70(6):1040-5). Green Tea extracts has also been known to inhibit FAS (fatty acid synthase) to decrease appetites and lead to significant weight loss.

A recent study further validates green tea’s effectiveness. Published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Am J Clin Nutr; 81:122-129), it indicated the ingestion of Green Tea, which is rich in catechins, leads to both a lowering of bodyfat and of cholesterol levels. In fact, Green Tea catechins have been known to produce anti-obesity effects by increasing energy expenditure, reduce respiratory quotient, which leads to increase in ratio of fat: carbohydrate oxidization. In fact, a twelve week study in males, Green Tea has been shown to produce significant reduction in body weight, body fat, and visceral fat area.

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Capsiacin

Capsaicin – Capsaicin is found in cayenne peppers and has been linked to producing numerous health benefits. Capsaicin is the powerful component that provides cayenne peppers with their spice. Capsaicin is also known to be an antioxidant that helps protect the body from harmful free radicals.

Capsaicin’s ability to help decrease appetites and subsequent protein and fat intake has been documented. However, Capsaicin’s main fat burning capabilities come from its ability to help break down fat quicker and increase metabolism.

In multiple studies, Capsaicin has been confirmed to produce sustained fat oxidation. Fat oxidation after weight maintenance was higher in the capsaicin group compared with placebo. In a clinical study on Capsaicin, data revealed that Capsaicin stimulates the lipid metabolism measuring in perirenal adipose tissue weight, serum triglyceride concentration, and adipose LPL activity results.

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Synephrine HCL

Synephrine HCL – Derived from a fruit called Citrus aurantium, zhi shi, or bitter orange, Synephrine is a powerful fat burning ingredient that has been widely known for having the power of banned weight loss ingredients without the side effects and has been used in several high powered diet products.

Synephrine works to help burn fat by providing a boost to energy, suppressing appetites and increasing metabolism. It has been known to have tyramine and octopamine, which has been very well related to hormones that help suppress appetites.

In clinical trials, Synephrine is known to activate the lipolysis. At high concentrations, synephrine was shown to exhibit diverse lipolytic effects.

DHEA

DHEA – DHEA is one of the most potent thermogenic enhancers on the market that is known to produce safe, effective fat loss.

DHEA increases thermogenic enzyme activity and supports healthy thyroid function which in turn helps regulate our body’s heat production and metabolism. By the time we turn 25, our thyroid hormones production is decreased by the thyroid glands. DHEA helps increase the thermogenic enzyme activity and adjust the thyroids to increase the hormone production that will increase the body’s metabolic rate and promote weight loss without affecting caloric intake.

In a clinical study, subjects administered DHEA lost significant amount of weight, significant reduction in body fat and increased triiodothyronine levels. DHEA increases triiodothyronine (T3) levels in the body, which are linked to basal (or resting) metabolism. Slight elevation of T3 may in turn result in higher metabolic rates for burning calories. However, 7-OXO does not raise T3 levels outside the normal range, and T3 is different than T4 or TSH, the thyroid hormones measured for medical thyroid hormone level tests. An increase in triiodothyronine levels helps increase the body’s metabolic rate by way of the thyroid gland.