Savvy supplement buyers want to know the skinny on the supplements they take, so asking about supplement manufacturers’ experience level and marketing practices is logical as well as smart. Determining that the manufacturer of the supplement you’re considering buying has a good reputation and uses scientifically proven ingredients is essential these days if you want to be sure you’ll be getting the best.

When it comes to getting straight answers and all the facts, you can’t do better than Nutrex Research, which produces four main products that help to build body mass: Lipo-6, Niox, Vitrix, and Vitargo CGL.

The company values its well-deserved reputation for producing only the finest supplements. Unlike many other supplement purveyors who hide behind the term “proprietary blend” to avoid revealing just what’s in their products, Nutrex clearly lists all ingredients and ingredient amounts on its labels for all to see.

Nutrex was started five years ago by Jeff McCarrell and Jens Ingenohl, who have a combined total of 20 years’ experience in the bodybuilding nutritional industry. The team is determined to provide the highest possible consumer benefits by using only ingredients that scientific studies have demonstrated offer medical benefits. It’s this combination of expertise, use of high quality-ingredients, and reliance on medical research, that has made Nutrex a leader in nutritional supplements.

For example, Nutrex’s Lipo-6 contains e and z guggulsterones, which have been shown to help reduce weight and lower cholesterol. Guggulsterones come from the resin of the guggul tree, which for nearly 2,000 years has been used to treat a variety of medical conditions. Unlike statin drugs, which can have dangerous side effects, guggulsterones work by blocking a substance that stops your body from ridding itself of excess cholesterol. Guggul has also been shown to lower fasting blood sugar, blood pressure, and insulin levels, and to have an anti-inflammatory effect as well. To provide its customers with more choices, Nutrex also offers timed-release and ephedra-free versions of Lipo-6.

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After the ephedra ban that helped remove from the market all fat burners and weight-loss supplements with the dangerous drug additive, hundreds of drug companies have turned to alternative ingredients to produce similar results. Lipo-6 Ephedra Free has recently entered the market as a “safer” fat burner. A combination of caffeine, yohimbe, and synephrine is designed to promote fast weight loss by increasing energy—and with minimal side effects.

Key Ingredients

Each serving of Lipo-6 Ephedra Free capsules delivers the following ingredients:

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  Citrus aurantium.

  
  


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  Caffeine.

  
  


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  Yohimbe HCL.

  
  


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  Coleus forskohlii.

  
  


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  Carnitrex.

  
  


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  Bioperine.

  
  


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  Synthetic gugglsterones.

  
  

Caffeine

Caffeine is used in Lipo-6 to boost energy and increase mental alertness. This has similar effects as ephedra did in other diet supplements, and can help sustain the muscles during intensive training workouts. Caffeine is considered to be a mild fat burner itself and can help maintain a steady level of energy throughout the day.

Yohimbe HCL

Made from the bark of the African yohimbe tree, yohimbe HCL naturally lowers blood pressure. This does make it dangerous when taken with foods that contain tyramine, and overdosage can lead to muscle weakness and fatigue. However, the ingredient is commonly used in a variety of diet pills, and, combined with other elements of Lipo-6 Ephedra Free, it promises to stimulate fat loss.

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After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned ephedra in 2004, thousands of manufacturers of diet and weight-loss drugs turned their attention to finding natural and synthetic alternatives that would mimic its effects. Many of the ingredients in these fat burners also pose a number of health risks, but some of them may still be safer than ephedra. Understanding how ephedra works in the body can help you determine if alternative supplements are right for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Staving off hunger for extended periods of time might seem like a good way to lose weight, but how effective is it? Hoodia has quickly become a fixture on the ingredient panel of many dietary supplements and weight-loss aids, promising to help you lose pounds by keeping your appetite and hunger at bay. Along with a healthy diet and exercise program, hoodia may work as a dietary supplement to help you cut back on calories without resorting to metabolism enhancers or other fat burners. But is hoodia just hype, or does it offer some real long-term benefits? Read the rest of this entry »

Leading weight-loss supplements and thermogenics contain a variety of herbs and compounds, promising to increase metabolism, provide a boost of energy, and burn off excess fat. An ingredient in many of these supplements, Garcinia cambogia is touted as an all-natural aid to weight loss. But how healthy is it, and are there any harmful side effects?

What It Is

A small fruit, Garcinia cambogia contains the active ingredient hydroxycitric acid (HCA), considered a natural appetite suppressant. The fruit’s extract has long been used in Indian folk communities to enhance the immune system and treat a variety of conditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Losing weight and boosting the metabolism with thermogenic supplements is an attractive option for many bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts who want a faster way to slim down. However, thermogenics and fat burners have long contained harmful ingredients such as ephedra, excessive amounts of caffeine, and herbs that can raise heart rate and blood pressure. While these are common side effects of weight-loss supplements, choosing a caffeine-free formula may be a healthier option. 

Why Eliminate Caffeine?

Caffeine is a powerful substance, and can become very addictive with extended use. Even though some forms of caffeine may be considered healthy—green tea, for example—the compound is still a central nervous stimulant that can elevate the heart rate, increase energy, boost blood circulation, and increase alertness. Read the rest of this entry »

After ephedra was banned under a controversial decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004, manufacturers of weight-loss aids scrambled to find effective ephedra-free weight-control formulas. One of the more successful post-ephedra products is Lipo-6, offered by Nutrex Research.

What It Is

Lipo-6 is a thermogenic product that’s geared toward bodybuilders and others interested in maintaining peak fitness while also losing pounds. Nutrex says its product works in a unique way through a combination of fat-burning, health-promoting, energy-producing compounds.

Lipo-6 is also said to target specific trouble areas—abdominal, buttock, and thigh areas for women, and the lower back and love handles for men. Read the rest of this entry »

When you’re shopping around for a thermogenic supplement, you want to choose one whose ingredients work best with your body. Learning what the key ingredients in these fat burners can do will help you create effective short- and long-term plans. Thermogenic supplements that are free of ephedra and other dangerous stimulants may help increase your metabolism and burn calories faster.

After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned ephedra from the market, manufacturers of dietary supplements began researching alternative ingredients that could imitate the same reaction without harmful side effects. Now thermogenic formulas are made with a number of herbal extracts and synthetic ingredients.

Common Ingredients and Properties
Thermogenic supplements contain a variety of ingredients that can suppress the appetite, stimulate the nervous system, increase blood circulation, and even improve mood. While the FDA has not approved most of these supplements and ingredients, many do present themselves as “all natural” and “safe.” Understanding how each ingredient affects your body will help you make a better choice of supplement. We’ll cover some common ingredients in these supplements.

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Thermogenic and weight-loss supplements can help you manage weight, lose fat, and get a boost of energy, but how do you decide which to use? While fat burners can offer many benefits, some do have side effects and interactions with supplements that can make it difficult to achieve your goals.

Finding the right formula will depend on your weight-loss goals and your current nutrition or supplement program. Some of the leading thermogenic formulas are:

Cytodyne Xenadrine
In its Xenadrine products, Cytodyne uses a proprietary Thermodyne Complex made with green-tea extract, L-tyrosine, caffeine, guarana, and other ingredients to increase metabolism. Two capsules before breakfast and two capsules in mid-afternoon is the standard dose; each dose contains the caffeine found in one cup of coffee (200 milligrams).

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Naturally, you want look great and have others take notice. Who doesn’t? Whether you’re a woman who wants a svelte, slim figure or a man who wants lean, toned muscles, one thing’s for sure: What you don’t want others to see when they look at you is excess fat!

The best way to get rid of excess body fat is to increase your body’s thermogenesis. But how can you do this without resorting to ephedra? BSN Thermonex contains a proprietary breakthrough thermogenic component known as LipoThermix. This special lipolytic and thermogenesis-boosting matrix is designed to stimulate fat loss.

The Process
Thermogenesis is the process by which the body generates heat, or energy. However, it’s more than just metabolizing food and fat stores to produce enough heat to keep our bodies at a normal temperature of 98.6 degrees F, because thermogenesis is also about stimulating the body’s metabolism to release excess fat.

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