Archive for July, 2011

Chitosan from Bees

Beekeeping is an occupation that has raised the income of farmers since time immemorial. The main product of this occupation is honey, which has long been noted for its nutritional and medicinal properties. Today, there is a recent discovery noting that the bees do not only produce honeys, but they are also sources of chitin [...]

Tips to Consider Before You Buy Chitosan

Chitosan has been around for ages. It is now marketed as weight loss product as this special fiber has been shown to bind fat in the intestine, blocking its absorption by the body. It is even dubbed as “fat magnet” due to such function. Chitosan comes from chitin, a polysaccharide found in the exoskeletons of [...]

One necessary requirement for good health is proper levels of circulating blood fats, cholesterol and triglycerides. Naturally, the body has a means of regulating the production and removal of the lipoproteins in our system in order to keep them at healthy levels. However, if these levels have become too high and the cholesterol “set point” [...]

Stacker 3 with Chitosan: Ephedra Free

Heard about Stacker 3 with Chitosan? Would you like to enjoy more of the forbidden foods? Well, perhaps you are aware that the stacker products have already undergone a major change in formulation due to the recent ban on ephedra-based stacker products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Since the original ephedra-based stackers cannot [...]

Chitosan is a special fiber that has long been considered as a natural solution for weight loss. It has been around for ages though, but it is only recently that chitosan “I lost…” claims were raised in question. Makers of chitosan have done their share of work to create an image truly appealing to any [...]

How Chitosan Works?

Crustaceans, such as shrimps, lobsters, crabs, crayfish, prawns, and other shellfish may seem an unlikely source of a natural remedy that can help you lose that body fat. However, think twice before you throw away those crab, lobsters or shrimp shells. Those shells are in fact composed of chitin, a naturally occurring compound that has [...]

Does Chitosan Work for Weight Loss?

For years, the public has worried about the intake of fat from items such as those good fatty meals you enjoy from McDonald’s, KFC, or those bags of chips, an ice cream cone, or a candy bar. The public has even almost obsessed over weight, figures and fat. Well, with all the hype you hear [...]