If you are currently taking prescription medication or have an ongoing medical condition, consult your physician before using this product. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not use this product.
Here are the ingredients of the carbohydrate absorption inhibitor
1)Magnesium 50 mg
Magnesium helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood
pressure and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein
synthesis. There is an increased interest in the role of magnesium in promoting cardiovascular health.
2)Chromium 100 mcg
Chromium is a trace mineral that assists with utilizing carbohydrates and fat. It helps provide blood sugar to cells and may promotes normal sensitivity to insulin, potentially helping to curb cravings for sweets and carbohydrates. Because of the role it plays in metabolism, chromium is commonly added to natural weight-loss products. Chromium is naturally found in foods like yeast, mushrooms, prunes and broccoli. It is sometimes added to drinking water.
3)Wheat amylase inhibitor 10 mg
Amylase inhibitors contain substances that help to inhibit the body’s absorption of dietary starches. Starches are complex carbohydrates that cannot be absorbed unless they are first broken down by the digestive enzyme amylase and other, secondary enzymes. They are thought to be useful for weight loss, but when they were first developed years ago, research did not find them very effective for limiting carbohydrate absorption. Later, however, highly concentrated versions of amylase inhibitors did show potential for inhibiting carbohydrate absorption in humans. Purified extracts, when given with a starchy meal, have also been shown to help maintain stable blood sugar levels.
4)Banaba leaf extract 16 mg
Banaba is a plant that grows in India, Southeast Asia and the Philippines. Traditional uses include brewing tea from the leaves as a helpful supplement in maintaining normal blood sugar levels in the body. The blood sugar regulating properties of banaba have been demonstrated in cell culture, animal and human studies. In isolated cells, the active ingredient in banaba extract, corosolic acid, is known to promote normal glucose uptake. An interesting “side-effect” of maintaining normal blood sugar and insulin levels is a significant tendency of banaba to promote weight loss (an average of two to four lbs. per month) – without significant dietary alterations. It is likely that modulation of glucose and insulin levels reduces total caloric intake somewhat and encourages moderate weight loss.
5)Vanadium 50 mcg
Vanadium is an essential trace mineral (only recently identified as being truly essential in humans). A normal diet typically provides about 10-30 micrograms (mcg) of vanadium per day. Although there is currently no RDA established, this amount appears to be adequate for most healthy adults. Vanadium is thought to play a role in metabolism of carbohydrates and may have functions in cholesterol and blood lipid metabolism. Food sources of vanadium include seafood, mushrooms, some cereals and soybeans.
Vanadium is an essential trace mineral that is NOT contained in many multivitamin/mineral supplements. For those individuals concerned with maintaining blood glucose levels a vanadium supplement may be beneficial.
6)Bitter melon fruit extract 100 mg
Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) grows in tropical areas and is cultivated throughout South America as a food and medicine. The fruit looks like a warty gourd, usually oblong and resembling a small cucumber. The young fruit is emerald green, turning to orange-yellow when ripe. The Latin name Momordica means to bite, referring to the jagged edges of the leaves, which appear as if they have been bitten. All parts of the plant, including the fruit, taste very bitter.
In Latin America, bitter melon has a wide and extensive usage. The leaves are used to make tea for use in maintaining normal blood sugar levels.
