A fat buster...

Many of us know Dr. Mehemet Oz, from his frequent appearances on the Oprah Winfrey show and from his own show, "Dr. Oz". He is a great resource for tips on how to improve and maintain your health. In a recent episode, he targeted some ingredients as "Revolutionary Metabolism Boosters" (see the video clip here). Among these five revolutionary metabolism boosters was the ingredient, L-carnitine.

L-carnitine is a dipeptide (shown on the right) comprised of the two amino acids, lysine and methionine. One of the interesting functions of l-carnitine is its integral role in the production of energy in the body. L-carnitine is essential to transporting long-chain fatty acids into the cell's mitochondria. It's in the mitochondria, where the fatty acids take part in oxidative reactions that produce energy in the form of ATP. In order for, fatty acids to enter the mitochondria, they must first be chemically bound to L-carnitine, by forming ester bonds. These compounds, also called ester compounds, are carried into the mitochondria by special mitochondrial transport proteins, where they are broken down into short and medium chain fatty acids. L-carnitine will then bind to these short and medium-chain fatty acids and transfer them out of the mitochondria. All body tissues except brain cells depend upon this function of L-carnitine for energy production. To make matters worse, tissue levels of L-carnitine decline with age, reducing the efficiency with which the mitochondria operates.

So getting back to Dr. Oz, if you are interested in helping your body metabolize or burn fat more efficiently, one of the simple things you can do is supplement with L-carnitine. This fat-burning role is one of the principal reasons that L-carnitine (at a 500 mg dose) is included in our Bios Life E, or as we like to call it, Bios Life Matcha formulation. This synergistic role, with the antioxidants from Matcha, to facilitate fatty acid oxidation in the body makes this a great product for anyone seeking a natural way to help burn fat. Combine Matcha with Slim and you are on your way to a 1-2 combo that will transform your body!

Cut it out!

I saw this little article (see here) while reading the news during a layover in Mexico City.

According to the article, the average adults should only be consuming 8 grams (10 if you are following the USDA guidelines for sugar consumption) of sugar a day. One simple was to exceed this is to drink a soda. One 8 oz bottle of Coca Cola contains 46 grams of sugar. That's not a misprint (see here).

Mexico is a beautiful country, rich in history and full of culture - but it is also the Coca Cola capital of the world. I repeat this stat, it's no wonder that type II diabetes is the number 1 killer in Mexico. There are many other similar numbers around the world. A very simple thing to do is stop drinking all the extra sugar by getting rid of sugar-laden soft drinks. Do it for one month and see the results! If you want to see even better results in your health - drink Bios Life E or Bios Life Matcha in its place. Bios Life Matcha has only 1.5 grams of sugar. More importantly it contains polyphenols, naturally produced by the organic Matcha, called catechins. Catechins have been shown in clinical research to reduce carbohydrate absorption and improve insulin sensitivity. Can your soda do that?