Herbal weight loss

Pineapple: is a digestive action and it is recomended for slimming diets, cellulite (draining action), dyspepsia (digestive enzymatic action), and inflammations (sprains, bruises, haematoma). It's special properties are the risult of the active agent it contains: Bromelin, a proteolytic enzyme. It's capable of favouring digestion of proteins.

Citrus aurantium: is recomended for people who wish to lose weight naturally and without side effects. It is also recommended for people with problems of water retention, build-ups of localized fat, cellulite. The synergic action of the components favours the loss of weight by stimulating the thermogenic action of brown fat; this favours the development of the lean mass compared to the fat mass. The Citrus aurantium contains the Synephrine, a molecule that contrasts the action of the b3 adrenergic receptors located in brown fat. Its stimulation leads to an increase in the metabolism of these tissues by causing lipolysis and the oxidation of fats: these actions lead to a substantial loss of weight.

Chitosan is a diet supplement recommended as an adjuvant in diets to lose weight: the action of chitosan limits the absorption of fats, while the fucus stimulates basal metabolism by stimulating the thyroid. Chitosan is a molecule obtained from the deacetylation of chitin, a substance composing the exoskeleton of crustaceans. It has a high molecular weight capable of binding fats and closing them in vesicles from where they can no longer be freed: in the intestine the facts cannot be digested and hence are not absorbed. By doing so, chitosan reduces the suply of cholesterol and triglycerides.

Rhodiola rosea carries out 2 activities: 1) slimming actions, owing to the stimulating of lipase enzymes capable of accelerating the release of fats from the storage tissues (lipolysis) to allow its consumption by producing energy. 2) anti-stress action, by increasing by approx. 30% the levels of serotonin in the Central Nervous System. It is a neurotransmitter that inhibits the desire to eat and performs an anxiolytic sedative action. The glucosides contained in the roots increase the levels of dopamine, another neurotransmitter that sends the CNS a signal of satiety. Rhodiola helps to reduce nervous hanger.

Green tea protects cells against free radicals, its polyphenols (caterchins) have a potent antioxidant effect; green tea is also recommended for other purposes: to control arterial pressure, the excess of cholesterol in blood, etc. Its also has a thermogenic action that stimulates the burning of calories and hence weight loss.

Fucus vescicolosus, rich in iodine, stimulates the thyroid and the metabolic processes responsable for the elimination of fat in excess and the burning of calories. It's slimming properties are the result of the iodine it contains: iodine stimulates the thyroid and stabilizes the metabolism of those subjects in wich obesity is the result of thyroid dysfunctions. Fucus contains also alginic acid which, thanks to its capacity to absorb an amount of water equal to 100 times its weight, has an anti-cellulite action.

Fibres are reccomended to lose weight in a balanced, correct way with no side effects. Natural fibres promote the achivement of the feeling of fullness that brings the reduction of appetite; moreover they reduce the absorption of fats and carbohydrates. The main fibres: Glucomannan, Guar seed flour and Nopal.