Review: Applied Nutriceuticals: Lipotrophin-AM
Lipotrophin-AM is the first of a two stage, two-product fat blasting attack brought to us by Applied Nutriceuticals. It’s a reasonably priced product (around $20 in January, 2012) and a refreshingly simple one at that—it contains a mere 4 ingredients. That’s pretty much a rarity these days. Most manufacturers try to overwhelm customers with their products’ complexity—jamming them full of dozens of ingredients, which...
Gymnema Sylvestre For Blood Sugar Management & Craving Control
Gymnema sylvestre is a herb commonly found in the tropical forests of India, and has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries as a treatment for diabetes. Both human and animal studies suggest Gymnema is effective in this regard (see here, here, and here) with additional data suggesting it may even have a positive effect on lipid metabolism. Because of the existing documentation, it is thought to show potential in the treatment...
Guggul & Guggulsterones For Weight Loss
Guggul is an extract of the resin of a small, bushy shrub known as Commiphora mukul. Common to India and Pakistan and used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries, it has been used as an anti-inflammatory and a treatment for obesity. In weight loss supplements, it is usually standardized for “guggulsterone” (often the Z & E isomers, which are thought to be the most important, and offer the greatest benefits) a plant sterol...
Guggulbolic Extreme Review: Guggulsterones For Weight Loss?
Syntrax’s Guggulbolic Extreme is an easy product to review, as it really only contains one ingredient. That ingredient is “guggul” (also called guggulipid) which is standardized for guggulsterones. What is guggul, exactly? Guggul is an extract of the resin of a small, bushy shrub known as Commiphora mukul. Common to India and Pakistan and used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries, it’s becoming more and more...
Review: ErgoGenix ErgoBurn (Previously known as “Amp 2”)
ErgoGenix’s ErgoBurn fat burner and energy booster is not a new product. Nope, it’s a re-named, re-labeled and re-branded version of ErgoLean’s Amp 2 fat burner. From what I can tell, it’s identical to the original formula.* A single capsule serving offers up 250 mg of 8 ingredients, including 80 mg of caffeine. Unless you’re using the highest recommended dosage (4 caps 3 times per day—a pretty...
Dymetadrine Xtreme Fat Burner Review: Does Dymetadrine Xtreme Work?
AST makes no-nonsense body building and sport performance supplements. Their Dymetadrine Xtreme weight loss pill used to be an extremely potent ephedra-based product. Not any more, of course. It’s been re-formulated to comply with ephedra’s illegal status. How’s the new version fare up? Well, in addition to a smattering of magnesium and vitamin C and a whopping dose of vitamin B6, it contains a 1393 mg proprietary...