Stimulant
Free Fatburners - Safer Weight Loss Alternatives!
Stimulant
free fatburners represent a safe and powerful alternative to controversial
ephedra-based products. At one time, stimulant free fatburners lagged
far behind their ephedrine-based brethren in effectiveness. Not
so anymore. Now there's a credible alternative to jitter-causing
products.
One
stimulant free fatburner that is showing a lot of promise is CLA,
or conjugated linoleic acid. CLA is a nonessential fatty acid that
displays powerful fat burning characteristics. (You
can read more about CLA here). Two quality CLA products are...
CLA/Tonalin
for Women
Eas'
CLA
Other
stimulant free fatburners focus on stimulating the thyroid gland.
When you diet, or reduce caloric intake for significant periods
of time, the body's metabolic rate drops. Since the metabolic
rate is the prime indicator of caloric burn, it's important to
keep the metabolism elevated as much as possible. And that means
keeping the thyroid happily pumping out adequate levels of the
"high activity hormone", T3. Most supplements either
encourage the production of T3 directly, or focus on the conversion
of the low activity hormone (T4) into T3. Either way, these seem
like a powerful, credible alternative to stimulants.
Two
particularly promising thyroid stimulating products are...
Absolute
Nutrition Thyrox T-3
T2
Pro-Thyroid Formula
Because
ephedrine is such a powerful and effective fatburner, many newer
products include ingredients that work on the body in a similar
fashion. Basically, these new ingredients provide the fatburning
powers of ephedrine, without the unpleasant side-effects. Although
milder, they are *still* stimulants, and should still be treated
with respect. Two such common ingredients are...
Synephrine
(Bitter Orange, Citrus Aurantium) is derived from the rind of the
Seville orange. It's well known as a decongestant, bronchodilator,
and weight loss aid. Synephrine works in a similar fashion to ephedrine
-- increasing the metabolic rate boosting thermogenisis, and encouraging
fat breakdown. If you wish to experiment with the powerful fat burning
characteristics of ephedrine-based products but are a little hesitant,
synephrine may provide a suitable alternative. A reputable synephrine-based
product is...
Muscle
Marketing's Thermo Advantage
A
few months ago I had Biotest's
MD6 mentioned as a alternative to ephedrine-based fat burners,
since it contained norephedrine. Norephedrine is very similar to
ephedrine (and it is classified as a stimulant) but it's much milder
-- no "jitters" and other side-effects. Well, Biotest
has revamped the formula of this product -- and it now contains
ephedrine. So if you're concerned about stimulant-based products,
you may wish to give this one a miss.
If
you're looking for an alternate norephedrine-based product to experiment
with, Syntrax's
Adipokinetix is a suitable alternative. As usual, be sure to
check with your doctor before you take any supplements of
any sort!
I'll
be trying many of these products and reviewing them in my ezine,
so be sure to sign up -- in the left hand corner of the home
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