Supplement test

Scott Schwab
Today I wanted to put fat burners to the test. Many people take them and can swear by them, but is it really the most beneficial thing for you? I have taken fat burners and tried weight loss pills and can definitely say they are not all created equal. I have taken hydroxycut and saw minimal results. I took Xenadrine and did not finish the bottle. It is important to remember that there is not a magic pill that will do all the work for you. However, I do suggest if you are going to take something that you get a couple of ingredients at the top of your list.
Thermogenic
A thermogenic by definition is the production of heat by metabolic processes. Weight loss pills today can increase the bodies temperature by stimulating the metabolic process. In this way your body becomes an oven and can burn fat more rapidly regardless of whether you are working out or not.
Appetite suppression
Many of us including myself struggle with portion control. Again appetite suppressants can drastically reduce caloric intake. This should never be used in a way that a person does not eat. The intention is to reduce the intake and not eliminate it. You need fuel or food to have the energy for your body to burn fat. Some of the ingredients that are most popular in appetite suppression is ephedra and caffeine. Ephedra was taken off of the market, but has now been cleared to be back on the market. Caffeine has a natural form called cassine, which the body digests more easily and does not have the crash syndrome.
Beta-Phenylethylamine
Beta-phenylethylamine can resduce stored fat by concentrating on the lipolysis, which is our stored fat. This happens through enzyme and hormone interplay that focus on the receptors being sent by our body. Catecholamine; AKA, the adrenaline will help breakdown the stored fat and is sensative to lipase, or fatty acid mobilization. Essentially, imagine the enzymes released by the pill, go to work eliminating the storage sites for the fat and through adrenaline release will send receptors so the body does not store fat in excess.

Anyway there is a lot of science behind many of the products. Weight loss is a billion dollar industry. The goal is not to have immediate results, because they are not sustainable. Sustained results happen as consistency is the gas and determination is the vehicle. I suggest fat burners only to help get things jump started or to get back on track with your weight loss goals.
If you make the goal to lose 2 pounds a week, you will lose 16 pounds over the course of a challenge. It may not be a lot, but if you keep that course for 6 months which is just three 8 week challenges, you will have lost 50 pounds. It is a battle, but one that can be won, if you are willing to have the slow and steady successes. Like the tortoise and the hare. Slow and steady wins the race!
If you are are thinking about a fat burner to kick off 2011, I would suggest a product called VPX meltdown or RX6. Both have a great amount of research behind the products and will give you safe results. Both can be found on the website at www.mixersnutrition.com