Banaba

What is ?
Banaba leaf extract contains a compound that safely lowers blood sugar levels, known as Corosolic Acid. This is obtained from a plant that grows in India, Southeast Asia and the Philippines.

What Are The Benefits of ?
Primarilly Banaba (Corsolic Acid) keeps your blood and insulin levels stable in your body - helping to maintain a stable appetite, minimising food cravings, mood fluctuations and promoting better constant energy levels.

More About
Banaba leaf has been used for many years - traditional uses include brewing tea from the leaves as a treatment for diabetes and elevated blood sugar. Banaba leaf extract contains Corsolic Acid - this is a triterpenoid compound, which has actions in stimulating glucose transport into cells. Studies show that corosolic acid can safely lower blood glucose levels. This is similar in action to Alpha Lipoic Acid in terms of glucose disposal.

Studies have shown that in diabetic mice, rats and rabbits, banaba leaf feeding reduces elevated blood sugar and insulin levels to normal. In humans with type II diabetes, banaba extract, for 4-8 weeks, has been shown to be effective in reducing blood sugar levels (5%-30% reduction) and maintaining tighter control of blood sugar fluctuations. This is very pleasing and positive results for Diabetes sufferers.

It has been highlighted in one very important and amazing study, that subjects who took the supplement over a 22-week period had a 30% drop in blood sugar levels. They also averaged a weight loss of 3.2 pounds per month without changing their diet. This equated to over 15lbs of fat loss in 22 weeks with no alteration to the diet. This could change the average sized man with an average bodyfat composition, into a seriously lean athletic physique.

For some people, fluctuations in blood sugar and insulin are related to appetite, hunger and various food cravings - particularly craving for carbohydrates such as bread and sweets. By keeping blood sugar and insulin levels in check, banaba helps people to lose weight safely and quickly.

Users can expect to lose a substantial amount of weight while supplementing with Banaba Leaf extract - upto a healthy 3lbs or so per month. This is often related to enhanced mood and energy levels due to stabilised blood and insulin levels. The result being a lower craving for carbohydrate rich foods such as pasta, wheat, bread, sweets, cakes and biscuits.

Usage Indications
Anyone interested in losing weight will benefit from the way banaba helps keep control of food cravings - thanks to its ability in maintaining stable blood sugar and insulin levels.

Blood sugar control is enhanced with small amounts of Banaba taken 1-3 times daily.

Side effects:
At suggested doses, no adverse side effects are expected from banaba. Higher doses should be avoided, however, to prevent dizziness or fatigue, which can happen with extremely low blood sugar levels.

Use With
Banaba has been shown to be highly effective and very potent when stacked with supplements specifically targetting blood and insulin sugar level stability and fat loss - those being green tea extract and CLA.