Originally Posted by magic32
Nall, Pinn LOL.
But Jray is close it is an herb...
Garcinia Cambogia, is a diminutive purple fruit native to India and southeast Asia, I can't believe you never heard of this stuff it got really big in weight loss circles, but only as a supporting ingredient.
The reason is that the rind of this pumpkinlike fruit is rich in a substance called hydroxycitric acid, or HCA, which is closely related to the citric acid found in grapefruits and oranges.
Recent findings indicate that by raising levels of certain brain chemicals such as serotonin, a key regulator of appetite control, HCA also may suppress appetite.
But in a subsequent 1998 trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in which 135 overweight adults took Garcinia cambogia for 12 weeks, the supplement failed to contribute to any measurable weight loss. (Those men and women ate a high-fiber, calorie-restricted diet, and some researchers believe that the fiber may have interfered with absorption of therapeutic HCA.)
It should be noted that in these and other studies, dieters followed a low-calorie diet to help them lose weight, but weight loss or lack thereof is irrelevant here. It virtually eliminates cravings. Honestly, I had to remind myself to eat (off cycle of course).
It is often combined with other herbs and compounds such as St. John's wort and chromium, and was central figure (with Ephedra) in Ripped Fuel for sure, and I think even Hydroxycut.
The usual dosage is one pill that provides 500 mg of HCA, the active ingredient in Garcinia cambogia, 3 times a day (for average people) of course this would be amended, but this is a very safe and natural fruit extract. Take it about 40 minutes before each meal along with plenty of water.
Anyway to battle those cravings I'd start with 1gm. before every (should be 5+meals).
Look for eat cheaply online, but GNC has a good one called Nature's Fingerprints for about $9 a bottle with 100 caps at 500mgs each.
