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2004/09/07, 12:48 PM
My husband was thinking of buying this for me after he saw the commercial for it on tv. It is supposed to help curb your production of Cortisol (stress hormones) and make it easier for your body to release the fat stored due to stress, which tends to be in the midsection. ALL of my excess weight is in my stomach, and I do have a very stressful life, and even with eating as clean as possible and walking 3-5 miles a week and lifting 2-3 times a week I have not seen ANY weight loss, inch loss, nothing. Should I give this stuff a try and see if it helps??
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2004/09/07, 03:47 PM
This is the next "big thing" and the latest move in the weight-loss industry to separate you from your wallet. Bodybuilders were hit with these Cortisol blockers just a few years ago, being hailed as the great anti-catabolic, etc. They went nowhere fast and quickly died out. Recently, I've seen several companies come out with similar products, all within the last 8 months. Now that Ephedra has become the redheaded stepchild of the supplement world, these same late night infomercial corporations now need a new magic bullet for the couch potato culture.
Cortisol is one of the most powerful hormones in the body. It is used in many different aspects and functions, from the lungs to joints. However, in the capacity you are asking about, cortisol is released any time the body goes under stress, whether it's mental, physical, etc. It is a result of the basic fight or flight reaction mechanism that the body engages when placed under stress. It's function here is to ensure that that body has sufficient explosive energy in case that stress becomes life threatening. The hormone is used to put the body into a catabolic state, that is, using muscle tissue for fuel. Remember, the body is quite all or nothing when it is considered threatened, and it doesn't really care if the stress is from weightlifting or a lion chasing you. Since it's a rapid release for a rapid response, the hormone itself will only stay at a high level in the system for a few hours before it starts to decline quickly.
There are several ways to help control Cortisol's effects, glutamine possibly being one, but to block it, as these products claim? Since Cortisol is so widely used in the body, and needed for many major functions, I don't think Cortisol is something that would want to stop entirely from operating, even if these products' claims were accurate
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