Reduse Reviewed

Apple Cider Vinegar, which has been said to contain up to ninety different healthy substances such as carbolic acids, four aldehydes, twenty ketones, eighteen types of alcohols, ethyl acetates and more. Apple Cider Vinegar also contains important minerals, trace elements and vitamins as well as acetic acid, lactic acid, propionic acid, enzymes and amino acids.

Bioperine is an extract from the fruit of Piper nigrum L (black pepper) or Piper longum L (long pepper) that contains 95 percent of piperine. Black pepper is a common household spice. Extract from black pepper has also been used extensively as a medicine. To reach the greatest quality during the harvest, the pepper is reaped before ripening and after that is placed to dry under the sun rays. Bioperine is known for its effect to enhance the efficiency of many supplement nutrients. Bioperine acts to enhance the body’s natural therogenic activity – giving the name thermonutrient. This enhancement brings about increased metabolic rate creating demand for supple of many nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, herbals, amino acids. It sets in motion a process that brings about better digestion and faster gastrointestinal absorption.

Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant that temporarily wards off drowsiness and boosts alertness and energy.

Cayenne, which contains Capsaicin, a thermogenic substance. A thermogenic raises your core temperature, which allows you to burn more calories from food, particularly when eating a high fat meal.

Chromium Picolinate is a nutritional supplement that treats and helps prevent chromium deficiencies and has shown a reduction in carbohydrate cravings making it another weight loss product as well.

Citrus Aurantium is the Latin name for a citrus tree which grows bitter oranges. Traditionally being used by Chinese medicine and herbologists, the extract of the orange and the peel was used as a dietary supplement in concoctions with other herbs to suppress appetite. While other active ingredients of the citrus aurantium may contribute and even promote the effect, the main ingredient used in all weight loss products is synephrine, an alkaloid similar to ephedrine. It is a phenethylamine; it influences the alpha1 adrenergic receptor, constricting blood vessels, additionally increasing the heart rate and the blood pressure. In most cases the use of synephrine is paired with a diet and body building plan, where weight loss and muscle building is essential.

Fennel Seed is a carminative and stomachic, helps ease stomach discomfort and disperses gas.

Ginger Root- Zingiber officinale is the actual plant that grows an underground stem, commonly called ginger root and is a very popular spice, which also has medicinal properties. Main components of the ginger root are a mixture of volatile oils, zingerone, shogaols and gingerols, which have been found to display analgesic, antipyretic, antibacterial and sedative properties. Ginger also contains a fragrant essential oil, essentially consisting of sesquiterpenoids. As a spice, it is an important part of the Indian and Chinese cuisine, in the Western World it is known as the main ingredient in cookies, such as the gingerbread man, but also in the popular beverage ginger ale. Traditionally used as a treatment for nausea, diarrhea, motion sickness, general stomach settler, but also as a cold remedy, just recently properties for treatment of osteoarthritis and diabetes have been discovered.

Green Tea Extract is utilized to increase fat metabolism as well as aide in weight loss and weight loss management.

Gymnema Sylvestre, also known as Gurmar and Meshashringi, or 'sugar destroyer'. Gymnema Sylvestre leaves have a blood sugar lowering effect. The leaf extracts also contain gymnemic acid which inhibits hyperglycemia and also acts as a cardiovascular stimulant. Gymnema Sylvestre is commonly used to remove the taste of sugar, therefor reducing cravings for sweets.

Hydrocitric Acid or hydroxycitric acid, HCA, is an acid derived from citric acid, found naturally in garcinia cambogia and some other tropical plants. Deemed a potentially revolutionary compound in connection with the lipid metabolism, hydroxycitric acid is currently being touted as a wonder drug by weight loss and dietary supplement advocates. The historical significance of garcinia cambogia in India, as a food condiment and ingredient in curry herbal mixes, the use of hydroxycitric acid as a weight loss agent is nothing new. The traditional Indian medicine has used hydroxycitric acid, actually garcinia cambogia, as treatment for constipation, rheumatism, bowel problems, edema and irregular menstruation. One particular isomer of the hydroxycitric acid has been identified as an inhibitor of pancreatic alpha amylase and intestinal alpha glucosidase.

L-Carnitine allows our bodies the opportunity to utilize fat as our main source of energy instead of simply for storage.

Licorice Root, a widely used herb to disguise the unpleasant flavor of other ingredients. Studies have found licorice Root has strong positive effects on the cells of the digestive system and liver and may act as a powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory.

Pantothenic Acid, commonly called vitamin B5, is water soluble and is needed by every cell in the body to maintain good health. It helps in breaking down carbohydrates, fats and proteins to provide the body with energy. It assists in the production of red blood cells and hormones and ensures a healthy pregnancy. It is also known to lower triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the body. It helps in reducing stress and treating people with rheumatoid arthritis. Pantothenic acid is found in small quantities in almost all foods but abundantly in meats, fish, poultry, avocados, peas, broccoli and whole grains. A deficiency which is rare, leads to leg cramps, gastrointestinal problems, anemia, insomnia, depression, a burning sensation in the limbs and a weakened immune system.

Phenylalanine, which may aid in weight loss through the feeling of satiety or fullness by taking phenylalanine with a glass of water 20 minutes before a meal.

Vitamin B12, or rather the Vitamin B complex, is a group of vitamins that are all soluble in water and very often coexist in food sources. While every single Vitamin from the B complex group has a name, they are very often referred to by the number added to the Vitamin B group name, like Vitamin B1, which is thiamine, or Vitamin B2, which is riboflavin. Some other compounds have been added to the Vitamin B group at some time, but were later dropped, like adenine, orotic acid or adenosine monophosphate, where later research found that they are either synthesized by the human body or simply no Vitamins. Vitamin B complex supports the metabolism rate, maintains muscle tone and skin, raises functions of the nervous system and the immune system, promotes red blood cells and cell growth and division and much more.

Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble member of the vitamin B complex. It exists in thre forms and often occurs in nature as a mixture of these three forms. Vitamin B6 is involved in protein, fat, and sugar metabolism.

White Willow Bark, or Salix alba, is a willow commonly found in Europe and adjacent parts of western and central Asia. The bark of the White Willow has been used for centuries against fevers and to ease pains and aches. Already Hippocrates wrote about the White Willow bark powder two thousand five hundred years ago. The active ingredient of the White Willow bark is called salicin, a relative to aspirin and chemical derivative of the salicylic acid. When ingested, salicin is converted to salicylic acid, a beta hydroxy acid. As a nutritional supplement, White Willow products are being propagated as weight loss additives, whereby the scientific community has yet to provide any corroboration to this allegation. Besides the well known anti inflammatory characteristics, any other uses have not been approved by the FDA.

Yerba Matte- Described as an ancient drink of friendship derived from a small shrub. It is sometimes spelled as yerba mate and people drink it in order to gain energy producing properties without consuming caffeine as they would in normal tea or coffee. People believe that yerba mate is a appetite suppressant, clears the mind as well as relieving allergies, improving sleep patterns and lifting the mood, that is why it is used in Reduse. It is advertised as an aid to weight loss, a fortifier of the immune system, a colon cleanser and even as a means of extending life. It is prepared as an infusion, with twigs and leaves immersed in boiling water in order to produce a tisane. Traditionally it is made in a vessel which is then shared among friends.