Gymnema, not a magic bullet, but tastes yummy

Remykins · 06-03-2009, 04:47 PM

Has anyone done some research on this? I would love to hear it, i have just started reading baou tit in the last few minutes when i picked up something called 'Function water: light weight' it has red wine extract, acai berry, EGCG and gymnema.

Its uber tasty, but very exspensive , 10 cal and 1 carb per serving. But i drank it and it seemed to curb my craving for ravenging the fridge on TOM. So i looked up the ingredients...
Any info is greatly appeciated. If you dont know, here is something breif:

"In healthy adults gymnema sylvestre is believed to help curb cravings for sweets. Though not a magic bullet, when taken with a high-carbohydrate meal or a meal high in sugar, it can aid the body by passing through sugars and making carbs available for burning, rather than turning these into fat stores. In this way it helps to build lean muscle mass.

Orally, gymnema is used for diabetes, metabolic syndrome, weight loss, and cough. It is also used as a snake bite antidote, antimalarial, digestive stimulant, laxative, appetite suppressant, and diuretic. In combination with other products, gymnema is used for metabolic control."

dawnyama · 06-07-2009, 06:18 PM

Way back when I worked for GNC I found out about this gymnema. I tried it and was amazed at how it worked. I have an enormous sweet tooth (chocolate is calling me at all hours) and when I took the pills after waiting about 20 mins for them to take effect, whenever I ate something sweet it tasted awful!! So they do work. I don't know about the "passing through sugars and making carbs available......." as I wasn't interested in that function at the time, but for a major chocoholic like me they worked.

06-03-2009, 04:47 PM	#1
Remykins Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,182 Gallery: Remykins Stats: 139/132/128 WOE: Low carb Start Date: May 6th 2009	Gymnema, not a magic bullet, but tastes yummy Has anyone done some research on this? I would love to hear it, i have just started reading baou tit in the last few minutes when i picked up something called 'Function water: light weight' it has red wine extract, acai berry, EGCG and gymnema. Its uber tasty, but very exspensive , 10 cal and 1 carb per serving. But i drank it and it seemed to curb my craving for ravenging the fridge on TOM. So i looked up the ingredients... Any info is greatly appeciated. If you dont know, here is something breif: "In healthy adults gymnema sylvestre is believed to help curb cravings for sweets. Though not a magic bullet, when taken with a high-carbohydrate meal or a meal high in sugar, it can aid the body by passing through sugars and making carbs available for burning, rather than turning these into fat stores. In this way it helps to build lean muscle mass. Orally, gymnema is used for diabetes, metabolic syndrome, weight loss, and cough. It is also used as a snake bite antidote, antimalarial, digestive stimulant, laxative, appetite suppressant, and diuretic. In combination with other products, gymnema is used for metabolic control." __________________ . My dog and I are doing the low carb thing and loving it!

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06-07-2009, 06:18 PM	#2
dawnyama Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 21,302 Gallery: dawnyama Stats: 154/???/115 5'4" WOE: Hhcg/Rwhatever P2 Start Date: 6/1/09	Way back when I worked for GNC I found out about this gymnema. I tried it and was amazed at how it worked. I have an enormous sweet tooth (chocolate is calling me at all hours) and when I took the pills after waiting about 20 mins for them to take effect, whenever I ate something sweet it tasted awful!! So they do work. I don't know about the "passing through sugars and making carbs available......." as I wasn't interested in that function at the time, but for a major chocoholic like me they worked.