Garcinia Cambogia Extract
NEWS: This superfood is now available in the SANEStore as a convenient whole-food powder so you can more easily enjoy it in smoothies and recipes.
Our Garcinia Cambogia Fruit Powder is a 50% extract meaning each serving contains a 50% concentration of the HCA (Hydroxycitric acid).
Garcinia cambogia extract, a fruit grown in Southern India, may possibly work on two levels to promote healthy weight loss. A compound called Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) in garcinia cambogia is possibly effective at blocking the conversion of sugars and starches into fats thereby possibly inhibiting fat storage. HCA also works to possibly suppress appetite by raising the levels of certain brain chemicals such as serotonin.
Garcinia Cambogia may work by possibly balancing the natural seratonin levels of your brain, the natural chemical in our bodies that regulates mood. When a person eats carbohydrates, amino acids are pulled out of your blood to break down the sugar. During this process, room is created in the brain for chemicals used to create neurotransmitters like serotonin. In essence, the brain eventually knows that eating carbohydrates will stimulate these neurotransmitters and provide a feeling of happiness for the moment. This can often lead to the binge eating of carbohydrates.
Garcinia Cambogia may also help to boost energy levels by possibly reducing the body’s ability to make and store new fat so that previously stored fat is burned off. In the same way, Garcinia Cambogia may possibly inhibit the effects of the liver enzyme ATP Cytrate Lyase which is responsible for turning carbohydrates into stored fat, therefore burning off carbohydrates quickly. Calories are then converted into glycogen, the body’s natural energy source. People taking Garcinia Cambogia find that they no longer crave fattening foods and enjoy a healthier, nutritious low carb diet. With no known side effects by using Garcinia Cambogia, people no longer need to use stimulants such as caffeine or xenadrine which can cause possibly anxiety, nervousness or insomnia to battle the sluggish feeling commonly associated with a low carb diet. Because, of the natural increase of serotonin levels, Garcinia Cambogia has been known to help people succeed in an combined weight loss and exercise program because they naturally feel happy and energetic!
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Want to Try Adding a Convenient and Pure Powdered Form of This Whole Food to Your Smoothies and Recipes?
Why Try Garcinia Cambogia Extract Superfood?
- Supporting a healthy immune system
- Supporting healthy body weight
- Creating a process in the body called thermogenesis
- Supporting healthy liver function
- Promoting healthy cholesterol levels
- Supporting a healthy gastrointestinal system
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