Common Ingredients Found in Fat Burning Supplements

The term commonly used with fat burning supplements is often thermogenics, which as the name suggests, has to do with temperature. These supplements have been shown to help increase the body's temperature enabling the body's ability to burn calories as heat; to be used as energy, thereby preventing them from being stored a fat.

Effective thermogenic supplements are those that contain key ingredients that create a fat burning 'thermogenic' environment by working together and in synergy. Some of these ingredients also aid in reducing appetite and spiking an increase in short-term energy. Such common ingredients are:

Alpha Lipoic Acid

Prevents cellular damage (from free radicals), reduces oxidative stress, lowers blood sugar

Increases energy levels

Powerful insulin potentiator

Banana leaf extract

Balances blood sugar levels

Transports blood sugar into the cells and aids in controlling carbohydrate cravings

Cayenne

Raises the body's metabolic rate

Citrus Aurantium

A highly effective calorie and fat burner

Helps to burn fat, and does not affect the central nervous system

Increases energy levels

CLA - Conjugated Linoleic Acid

An important fatty acid that has been shown to reduce the body's ability to store fat and increase the body's use of fat for energy.

Coleus Forskohlii

Accelerates the breakdown of existing fat stores

Promotes healthy cardiovascular function, lowers elevated blood pressure

Increases levels of cellular messenger cAMP(cyclicadenosine monophosphatpe) that in turn accelerates the breakdown of existing fat stores

Garcinia Cambogia

Promotes weight loss and suppresses appetite

Increases fat oxidation and mobilization

Promotes glycogen synthesis

Increases energy levels

Guarana Extract

When combined with other ingredients it helps to boost their effect

Has been used for centuries to reduce fatigue and to increase energy levels

Guggul Extract

Improves thyroid functioning

Increases fat metabolism

Green Tea Extract

When combined with the other ingredients it helps to boost their effect to burn fat

Has been used for centuries to reduce fatigue and to increase energy levels lowers cholesterol and triglyceride levels

Hoodia

The Hoodia molecule, christened P57, fools your brain into believing you are full making it easier to lose that excess weight.

Pure Hoodia has no known side-effects, it is stimulant free, will not give you the shakes, make your heart race or raise your body temperature.

Konjac root

is high in fiber, essential for cleaning the digestive system.

it expands to about 50 times its original volume when used with a large glass of water.

Mucana Puriens

Improves cognitive function, alleviating depression and improving a sense of well being

Helps to naturally boost healthy amounts of growth hormone, which promotes lean muscle growth, and in turn a faster metabolism

Naringin

Extends the half-life of all the other fat burning ingredients, thereby supporting and extending a longer fat burning timeframe

Potassium Pyruvate

Increases resting metabolic rate

Facilitates the transport of blood sugar into muscle tissue to increase available energy

Spirulina

Improves weight loss

Lowers cholesterol

Increases energy and boosts mood

White Willow Bark

The bark of the white willow tree is a source of salicin and other salicylates - compounds

When combined with the other ingredients it helps to boost their effect to burn fat

About The Author
Chester Ku-Lea is a health nutrition consultant and is the owner of http://www.AstroNutrition.com - a provider of premium health nutrition and sports supplements.

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