CLA Booster

Coconutqueen · 07-04-2011 11:49PM

dolly101 wrote: »

All I know is that I have been using them for the last 3 days at 6 a day with meals, have lost 1.2kg, (tho have being doing more excercise as recommended) and have to pee an awful lot, so must be doing something or expelling something???

Youre peeing alot because CLA booster have something in them which increases insulin resistance, so like when a diabetic doesnt have enough insulin your body is producing ketones and making you thirsty to try and get you to drink water and flush them out. Its very dangerous and you should really take extra potassium if you still take the cla boosters. Sounds dodgy tbh.

mloc · 10-04-2011 11:33AM

The 10,12 isomer of this is not nice stuff; yes, it does have adipocity reducing effects, but at the cost of insulin resistance and liver damage. The 10,12 isomer, which is often the predominant isomer in supplements, is generally not the isomer found in natural foodstuffs.

Mark#1 · 30-08-2011 02:39PM

So has there been any more study on CLA Booster supplements?

I'm commencing some mild/moderate semi-formal exercise, and I spoke with my GP & trusted local chemist about my state of health/fitness, and my current diet and apropriate changes I need to make, including supplements.

To help get my weight down (or rather, lose some fat - at 5' 11" & 14st 7lb, I feel like I have fat rather than I am fat) they both recommended a CLA booster, along with the exercise and cutting junk out of my diet.

Started taking CLA pills today. Exercise program starts tomorrow morning.

Mack_1111 · 30-08-2011 10:21PM

If you take the CLA and commence exercise how will you know if it works or not? Why not try the CLA first and see if it makes a difference, if it does well and good if it doesn't then no need to waste your money on it!

Mark#1 · 31-08-2011 12:48PM

I've no intention of taking a CLA booster as an experiment to see if they work. I'm taking them because medical professionals trusted by me recommended them to me in addition to exercising - basically, they should help reduce the amount of fat I'm carrying.

Mark

Mack_1111 · 31-08-2011 01:01PM

Then why did you ask?

Mark#1 · 01-09-2011 11:22AM

What's your problem? Why make the effort to make a post like that?

I simply like information, as I suspect do most folk reading through a thread like this, so unless you have some, respectfully, please consider not posting.

Mark

cordub · 06-01-2012 08:44PM

i see they are now advertising it on TV3 have all your ideas changed lately everyone????

Orla K · 06-01-2012 09:05PM

I know someone that took this last year, they didn't do any exercise other than walking to and from work and maybe some walks later, they're diet was awful just sugar and carbs(and not veg/fruit) they ate very little and drank too much cider. No shock there that it was a waste of money. It's not the pill that works it's the diet and exercise.

cordub · 06-01-2012 09:24PM

thank you was wondering had things changed in the year since this was posted

alexsmith · 08-01-2012 11:56PM

i cant believe people are actually considering buying this product.cla does nothing

its amazing what some people will do to avoid exercise and diet

jojo86 · 17-01-2012 01:56AM

I exercise and eat well,always have. In the past while iv jumped in weight. I also have back problems and many problems with muscle weakness. I do all physio exercises to try strengthen abs, thighs etc. I also do pilates. But I cannot strengthen my muscles, I don't know why but I do know its causing me more back/knee issues. If there is a supplement that's going to help build muscle I'm in. Id like to no more about CLA other than "it doesn't work, only diet and exercise work" as they don't for me. Iv also read CLA with green tea supplements are the job.
However, I do not like wasting money so any positive advice on whether CLA works or even an alternative that works would be excellent.
Also, iv read many people saying doctors/trainers have recommended it so can it be all bad? Half the crap they pump into supposed healthy food is prob worse for you tbh.

cordub · 17-01-2012 02:39AM

jojo86 wrote: »

I exercise and eat well,always have. In the past while iv jumped in weight. I also have back problems and many problems with muscle weakness. I do all physio exercises to try strengthen abs, thighs etc. I also do pilates. But I cannot strengthen my muscles, I don't know why but I do know its causing me more back/knee issues. If there is a supplement that's going to help build muscle I'm in. Id like to no more about CLA other than "it doesn't work, only diet and exercise work" as they don't for me. Iv also read CLA with green tea supplements are the job.
However, I do not like wasting money so any positive advice on whether CLA works or even an alternative that works would be excellent.
Also, iv read many people saying doctors/trainers have recommended it so can it be all bad? Half the crap they pump into supposed healthy food is prob worse for you tbh.

I agree with you and sometimes if your so overweight its hard to exercise without doing damage,I know the right way to do it through exercise im just looking for the easy option

jojo86 · 17-01-2012 01:20PM

Ok well I got CLA. It's ingredients are healthy and include green tea which us awesome as I can't stomach drinking. Only taken 2. No mad side effects except I couldn't eat the same amount at lunch as usual. That's either me or it effected my appetite. I'm not sick, no head aches. Sorry for this next bit but I'm not usually a regular person, if you get me, and it Ja aided that but not in an OTT way. When i say I'm not regular I mean if the average person has say 2movements a day I have 0 a week and that has improved.
But I need to make it clear its not a cramp or abnormal or anything. So nothing bad. I expect I will be exerciseing as well as there is no miracle pill bit it may aid in boosting weight loss with a healthy approach.
To those who say what's the point if you have to exercise? It is just a supplement, its to help metabolism so its healthy. To lose weight with it you need to be healthy. It's a bit extra for those who struggle more than those who can lose weight easily. We are not all as blessed.

mloc · 18-01-2012 08:03PM

cordub wrote: »

im just looking for the easy option

There is no easy option.

El_Dangeroso · 18-01-2012 08:47PM

The caffeine in the green tea does help with the 'ol regularity so that explains that.

Just to clarify that there is a big difference between synthetic CLA which is found in these supplements and the natural CLA found in dairy fat.

Synthetic CLA might even worsen insulin resistance. (ref)

Most studies show that CLA can increase weight loss by a whopping 100g on average after 12 months of taking it..so €24 x 9 for a years supply, that's over €200 to lose less than a quarter pound!

jojo86 · 30-01-2012 10:07PM

ok can i just say iv taken cla for 2 weeks. i eat healthy anyway, i cut any form of sweet, i cant at potatoes/whit bread/white pasta as they give me migraine so i eat alot of salad and a lot of brown bread. i snack on humus usually wit celery, ill eat nuts/yogurts as well. anyway due to a reaccuring injury i haven't really been able to exercise but its clearing up so illbe back doing very basic exercising soon. So im not really weighing myself much but said i would on friday, so after a week and 5 days roughly i had lost 5lb. I notice my waist coming inward which when I was at my healthiest it never did was usually quite square so im delighted with that. Nothing drastic but def more energy, clothes a bit looser. So im happy with it. I try my best to take the 2 tabletsx 3 times per day. But if its getting late i wont take them. They do give alot of energy so never take close to bed. Thats about it, no crazy reactions, nothing abnormal, nothing crazy. Happy with it.

Transform · 30-01-2012 10:39PM

Eggs are a great Source of CLA and much cheaper than tablets

jojo86 · 30-01-2012 10:44PM

can i note im also takin it for the green tea extract as I cant drink green tea anymore cos it makes me feel ill but i know whats in green tea does me the world of good....too many haters....

mloc · 30-01-2012 10:57PM

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Synthetic CLA might even worsen insulin resistance. (ref)

Most studies show that CLA can increase weight loss by a whopping 100g on average after 12 months of taking it..so €24 x 9 for a years supply, that's over €200 to lose less than a quarter pound!

I have to agree here; a colleague of mine worked with CLA for most of her PhD and maintains that the synthetic form not only worsens insulin resistance, but also causes some nasty liver damage.

Transform · 31-01-2012 09:57PM

jojo86 wrote: »

can i note im also takin it for the green tea extract as I cant drink green tea anymore cos it makes me feel ill but i know whats in green tea does me the world of good....too many haters....

too many haters - LOL!!!

Gummy Panda · 31-01-2012 10:41PM

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Pity kangaroo meat is awful. Tried it in oz..bleuch.

I just saw this now and all i can say is it is blasphemy!!

Though Kangaroo meat is hard to cook properly. My Aussie brother in-law wouldn't let me try it till he able to bring me to a great restaurant on the Great Ocean Road.

El_Dangeroso · 31-01-2012 11:30PM

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I just saw this now and all i can say is it is blasphemy!!

Though Kangaroo meat is hard to cook properly. My Aussie brother in-law wouldn't let me try it till he able to bring me to a great restaurant on the Great Ocean Road.

Hmmmm.. maybe will have to try it again, 'twas like eating an insole.

Gummy Panda · 01-02-2012 07:52AM

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I just saw this now and all i can say is it is blasphemy!!

Though Kangaroo meat is hard to cook properly. My Aussie brother in-law wouldn't let me try it till he able to bring me to a great restaurant on the Great Ocean Road.

Hmmmm.. maybe will have to try it again, 'twas like eating an insole.

Over cooked then. It's really hard to cook correctly. He doesn't bother trying anymore but his dad is a pro at cooking it

owla · 09-02-2012 10:55AM

so whats the verdict? the pharmanord cla actually can cause diabetis and liver damage? Is this what I am reading? I was thinking of taking the pack of 90 for one month just to see how it would go, but am thinking twice now. Surely the levels of cla in these tabs isnt enough to cause such damage if used for 2 months? come on the experts... expand........

danlen · 09-02-2012 08:28PM

owla wrote: »

so whats the verdict? the pharmanord cla actually can cause diabetis and liver damage? Is this what I am reading? I was thinking of taking the pack of 90 for one month just to see how it would go, but am thinking twice now. Surely the levels of cla in these tabs isnt enough to cause such damage if used for 2 months? come on the experts... expand........

For that one month why not try to just eat whole, natural foods (plenty of leafy greens, meat, eggs) and see how you get on.

Why bother using it? In the grand scheme of things it really is goin to make little to no difference to your weight loss.

owla · 10-02-2012 11:36AM

well i eat relatively healthily already just perhaps a bit too much,..... yes wouldnt mind toning up without the torture of running.................... you know what i mean, however i started a 6 week pilates class last night, oh i think i've gone off the cla now anyway, if i go for it i will let you know how i get on, however those people proclaming liver damage... where are you!

mloc · 10-02-2012 03:06PM

owla wrote: »

well i eat relatively healthily already just perhaps a bit too much,..... yes wouldnt mind toning up without the torture of running.................... you know what i mean, however i started a 6 week pilates class last night, oh i think i've gone off the cla now anyway, if i go for it i will let you know how i get on, however those people proclaming liver damage... where are you!

It's not going to do anything for you unless you are already in control of diet and have a working exercise plan.

As I said before, there is no easy way.

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