Food Cravings: The Use of Apple Vinegar and Natural Minerals

Many factors influence body weight. A well balanced diet, in harmony with the life style of the person, is considered most effective for maintaining a healthy body weight. Finding the right balance however, proves to be difficult for many people.

Apple Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium, is designed to support slimming efforts. Its activity is based on the combination of various components, each component having a different effect on the bodies way of storing energy. Furthermore Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium is designed to support a sense of well being, so needed while enrolled in a slimming process.

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This particular supplement comes in capsule form.
Each capsule contains: 500 mg Apple cider vinegar extract, 25 mg Selenium yeast, 5 mg Vitamin E, 1.2 mg Thiamine mono nitrate (Vitamin B1), 1.2 mg Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), 1.5 mg Vitamin B6
100 ug Folic acid, 100 ug Chromium nicotinate, 1.0 ug Vitamin B12. (As carier material for the extract malto-dextrin is used.) Other ingredients are Soy oil, Gelatine, Lecithin, Glycerol, Sorbitol, and colorants Titanium dioxide, Iron oxide red and brown.

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The mechanism of action of Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium is five-fold:
-1- Support of lipid metabolism.
-2- Enhancing the citric acid cycle.
-3- Increasing the motility of the jejunum through receptor activation.
-4- Counteracting of craving for sweets and savoury foods.
-5- General protection of muscles, heart and blood vessels.

The apple cider vinegar in the Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium capsules supports the fat metabolism and as such affect the absorption of fats present in our food in the intestine. Because these fatty acids cannot be used to supply energy, the bodies own reserves of fat are used.

Apples contain various polyphenols, like proanthocyanidins and catechins, and these are especially present in apple varieties developed for cider production.ii These polyphenols in the cider are metabolised by humans.iii. Polyphenols were suggested to improve lipid metabolism, and to increase antioxidant potentialiv in studies with rats. The conclusion of a clinical study in Brazil with 411 women mentions that an intake of fruits, in this case apples or pears, may contribute to weight loss.

Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium also contains vitamins of the B-group. Vitamin B1 and B2 play important roles in the energy supply chain in the body. Vitamin B6 takes care of the build-up and decomposition of proteins and so plays a role in our metabolism. Vitamin B12 is necessary for the creation of our red blood cells and has a positive effect on our nervous system. These vitamins induce certain coenzymes, which are important for the functioning of the citric acid cycle, and increase its speed of action. In the citric acid cycle substances are metabolised for the production of energy. A higher turnover therefore results in an increased usage, or metabolism, of body fat.

Giant migration contractions (GMCs) of the jejunum are contractions which can occur spontaneously or which can be initiated by for instance vinegar. Normally, these contractions occur once or twice a day during the fasted statei. The purpose of these GMCs is to cleanse the small intestine and to get rid of undesirable substances. By increasing the rate the absorption of nutrients is reduced. The acetate of Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium has an activating influence on these GMCs which contribute to the overall effect on body weight.

Craving and Protection
Chromium is an important part of insulin receptors on the body cells. Insulin enables components to enter the cell. Lack of chromium may lead to fat storage, loss of muscle tissue and sense of craving. Chromium can be introduced in various molecule varieties, some of them being harmful for the body cellsii. The Chromium nicotinate used in Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium has been proven in research not to have harmful effects.

By introducing Selenium, a powerful anti-oxidant which catches aggressive components liberated in the process of metabolism in the celliv, a contribution is made to the protection and conditioning of muscles, heart and blood vessels. This protection is fortified by the polyphenols from the apple cider vinegar. Polyphenols were suggested to be responsible for reduction of triglyceride accumulation in heart and liver and lowered plasma cholesterol levels,v in studies with rats. An in vitro study with a copper catalysed human LDL oxidation system showed that apple juices and extracts inhibited LDL oxidationvi. LDL is needed for a good balance of cholesterol in the blood and for a good condition of the artery system.

Finally, Vitamin E, another powerful antioxidant, contributes to the general sense of well being.

Usage of Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium induces a decrease in body weight by positively influencing the lipid metabolism and a stimulation of the gastrointestinal system. At the same time stimulating a sense of well being by inhibiting the desire for craving, as well as a general support of the body by introducing powerful anti-oxidants as selenium, Vitamin E, vitamins of the B-Group and the polyphenols from apple.

Cider Vinegar, Chromium and Selenium can be used by combating excess weight and a heavy desire, craving, for sweets and will support a slimming process in which less food and more movement are of importance

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