Fat burners and Emulsifiers

Even when doing all the right things your body may have trouble breaking down stored fats in order to lose weight. This may be an inherited factor or may be a result of diet over a period of time. The following supplements can help in this area.

CLA , or Conjugated Linoleic Acid:

Is an essential fatty acid, important to the body, with a number of health and weight benefits:

• Helps promote lean muscle mass
• Improves the body’s ability to burn fat
• Improves the use of energy in the muscle cells
• Helps maintain low cholesterol levels
• Support s the immune system, has antioxidant properties, may be helpful for allergies

Possible Negative effect:

• None known

Fat Grabbers:

This formula combines lecithin and chickweed to breakdown and emulsify fats, along with psyllium hulls as a fiber source to trap the fat molecules and pull them out of the body.

• Four capsules of Fat Grabbers has the ability to trap 100 calories of fat per meal.
• Helps breakdown cholesterol and stored fat in the body
• Provides added fiber in the diet
• Helps cleanse the liver, which helps promote weight loss

Possible Negative effect:

• If you have a history of constipation or a very sluggish colon you may find that anytime you add a formula with fiber you become more constipated. This happens when the muscles lining the colon have become lazy and weakened. To correct this you need to add a mild bowel stimulant along with your fiber until your colon muscles improve their function. LBSII would be a good choice.

Hi-Lipase:

Lipase is an enzyme that aids the body in fat storage and the breaking down of fats. Animals in hibernation loose pounds of weight while sleeping because of lipase activity. With out lipase fat stagnates, weight loss slows and fat accumulates in the arteries, capillaries, and other organs. It has been reported that overweight individuals are low in the enzyme lipase. As we age, along with eating cooked foods most of our life, further depletes lipase levels.

• Aids in the body’s ability to break down stored fats as well as those taken in by diet
• Highly recommended for those with a history of gallbladder problems
• Helps breakdown cholesterol and improve circulatory health

Possible Negative effect:

• None known

Evening Primrose Oil:

The oil of this plant provides the essential fatty acid gamma linolenic acid (GLA).

This fatty acid provides a good fat needed in our diet that aids in weight loss.

• Aids in energy production at cell level
• Increases brown fat activity, which burns fat stores for energy
• Helps balance hormones, helpful for PMS and hot flashes
• Helps reduce inflammation through out the body

Possible Negative effect:

• None known

L-Carnitine

This amino acids primary role is to transport fatty acids across the cell membrane where they are burned for energy. It also helps in the removal of waste products from the cell. The lack of L-Carnitine can lead to fatigue, muscle weakness, weight gain, and high cholesterol levels.

• Reduces fatigue and muscle weakness
• Increases levels of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol)
• Aids in the removal of waste products from the cell
• Improve heart function
• Aid to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)

Possible Negative effect:

• None reported