supplements from the Atkins Diet and Zone diet

....from "New Diet Revolution" by Dr. Robert C. Atkins
        Chromium - which deserves most of the attention, helps activate the uptake of insulin at its receptor sites...best assimilated in the form of chromium polynicotinate.  ...will build muscle, decrease body fat and lower cholesterol levels.[p.305] ...up to 1,000 mcg daily.[p.307]

        Vandium - (vandium sulfate) is a trace mineral...helping cells to absorb blood sugar more effectively and thereby decreasing the need for insulin.[p.305]

        L-Carnitine - ...it has the ability to ensure that fat converts to fuel. When carnitine is deficient, the conversion of burned fat to ketones is impaired. I start most of my patients off with 500 mg, three times daily taken before meals, but frequently the doses must be increased, to perhaps as high as 5,000 mg in divided doses before meals.[p.261]

        C0-enzyme Q-10 - ...another vital nutrient necessary for fat to serve as fuel, may require large doses, often in excess of 300 mg daily.[p.261] ...works in collaboration with creatine and chromium to mobilize fat.[p.307]

        Other nutrients capable of overcoming slow weight loss include chromium, alpha lipolic acid, glutamine, phenylalanine and the combinations of inositol, choline, and methionine.[p.261]

....from "A Week in the Zone" by Barry Sears, PhD
        Chromium - is part of a biochemical complex known as glucose tolerance factor.  ...the more chromium you have, the less insulin you need to make. My prescription for chromium...200 mcg per day.[p145]

        C0-enzyme Q-10 - ...the body can synthesize it, but the synthesis is usually very inefficient. ...for preventing the oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL), which appear to be a major factor in the development of atherosclerosis. I recommend 30 mg per day.[p.146]

        Fish oil - ...rich in vitamin A and D. ...high levels of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids called eicospentaenoic acid (EPA) abd docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).  EPA turns out to be a key factor for controlling insulin levels, and DHA is needed to maintain and rebuild your brain.[p.136]

$24.00  Lean Out is primarily composed of lipotropics, which have the ability to dissolve and metabolize stored fats and dump them into the blood stream to make them more available for your body to use as an energy source.  The amino acid L-Carnitine transports fatty acids right into the mitochondria of the cells in your body.
      contains L-carnitine, chromium, inositol, methionine, choline, betain, CoQ-10
        1 cap with each meal and 1 cap prior to training.

$29.00  Quadracarn - contains a proprietary combination, or fusion, of four analogs of carnitine (l-carnitine, n-acetyl-l-carnitine, propionyl-l-carnitine and l-carnitine l-tartrate) plus an extract of Gymnema sylvestre leaf added to promote insulin effectiveness
        3 tabs twice a day. Add a third serving on training days

$10.00  Chromium Picolinate - helps to even out levels of sugar in the blood while enhancing the body’s fat burning metabolism
        I take 1 cap with each meal

$14.00  Fish Oil - Omega-3 - contains the long-chain fatty acids docosahexenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) which are essential fats that cannot be made by your body. EPA helps control insulin.
        I take 2 caps with each meal

$12.00  Flaxseed Oil - contains the essential fatty acids (EFA's) Omega-3, Omega-6 and Omega-9 which your body cannot produce. with alpha-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid
        I take 2 caps with each meal

$37.00  Restore  controls estrogen, inhibits prolactin, increases free testosterone, inhibits cortisol.
   We face an onslaught of phyto- and xeno-estrogens in our foods and environment.  These exogenous, feminizing estrogens compound our own natural estrogen production making matters even worse. The results are 3-fold:
   1.  Increased levels of fat contribute to additional aromatase enzyme, which results in even more testosterone being converted into estrogens.  
   2.  The increase in estrogens suppresses testosterone production system via inhibition of the HPTA ( hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis )
   3.  Excess estrogen production causes a rise in another feminizing hormone, prolactin.  (Prolactin is a hormone that causes lactation, increased breast size, impacts HPTA inhibition and suppression of GH production.
     Lastly, the stress hormones-glucocorticoids including cortisol, can impact your masculinity.  Cortisol causes a breakdown in muscle tissue and it can also inhibit endogenous GH and testosterone production.  Cortisol also fuels pathways that allow additional aromatase enzyme causing fat to accumulate.
        1 cap 3 times a day with each meals   Do NOT consume this product if you are under 21 and/or have a medical condition and/or taking any prescription medication