This Leptorexin review will look into their ingredients to see if it is all that they claim.

Leptorexin Ingredients

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin C (60 mg)
Vitamin B12 (60 mcg)
Vitamin B6 (5 mg)
Chromium Polynicotinate (200 mcg)
Selenium (50 mcg)

Euphoric Fat Burning Matrix (715 mg)

Chocamine
DiCaffeine Malate
Rhodiola Rosea
St Johns Wort
L-Tyrosine
Picamilon
Phenylethylamine
Synephrine
Ginkgo
Siberian Ginseng
Ginger
5-HTP
Vinpocetine

Superfood Matrix (400 mg)

Barley
Garlic
Cayenne
Buckwheat
Soybean
Flaxseed
Lactobacillus Acidophillus
Wheatgrass
Acai
Alfalfa

Lean Muscle Matrix (480 mg)

L-Glutamine
Creatine
L-Arginine
Avena Sativa
Mucuna Pruriens
Ipriflavone
Ecdysterone
Coleus

Cellular Detox Matrix (400 mg)

Dandelion Root
Milk Thistle
Licorice
Cranberry
Uva Ursi
Sage

Anti-Aging Matrix (150 mg)

Green Tea
DMAE
L-Carnitine
Alpha Lipoic Acid

For full reviews of each ingredient, click on its link above.

Leptorexin’s ingredient profile contains both quality, proven ingredients as well as some that aren’t likely to do much.  Often when we see a long list of ingredients such as this our first reaction is to assume that they aren’t able to fit enough of each ingredient in the pill to be effective.  With Leptorexin, however, this may or may not be the case.  They use proprietary blends, which is a big turnoff.  But the amounts of those blends (or at least a couple of the blends) appears to possibly be sufficient to be effective.  With all proprietary blends, however, it’s extremely difficult to give a solid answer as to its probable effectiveness.

Leptorexin Marketing

The first that we noticed is that Leptorexin looked incredibly familiar.  Well if you look at PatenTrim, you may feel the same way.  It looks like Leptorexin has copied many of the design features of PatenTrim.  I’m not sure what exactly their strategy was for such a move, but it’s possible that they are trying to borrow from some of PatenTrim’s credibility.

Aside from that, the website is quite open about the ingredients (although they do use proprietary blends) and has some basic details about most of them.  We like that.  They do, however, use the overly abused TV logos, trying to make you think that they’ve been featured on them.  That’s highly unlikely.

The Leptorexin Guarantee

They have a 100% lifetime money back guarantee.  You can only return unopened bottles, but this is still much better than almost all of the other guarantees out there.

Leptorexin Cost

For one bottle it’s $59.99.

Leptorexin Conclusion

The ingredient profile in Leptorexin contains a myriad of ingredients.  Some are good, some are mediocre.  We like their great guarantee and if the pill is effective, the price isn’t too bad.  It’s always hard to fully recommend something that uses proprietary blends, so Leptorexin gets a pretty average review.  There may be better solutions out there, but it is likely to help you lose weight.

Leptitrex is a weight loss supplement that claims by taking it you will “Lose 7 Pounds Every 7 Days Effortlessly”. The first thing you will notice about Leptitrex is lengthy list of ingredients; there are about 50 ingredients in this supplement. Leptitrex claims it will not only help you lose weight but it will also detox your body, eliminate acne, feel euphoric, suppress appetite, and build muscle. That is great if you are looking for all of those things, but what if you just want to lose weight?

Just what is in Leptitrex?

The list is long and we could probably write a book with information on each ingredient. Leptitrex contains 6 “Keys” which, according to their website, are:

1. Vitamins & Mineral blend – Vitamin C, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Chromium Polynicontinate, Selenium

2. Motivation & Hunger – Chocamine, Di-Caffeine Malate, Rhodiola Rosea, St. John’s Wort, L-Tyrosine, Picamilon, Phenylalanine, hops, Phenylethylamine (PEA), Synephrine, Ginkgo, Siberian Ginseng, Ginger, 5-HTP, and Vinpocetine

3. Superfoods – Barley, Garlic, Cayenne, Buckwheat, Soybeans, Flaxseed, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Wheatgrass, Acai, and alfalfa. These ingredients supposedly help in eliminating acne.

4. Lean Muscle Matrix – Forslean, L-Glutamine, Creatine Monohydrate, L-Arginine, Avena Sativa, Mucuna Pruniens, Ipriflavone, Ecdysterone

5. Body & liver detox – dandelion root, milk thistle, licorice, cranberry, uva ursi, and sage

6. Anti Aging matrix – green tea, DMAE, acetyl-L-Carnitine, and alpha lipoic acid

While the ingredients are all listed, there are no specific amounts listed for any of the ingredients. This is your standard “proprietary blend” that we see a lot in the diet pill industry. It’s completely out of the ordinary for companies not to use a proprietary blend these days, so we have a hard time making it count against anyone. (That being said, there are a few companies that disclose everything, so we do give special consideration to those).

Because Leptitrex contains a whole slew of ingredients, you’re going to be dealing with multiple pills. Don’t let this be a huge deterrent to you unless you have a hard time swallowing pills. What would worry me more is if Leptitrex were to list all of these ingredients and then only require one or two pills as the dosage…that would smell like a scam.

What does the Research say about Leptitrex?

Well, there has been no research done on Leptitrex itself, only on some of the individual ingredients. Several of the ingredients have been proven effective in weight loss, specifically Forslean and green tea. However, many of the ingredients are a bit disputed in their effectiveness, including 5-HTP and DMAE. Many of the other ingredients have not been researched enough to determine their effectiveness. Although some ingredients do have clinical backing, it is impossible to say whether or not these ingredients are effective in Leptitrex because the amounts of the ingredients are not disclosed.

Several ingredients are included as mood enhancers (including PEA and DMAE). PEA has been clinically proven to promote energy and elevate mood.

The Leptitrex Website Claims:

“Recent Clinical studies prove the Effectiveness of 2 ingredients in the Leptitrex Lean Muscle Matrix:

1) Seventy-eight highly trained athletes were given either placebo, protein, or a key ingredient in Leptitrex + protein. The combination of Leptitrex’s ingredient and protein resulted in up to a 13% reduction in body fat and a 6% to 7% increase in muscle tissue. This was within a period of only 10 days.

2) University study on another PATENTED ingredient in Leptitrex shows test subjects lost 9.9 lbs of body FAT on average in the course of 12 weeks. They were also able to GAIN Lean Muscle Tissue thus greatly increasing their metabolic rate and likelihood of long term success.”

It is interesting that not only does Leptitrex fail to say which ingredients were tested, but they also fail to give any concrete evidence on when the studies were done or who conducted the studies.

Leptitrex Marketing

Leptitrex does most of the marketing by word of mouth. This is actually a very positive sign, since you can be assured that consumers won’t refer their friends to an ineffective product. They do not have a customer service phone number, only an email address. On the up side, they do have a “Lifetime Money Back Guarantee”. All you have to do is return your empty bottle (because they want you to try an entire bottle before returning it) and any unopened bottles for a “quick refund” minus shipping and handling.

How Much Does Leptitrex Cost?

Leptitrex normally costs $99.95 per bottle (a one month supply), but if you “BUY NOW before it’s Too Late!” you can get a discount.

Leptitrex Review Conclusion

Leptitrex is trying too hard to cover all the bases. By focusing on fewer ingredients they could do more research and be sure to include proper amounts of effective ingredients. They may have spread themselves a bit thin. With a lifetime moneyback guarantee, it may be worth a shot but, of course, that’s ultimately up for you to decide.

Xyphedra’s Name

Has absolutely nothing to do with ephedra. It only shares two syllables. Ephedra was banned in 2004 and won’t be coming back. People died. I’ve never really felt it was totally fair that ephedra was banned. People were abusing it. I think we could find a lot of things that should be banned because they pose health risks when consumed to excess (like McDonald’s). But things are the way they are and ephedra’s no longer available so companies look to present alternatives.

It’s important to recognize that diet pill companies, with Xyphedra being no exception, often use popular syllables (phed-ra) to leverage when launching a new diet pill product. You should never judge a diet pill by its name — only by its ingredients — and to an almost-equal extent, the business practices of the company behind it.

Xyphedra contains some very effective ingredients, let’s dig in.

Xyphedra’s Ingredients

• Green Tea – this is an effective diet pill ingredient. Green tea has mounds of research supporting it as an effective metabolic booster with minimal side effects.
• Chocamine – I’m neutral, leaning positive on this ingredient. Cocoa itself is effective for endurance, but Chocamine’s has such a deluge of ingredients inside it, it’s tough to really zero in on effectiveness.
• Phenylethylamine – I’m also neutral, but leaning positive on phenylethylamine. Yes, there’s a bunch of it in chocolate, and some people anecdotally report a “high” when taken in large doses, but I’d like to see some more research before I give it the go-ahead.
• Picamilon – an effective anti-anxiety ingredient, combining Niacin and GABA. Effective dosage needs to be 1mg per kg of bodyweight according to one study — though a lower dosage may provide benefits as well.
• L-Tyrosine – a strong contender with lots of research backing it up mainly in relation to its ability to aid patients under stressful situations and in human performance. Hopefully you’ll recognize the benefits of exercise when supplementing with a diet pill. A pill like Xyphedra will go a long way in motivating you to step it up one or two notches. L-Tyrosine plays a big role in this.
• L-Theanine – also an anti-stress ingredient, there to counteract the possible jitters from Green Tea.

Unfortunately we don’t know how much of these ingredients is included in a single pill of Xyphedra. On their supplemental facts they use a proprietary blend (which a lot of diet pill companies do, to apparently avoid being copied so quickly), but then they don’t disclose how much their proprietary blend is in total. That leaves consumers wondering what exactly they’re getting.

UPDATE 3/15/08: I actually contacted Xyphedra and mentioned that I found it somewhat strange to list the supplement facts but not show even the aggregate amount of the proprietary blend. I ended up speaking with the owner (one advantage of dealing with up and coming companies is that you get this type of attention) and he cited it as an oversight of the web designer and said it would be fixed immediately. You can now see that the Xyphedra proprietary blend is 500 mg.

Needless to say, from that interaction with the owner I’ve become quite the Xyphedra fan. That type of responsiveness is impressive. Most of the time when I deal with diet pill companies it seems they just go down a laundry list of excuses to try and avoid any type of responsibility. My experience certainly allows me to recommend Xyphedra with confidence, knowing they’ll honor their moneyback guarantee.

Is Xyphedra Recommended?

There are two reasons I will happily recommend Xphedra:

1. Their responsiveness to an error I pointed out is admirable.
2. Their ingredient lineup is strong. They’re not providing anything revolutionary with what they’re offering, but they also didn’t cut any corners.

Xyphedra is geared toward quick fat loss and has certainly has potential. Criticalorie gives it the thumbs up.