The Science of BioSlim

BioSlim is unique among weight loss products because it is a complete program for health and weight loss. Exercise machines that routinely promise weight loss cannot in actuality reliably deliver on that promise, because exercise alone is not enough. Diets too, alone, are not enough. Nutritional supplements – even drugs – alone cannot deliver the desired results, certainly not healthfully. There is only one way known to science to lose weight healthfully and permanently, and that is the BioSlim way. Here’s why:

FIXING THE UNDERLYING METABOLIC PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE WEIGHT GAIN

There are 3 main parts to the BioSlim program – the Formulas, the Food Plan, and the Activity Plan. Each of these three parts acts individually to positively influence the user’s metabolism, in various ways. Taken together, the overall effect of all three major program parts on metabolism is cumulative and very powerful – and the reason why BioSlim is called “the only right way to lose weight”.

The BioSlim Formulas have several effects with regard to metabolism. Note first that the Formulas contain a complete nutritional supplementation program, not just a few ingredients designed to help with weight loss. Anyone taking the Formulas need not – should not – take a multi-vitamin. This is because BioSlim is in fact a complete health-improvement program, in addition to its focus on weight loss.

There are several key ingredients in the BioSlim Formulas that aid in weight loss and/or specifically affect metabolism:

  • Green tea extract – Many studies have been published, and it is now recognized by medical science that green tea extract has a significant positive effect on metabolicrate.48-51,53-55,68 The mechanism appears to involve, at least in part, increasing food-induced thermogenesis (“FIT” – see below). A key component of green tea extract (epigallocatechin gallate, aka EGCG) also appears to have a direct reducing effect on appetite.68 Green tea has also been found to act as a significant fatty acid synthase inhibitor (see below), and has many other beneficial effects on the human body51,52,60,68 (see page 3, Health and Energy Level Improvements).
    • To be effective, green tea extract must be properly produced. BioSlim’s green tea extract is manufactured via a special proprietary process that maximizes potency and EGCG levels – one of the factors that make BioSlim so powerful overall.
  • Pyruvate – found in several studies to preserve lean body mass during weight loss, increase resting metabolic rate, and even aid directly in the weight loss process in obese individuals.24-32
  • Chromium – has several beneficial effects, particularly in deficiency conditions, including most clearly the preservation of lean body mass during and after weight loss.10,11,56,57,58
  • Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS) Inhibitors – reported to aid in weight loss during dieting.38,40 BioSlim contains at least 9 such ingredients in its proprietary herbal formulas.62

The following nutrients, all present in the BioSlim Formulas, have also been linked to increased efficiency of weight loss and/or modulation of obesity risk: zinc20, calcium61, magnesium12-14, pantothenic acid17, coenzyme Q1016, Vitamin A18,19, Vitamin D18,19, Vitamin E18,19.

The Food Plan (described in the Reference Guide64 and in the VideoGuide 66) consists of avoiding all added fats, balancing carbohydrates and proteins, and focusing on healthful foods. It specifically avoids the counting of calories, fat or carbs, because those requirements present psychological barriers to long-term success.

Studies have shown that high-fat diets (like Atkins, for example) can actually reduce “food-induced thermogenesis” (“FIT” for short) which is the heat created by the body in response to food ingestion.33-37 FIT is an important component of what is commonly known as “metabolic rate” (or “metabolism” for short). In effect, a lower level of FIT means a lower metabolic rate. Note that FIT has been found to be significantly lower in obese people as compared to normal-weight individuals, and is a large part of the obesity problem.33-37 Since BioSlim specifically reduces the amount of fat in the diet, the fat-caused reduction of FIT is eliminated, thus the user’s overall metabolic rate can increase simply by following the BioSlim Food Plan,62,63 especially when compared to high-fat diets like Atkins.

The Activity Plan65 is one of the most powerful features of BioSlim. The program utilizes the latest scientific findings showing that lifestyle activities such as walking, gardening, playing, are just as effective in increasing metabolic rate and achieving fitness as heavy exercise regimens.45,46,47 And importantly, they are much easier to maintain. Since maintaining an activity schedule is by far the biggest challenge for most people, BioSlim’s approach emphasizes those elements of the fitness plan that are easiest for users to continue in the long term. Even the best (or most expensive) workout machine or program in the world will not do anybody any good if it is not used. This is the biggest flaw with products that focus only on exercise. In contrast, BioSlim’s Activity Plan accomplishes the desired goals of increasing activity and thereby increasing metabolic rate (energy expenditure), and does it the easy, right way – a way most likely to be maintainable by the largest number of users.

In all the above lies the ability of the BioSlim program to make positive changes to a user’s underlying metabolism. The Formulas work while taken (and for some time afterward through the sparing effect on lean body mass), while the Food Plan and Activity Plan are designed to effect long-term change.

DESIGN OF THE BIOSLIM SYSTEM: STEPS TO PERMANENT SUCCESS

The user begins to lose weight following all three major parts of the system. Success is achieved because he/she is:

  • Getting the nutrients that are known to aid in weight loss62,63, as detailed above.
  • Reducing total caloric intake, in a sustainable, non-restrictive way that cuts out unhealthful foods and builds overall fitness and good health.
  • Reducing overall fat intake (thus diminishing the FIT-reducing effect of dietary fat).
  • More active, in an easy, natural, sustainable way. Energy expenditure goes up.

The program is designed to be as simple and easy to follow as possible. This is a very important aspect of BioSlim – it is the key to the ability of users to maintain the program. Ease of use is accomplished in several ways, including:

  1. Scrupulously avoiding any requirement to count anything (calories, fat grams, carb grams). This reduces the feeling of restrictiveness and oppressive dieting. Instead, users utilize a simple plan for improving the quality of ingested food, with a view to improving health while reducing overall caloric intake. Note that it is perfectly possible under this plan to eat a considerably higher volume of food yet take in much fewer calories compared to an average American diet. (See below for more on this subject.)
  2. There are no specific rigorous menus to follow or foods to eat. BioSlim focuses on educating users to choose foods wisely, leaving the actual choices to the user. This is done specifically in order to make the experience as pleasant and easy as possible.
  3. BioSlim avoids rigorous, highly structured exercise regimens, in favor of lifestyle activity changes that have been found in clinical studies to be at least as effective.45,46,47 This helps assure long-term maintainability, and contributes to the ease of use of the program.
  4. There is unified nutritional supplementation, minimizing the number of bottles and the confusion that a more scattered approach can cause. It’s easier by design.
  5. Everything needed to achieve results is in one place, one package. Confusion is minimized, making the experience easier on the user. And just in case, there’s…
  6. The Doctor’s Hotline, which provides rapid and effective support should users falter or need questions answered. This eases the way even for problem cases.

Note that the “rebound” effect often seen in dieters is caused in part by lean-body mass (muscle) losses during inappropriate dieting.33-37 When muscle is lost along with fat in an overly severe diet, the total amount of energy burned by the body is reduced, because the muscles are in effect the furnaces in which that energy is burned. With BioSlim, this undesirable effect is minimized:

  • by the gentle, healthful nature of the program itself, which avoids extreme changes in favor of highly effective, maintainable improvements in lifestyle, diet and activity level;
  • in part by the muscle-sparing effects of the chromium and pyruvate supplementation. These nutrients, therefore, can help users be able to maintain their weight loss results, even after stopping the supplementation.

Taken all together, BioSlim is a proven, highly effective weight loss program that is designed to provide long-term results. Its efficacy is well established.62,63

NATURAL PRODUCT

  • The BioSlim Formulas are all-natural. There are no artificial stimulants or drugs of any kind in any of the products. Only health-building natural nutrients are used.
  • The Food Plan eschews food substitutes or unnatural processed food in favor of natural, unprocessed, health-building foods.64,66
  • The Activity Plan is designed to provide a more natural increase in activity level (energy expenditure) through lifestyle changes, rather than the more difficult unnatural choice of heavy, scheduled exercise regimens or machines.65,66 (Studies have shown that the more regimented approaches are no more likely to succeed initially, and less likely to be maintained.)45,46,4

CAN YOU EAT WELL AND STILL LOSE WEIGHT?

BioSlim does not restrict the amount of food users eat. It simply shows users how to control the quality of that food. It is possible, for example, to eat 4 TIMES as much salad using the BioSlim Food Principles (one of which is “no added fats”), and get only? the calories of a salad prepared without regard to the BioSlim Principles. The oily dressing, greasy croutons and cheese that can be added to the latter salad can more than account for the difference in calorie content, and in healthfulness. One way, the BioSlim way, builds health and aids in weight normalization; the other, non-BioSlim way contributes to obesity and ill health.

HEALTH AND ENERGY LEVEL IMPROVEMENT

  1. One can expect dramatic benefits from the weight loss that BioSlim helps users achieve. And users accrue additional benefits from the fact that BioSlim is not only the most powerful weight loss system in the world, it also, intrinsically, helps build good health naturally and effectively.
  2. The nutritional supplementation alone can improve health and energy levels. Examples: Vitamins C and E are powerful antioxidants that have been linked to lower risks of heart disease and cancer15. Supplementation with these two nutrients, for example, has even been recently shown in a very large study to dramatically reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease67. Green tea extract increases perceived and actual energy levels, and has also been found to reduce cholesterol levels and blood pressure52, and reduce the risk of cancer60,68. Ginseng, a component of the SlimTone Formula62, is also known to increase energy levels. There are many other examples, too numerous to list here.In total, there have been hundreds of studies on the benefits of all the ingredients in the BioSlim Formulas. That’s because the Formulas have a complete complement of natural nutritional supplements – as opposed to “diet pills” that focus only on weight loss and can do harm in the process. (Note: Since its inception over a decade ago, BioSlim has never included ephedra.)
  3. The Food Plan focuses on healthful foods, cutting out only foods that do more harm than good.64,66
  4. The Activity Plan, like any good fitness program, can alone also cause significant health improvement and increased energy levels. And because BioSlim’s Activity Plan is designed to fit easily into the user’s lifestyle, it is more likely to be continued, thus more likely to be effective in the long term.
  5. These salutary effects have been reported by hundreds of surveyed BioSlim users.63

HEALTH EXPENSES

There are several ways by which health-related expenses are reduced with BioSlim:

  • Substantial savings can be realized on doctor visits, and higher productivity can be achieved, due to the healthier lifestyle BioSlim creates. By following the complete BioSlim Program, including the Formulas, users can expect, on average, to be healthier and to statistically help prevent certain diseases, including: heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, even Alzheimer’s Disease and many others.
  • No need for expensive exercise equipment – BioSlim’s Activity Plan does not require this (though you’re welcome to get it if you want), but is, rather, designed for long-term adoption via simple lifestyle changes.
  • No need for expensive health club memberships – though you can certainly spend the money if you desire, this is not required per the BioSlim Activity Plan.
  • No need for separate multi-vitamin products – this is a saving directly due to being on BioSlim. Since the BioSlim Vita/Min Plus product is a high-quality, complete vitamin/mineral supplement, and is part of the system, standard multi-nutrient products should not be used.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

The BioSlim Youth System includes the special Youth System Nutritional Formulas, which are created specifically for young people, and are chewable. The Youth System itself has a Food Plan and an Activity Plan specifically geared to youngsters. All the principles that make BioSlim work for adults apply to the Youth System. The key differences are:

  • The Youth Formulas are specially formulated for children.
  • The program itself and its presentation are designed to make the Youth System as accessible as possible for youngsters.
  • The fact that the help and participation of parents is strongly encouraged, as several studies have shown that this significantly helps kids achieve the desired results.

CONCLUSION

BioSlim is unique. It is the only program that can be started and followed at home that incorporates integrally all the necessary components to healthful, permanent weight loss. It is the only system of its kind that includes the Doctor’s Support Hotline as part of the product.

The quality of the product, and the support provided, makes all the difference.

BioSlim is what people need today, and what the country needs, to counter the current obesity epidemic. Over 1 million people have already benefited from BioSlim. Anyone who needs to lose weight should start today.