Green Tea Reduces Abdominal Fat

"...green tea [a key ingredient in MX-LS7] increased fat burning by almost 20%, increased the proportion of fat burned for energy, and improved insulin function!"

Yes, the ladies love guys with abs. Don't kid yourself! So take a quick gut check. How are those abs?

Well, help may be on the way. Researchers have now demonstrated that green tea extracts can reduce abdominal fat!

In this study, 107 test subjects were supplemented with either green tea extract (625 mg catechins + 39 mg caffeine) or a placebo for 12 weeks. During this time, they controlled their diet and exercised, and in the end, there was no difference between groups in relation to changes in fat mass. However, fat loss in the abdominals was 3.3% lower in the green tea group!

This helps support another study done at the University of Birmingham, which showed that green tea increased fat burning by almost 20%, increased the proportion of fat burned for energy, and improved insulin function! Previous research also showed that green tea helps fight brain damage and displays anti-aging properties.

Guidelines for Buying a Green Tea Supplement

• Make sure you buy your green tea supplement from a quality company; believe it or not, there have been well-known supplement companies selling diet pills without the dose of EGCG needed to burn fat! If you're unsure, email or call the supplement company and ask for a lab assay on their product. If they fail to provide this, take your business elsewhere!
  
  
• Look for a product that gives you at least 90 mg of the main active ingredient—EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate)—per serving. This is the exact amount used in the initial studies, but some research shows that larger dosages may be even more effective.
  
  
• There's a new "super green tea" being released to supplement companies by a raw material supplier called "Blue California" that boasts a 95% EGCG content! This is the most concentrated form of green tea extract ever developed and should start popping up in diet pills in early 2010.

Supps on a Budget

So you're down to the last scoop, and there's not quite enough powder for a full serving! But you say to yourself:

"Hmm, there's plenty left, but it's stuck on the inside walls of the container!"

What to do... what to do...

Well, here's a little trick that's got me through when I've been in a crunch. Ya, it's not too sophisticated, but it's really hardcore, and besides, nobody will see ya do it if you're careful!

STEP 1: Stare Down the Container

STEP 2: Add Water

STEP 3: Seal The Bottle & Shake VERY Well

STEP 4: Serve in a Martini Glass if Yuz a True Player

Testofen Increases Libido

"iSatori's ISA-TEST product contain Gencor Pacific's clinically proven Testofen ingredient."

A new human clinical study was recently completed in Australia on the well-known testosterone-boosting herb "Testofen," which is licensed to supplement companies by Gencor Pacific. (Testofen is a proprietary extract of fenugreek.)

This study evaluated its effect on libido in healthy males. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-study tested sexual function, performance, and libido levels in 60 healthy males between 21 and 50 years old during a six-week period. Results showed Testofen produced a significant positive change in all parameters of libido, including sexual cognition, sexual arousal, sexual experience, and orgasm.

Scientists speculate that the effect may be a result of interaction with testosterone via alpha-5 reductase activity. Fusion Bodybuilding's "ZEUS" product, All Max Nutrition's "TESTO Fx Hardcore" and iSatori's "ISA-TEST" products contain Gencor Pacific's clinically proven Testofen ingredient.

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