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2002/11/16, 09:15 PM
Hey, first of all let me say that this is the end of my first week, and I feel great!!! Maybe its all in my head, but I think my body is getting stronger and just alittle leaner. I still have lots more work to go, though. Just so you all know, I always work out, Im in the military so I have to stay in shape, but this program adds so much more spice to my normal everyday military physical training routines. So thanks FT!!! Now what I really wanted to ask, was does anyone out there know of any good skin firming lotions or creams that you've tried that work really well? Would appreciate the input.
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2002/11/17, 03:03 AM
Here it is. Now about one special brand, well you just gotta try.
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You have all heard talking about slimming gel or fat burning creams. Now do those things really work and what is it all about?!!
The action of the creams on the skin are divided into three different phases :
1) First of all you need to massage!! The massage causes an increase in circulation and metabolism, promoting a "good sweat" and helps drain the skin of excess water.
2) ingredients then penetrate into the skin
3) as a result; loss of inches, the skin is more hydrated (and “active” from all the vigorous massage!) and looks now a lot tighter and smooth (no directly fat loss has been proven!!).
The cream typical contains several thermogenic ingredients like:
- Andiroba extract (slimming cream from the Yves Rocher Plant Biology laboratories) Andiroba extract is said to block 88 % of the activity of the enzymes responsible for forming lipids.
- Caffeine and Kola who promotes elimination of fatty cells
- Aminophylline, (similar in fat burning action to ephedrine and clenbuterol)
- Yohimbine, another potent compound also similar to ephedrine and clen.
- Forskolen, a compound that activates thermogenic enzymes and DMAE, a precursor to acteylcholine, another powerful thermogenic.
“With these ingredients and from the heat of the massage, the cream "speeds up" the metabolism in the area that it is rubbed and provokes a chemical reaction that change fat cells into fatty acids that will slip through cell membranes and into the bloodstream to be burned” (“Contour magic cream”).
“Because the creams are topical, the active thermogenic components are not degraded by stomach acids like oral thermogenics! In other words, the cream does not have to go through the digestion process that all oral supplements must go through. During digestion, oral supplements loose close to 95% of their active ingredients” (“DermaLEAN”) .
And, what's more, it’s even said to be time released so it will maintain both its "site specific" and "overall" fat burning processes virtually all day!!! Couldn’t be any better huh?!!!
(In a rapport from November 1982, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised one of the distributors of the Fat burning cream “La Crème” that, based on the product's labelling, it should be regulated as a drug because it claimed to alter the size, shape or conformity of the body--a drug function as defined by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. When the distributor contended that “La Crème” was a cosmetic and therefore not subject to safety and efficacy requirements, FDA replied that claims of even temporary reduction of body measurements were not appropriate to a cosmetic.
The company never replied to FDA's comments, but quickly disappeared from the market…
Side effects?
Although uncommon, but as all other thermogenic products, it is important to use the cream only as directed and not to exceed 12 weeks of continuous use to help reduce the possibility of side effects occurring. Side effects associated who CAN occur are loss of appetite, tremors, dizziness, nervousness, restlessness, irregular heart beat, nausea, excessive sweating, diarrhea, and it is also possible to experience other complications due to the rapid weight loss or body-fat percentage loss that results from its use.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that you apply it correctly (twice a day), keep a healthy diet, and maintain a consistent workout regimen. Also stacking it with other weight-loss products will help enhance its effects.
Now all this sounds like if the fat burning creams and cutting gels are true wonder products for spot reducing, but before you go out and spend a fortune shopping, know that these claims have been written by the companies wanting to sell their products. No one has ever done a scientific study proving that a cream really is able to burn away any fat. : “Rub-on gels and creams have not been proven to work, and won't increase your metabolism or help eliminate food cravings” (Dr Chris Lydon from Muscletech) “Just another entrepreneurial activity in the lucrative business of weight-loss and "fat-burner" fraud”. (Tim Gorski, MD. December 1993)
A magical solution for spot losing or waste of money? Well nobody really can tell.
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- Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
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