Anorex Ingredients Information

Anorex Information

Anorex Ingredients Information

Anorex is an ECA stack with a few novel ingredients thrown in. The caffeine comes from kola nut and green tea. Pharmaceutical aspirin is used instead of its herbal relative, willow bark. The main fat-burning agents are clearly the ephedrine and caffeine. Numerous studies have shown that when these two nutrients are combined in the right ratios that a synergistic effect occurs, resulting in significant fat loss. For more information on studies conducted on Anorex or its ingredients, see Anorex Review.

Here is a breakdown of the individual ingredients in Anorex and what they do:

Anorex Results From Ephedra

Ephedrine is the primary fat-burning chemical in the Ephedra sinica plant, from which it gets its name. Also known as ma huang, this plant has a long history of usage in Asian countries for the treatment of asthma and other bronchial conditions. A related chemical, pseudoephedrine, is also found in the plant and is an ingredient in many cold and flu remedies.

Ephedrine is a stimulant that works on the adrenergic receptors of the central nervous system. It has been shown to increase the level of dopamine, which is a precursor to both epinephrine and norepinephrine, which are vital neurotransmitters. Dopamine is also an important neurotransmitter around the hypothalamus, an area of the brain that is important for body arousal. Unlike caffeine, which exerts many of its benefits in muscle tissue, ephedrine appears to work primarily on the central nervous system.

Ephedrine is an effective fat burner on its own, and when it is combined with caffeine, the effects are even greater. While the reasons for this are still not known, it is thought that caffeine has a "permissive" action on ephedrine, lowering the amounts needed to achieve its physiological effects. In other words, caffeine potentiates ephedrine's effect.

Anorex Results From Caffeine

The two caffeine sources in Anorex are kola nut and green tea extract. Kola nut comes from two evergreen trees (Cola acuminata and Cola nitida) of the cocoa family that are native to tropical Africa. It aids digestion, combats intoxication and diminishes feelings of hunger and fatigue. It is, of course, for its appetite-suppression and energy-stimulation benefits that it helps as a fat burner. The seed kernel contains caffeine as well as traces of theobromine (another stimulant).

Green tea contains potent antioxidant compounds called polyphenols. There are four primary polyphenols in green tea. While all four appear to have protective value, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) occurs in the greatest amounts and has the strongest benefits. EGCG is an antioxidant that is several times more potent than vitamin E. It also prolongs the life of norepinephrine, which triggers thermogenesis. As a result, EGCGkeeps the thermogenic process going for a longer period of time, boosting your metabolic rate and facilitating fat loss. The amount of green tea and epigallocatechin gallate in Anorex is not indicated on the label.

As far as fat burning is concerned, the primary active ingredient in kola nut and green tea extract is caffeine. This plant chemical is rapidly absorbed by the body and remains in circulation for more than seven hours. Plasma concentrations reach a peak one hour after it is consumed. It is then slowly metabolized, with a half-life of four to six hours.

Caffeine has been shown to dramatically increase free fatty-acid levels, providing the body with a fuel source that it can use instead of the glycogen stored in your liver and muscles. In fact, one study found a 100% increase in plasma free fatty acids after the subjects took 330 mg of caffeine.

At the same time, caffeine has been shown to increase adrenaline levels. This "fight-or-flight" hormone increases alertness and boosts energy levels, helping you to go through your daily tasks with less food intake. Most people experience a reduced appetite when their adrenaline levels are high, usually because they are focused on more essential tasks. With these two mechanisms, it's easy to understand why caffeine is important for jump-starting your weight-loss efforts.

Anorex Results From Aspirin

While most of the thermogenic products on the market use willow bark as the source of salicin compounds, Anorex uses pharmaceutical-grade aspirin. Known chemically as acetylsalicylic acid, it is the exact chemical used in the experiments that showed a synergistic effect with ephedrine and caffeine. Aspirin can further increase the effects of the E/C stack by helping to raise the body's set point for temperature regulation and keeping the body from re-regulating itself. This boosts the basal metabolic rate and helps to burn more body fat. There has never been a study comparing the effects of aspirin vs. willow bark, nor has one been done to establish the relative dosages needed. However, because it is a less concentrated herbal extract, more willow bark is clearly needed. Compared to other products on the market, Anorex contains a lot of aspirin.

Anorex Results From L-tyrosine

L-tyrosine is the amino acid tyrosine in free (unbound) form. Tyrosine is an amino acid that plays an important role in human metabolism. It is the precursor to stimulatory neurotransmitters such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine and some of the thyroid hormones. All of these neurotransmitters and hormones play important roles in maintaining your metabolic rate. Logically, if you have a greater supply of these precursors, you can nudge your metabolism up a bit, helping you to shed unwanted pounds. Several studies have also shown that tyrosine increases the benefits of caffeine/ephedrine products, in part by curbing appetite. Tyrosine appears to reduce stress and fatigue as well, putting you in a better state of mind and making it easier to stick to your diet and exercise program. Tyrosene is commonly found in anti-depressant drugs. The amount of L-tyrosine in Anorex is not indicated by the manufacturer.

Anorex Results From Kelp

Kelp is a fancy word for seaweed. Specifically, it refers to several types of brown seaweeds in the Laminariales and Fucales botanical families. Kelp is a rich source of iodine, which is an essential mineral. Before the introduction of iodized salt, many people in the interior of the country who rarely ate seafood had iodine deficiencies, which produced swelling in the throat area and thyroid-related disorders. The thyroid gland is the organ primarily responsible for your basal metabolic rate, so a reduction in thyroid function slows your metabolism and makes it easier to put on body fat. Eliminating an iodine deficiency therefore speeds up your metabolic rate and helps you to burn more fat. It is for this reason that kelp is included in Anorex. However, iodine deficiencies are not common in this country at the present time, and there is no evidence that taking amounts larger than those needed to prevent a deficiency will produce any additional effect on metabolic rate.

Anorex Results From Cayenne

Cayenne is a source of capsaicin, a plant chemical that helps to boost metabolic rate. It is the main reason that peppers in the Capsicum genus of plants are hot. Other peppers in this genus are Tabasco pepper and various chilies. Capsaicin activates neurons and neuropeptides in the brain that are thought to suppress appetite. It also increases the secretions of epinephrine and boosts the release of catacholamines from the adrenal glands, both of which help to promote thermogenesis. This is why studies have shown that capsaicin supplementation results in more energy expenditure and fat oxidation. The amounts of cayenne and capsaicin in Anorex are not indicated

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