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		<title>Leviathan Reloaded Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet Pill Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patentrim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acacia rigidula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coleus forskohili]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diindolymethane]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hordenine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[phyllanthus niruri]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-687" title="leviathan_reloaded" src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/leviathan_reloaded.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="150" />Leviathan is a diet pill that claims to be a &#8220;Fat incinerating lean muscle potentiator&#8221; and an &#8220;<span class="style5"><span class="style19">EXTREME           BIO-HAZARD&#8221; (website). This Leviathan Reloaded review will reveal the truth behind this product, which is &#8220;Not Intended for the Weak&#8221; (website). We will show you that a diet pill needs more than just bold claims to give you results; the science has to prove that the product will actually perform.<br />
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<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Ingredients</h3>
<p><span style="#0000ff;">Proprietary Blend: 1000 mg</span></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2007/caffeine/" >Caffeine </a>has been proven to contribute to weight loss. However, Leviathan Reloaded fails to disclose how much caffeine it contains, making it impossible for this Leviathan Reloaded review to determine if there is enough caffeine to be effective.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Tribulus, according to many diet pill companies, boosts testosterone levels. Studies have shown that Tribulus does not contribute to weight loss.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> 3,3&#8242;-Diindolylmethane</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Coleus Forskohili 20% Forskolin does contribute to weight loss. Once again, Leviathan Reloaded does not say how much Coleus Forskohili it contains.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Acacia Rigidula does not contribute to weight loss.</li>
<li> Hordenine</li>
<li> PEA (Phenylethylamine) is a mood enhancer. There is NO evidence that it actually contributes to weight loss.</li>
<li> Velvet Bean Extract 20% l-dopa helps lower blood sugar in diabetics; it has not been shown to cause weight loss.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Phyllanthus Niruri 10%</li>
<li>Ficus Bengalensis Extract 10:1</li>
<li>Yohimbine HCl, 11-Hydroxy-Yohimbine, 9mgs has been shown to contribute to weight loss.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Cost</h3>
<p>Leviathan Reloaded diet pills will cost you $59.99 for a one month supply. This is extremely expensive. The only proven ingredient contained in a necessary amount is Yohimbine. We recommend going with a product that has several proven ingredients in sufficient amounts.</p>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Guarantee</h3>
<p>Leviathan Reloaded has a 30 day, 100% money back guarantee. Be assured you will use this guarantee if you purchase Leviathan Reloaded. There is NO reason to believe it will give you the results you are looking for; the science just doesn&#8217;t prove it.</p>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Marketing</h3>
<p>The Leviathan Reloaded website is full of outrageous claims touting Leviathan Reloaded and bashing other diet pills. They tell customers to &#8220;toss out all those other weak, garbage fat burners and test boosters&#8221; (website). While we agree that there are many weak diet pills out there, we would actually include Leviathan Reloaded among them. If you want a good fat burner look for one that contains a high concentration of synephrine and green tea in doses of at least 300 mg.</p>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Conclusion</h3>
<p>This Leviathan Reloaded review finds Leviathan Reloaded falls very short of its claims. It is no different from dozens of other overpriced diet pills. Save yourself some money and grief and go with one of our recommended products; they contain proven ingredients in proven amounts, and they can back up their claims with scientific research.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-687" title="leviathan_reloaded" src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/leviathan_reloaded.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="150" />Leviathan is a diet pill that claims to be a &#8220;Fat incinerating lean muscle potentiator&#8221; and an &#8220;<span class="style5"><span class="style19">EXTREME           BIO-HAZARD&#8221; (website). This Leviathan Reloaded review will reveal the truth behind this product, which is &#8220;Not Intended for the Weak&#8221; (website). We will show you that a diet pill needs more than just bold claims to give you results; the science has to prove that the product will actually perform.<br />
</span></span></p>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Ingredients</h3>
<p><span style="#0000ff;">Proprietary Blend: 1000 mg</span></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2007/caffeine/" >Caffeine </a>has been proven to contribute to weight loss. However, Leviathan Reloaded fails to disclose how much caffeine it contains, making it impossible for this Leviathan Reloaded review to determine if there is enough caffeine to be effective.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Tribulus, according to many diet pill companies, boosts testosterone levels. Studies have shown that Tribulus does not contribute to weight loss.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> 3,3&#8242;-Diindolylmethane</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Coleus Forskohili 20% Forskolin does contribute to weight loss. Once again, Leviathan Reloaded does not say how much Coleus Forskohili it contains.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Acacia Rigidula does not contribute to weight loss.</li>
<li> Hordenine</li>
<li> PEA (Phenylethylamine) is a mood enhancer. There is NO evidence that it actually contributes to weight loss.</li>
<li> Velvet Bean Extract 20% l-dopa helps lower blood sugar in diabetics; it has not been shown to cause weight loss.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> Phyllanthus Niruri 10%</li>
<li>Ficus Bengalensis Extract 10:1</li>
<li>Yohimbine HCl, 11-Hydroxy-Yohimbine, 9mgs has been shown to contribute to weight loss.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Cost</h3>
<p>Leviathan Reloaded diet pills will cost you $59.99 for a one month supply. This is extremely expensive. The only proven ingredient contained in a necessary amount is Yohimbine. We recommend going with a product that has several proven ingredients in sufficient amounts.</p>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Guarantee</h3>
<p>Leviathan Reloaded has a 30 day, 100% money back guarantee. Be assured you will use this guarantee if you purchase Leviathan Reloaded. There is NO reason to believe it will give you the results you are looking for; the science just doesn&#8217;t prove it.</p>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Marketing</h3>
<p>The Leviathan Reloaded website is full of outrageous claims touting Leviathan Reloaded and bashing other diet pills. They tell customers to &#8220;toss out all those other weak, garbage fat burners and test boosters&#8221; (website). While we agree that there are many weak diet pills out there, we would actually include Leviathan Reloaded among them. If you want a good fat burner look for one that contains a high concentration of synephrine and green tea in doses of at least 300 mg.</p>
<h3>Leviathan Reloaded Conclusion</h3>
<p>This Leviathan Reloaded review finds Leviathan Reloaded falls very short of its claims. It is no different from dozens of other overpriced diet pills. Save yourself some money and grief and go with one of our recommended products; they contain proven ingredients in proven amounts, and they can back up their claims with scientific research.</p>
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		<title>Syntrax Fyre Review</title>
		<link>http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/syntrax-fyre-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 12:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet Pill Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patentrim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barberry bark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bergenia root]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caffeine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coleus forshkohli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ginger root]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green tea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[velvet bean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yohimbe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-319" title="syntrax-fyre" src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/syntrax-fyre.jpg" alt="Syntrax Fyre Diet Pill" width="160" height="160" />Syntrax Fyre diet pills are a &#8220;truly effective fat burner that is completely natural and safe&#8221; (Syntrax Fyre website). This Syntrax Fyre review will determine whether or not there is any validity to the lofty claims made about Syntrax Fyre.</p>
<h3>What are the ingredients in Syntrax Fyre diet pills?</h3>
<p>The following is the ingredient list from the Syntrax Fyre website (with one serving being 2 capsules)</p>
<p><strong>Fyre™ Proprietary Formula 505mg</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Velvet Bean Extract (Standardized For 20% L-Dopa)</li>
<li>Coffee Bean Extract (Standardized For 99% <a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2007/caffeine/" >Caffeine</a>)</li>
<li>Green Leaf Tea Extract (Standardized For 90% Catechins And 60% EGCG)</li>
<li>Coleus Forskohlii Leaf Extract (Standardized For 20% Forskolin)</li>
<li>Barberry Bark Extract (Standardized For 60% Berberine)</li>
<li>Ginger Root Extract (Standardized For 20% Gingerols)</li>
<li>Bergenia Root Extract (Standardized For 99% Bergenin)</li>
<li>Natural Yohimbine (from Yohimbine HCL)</li>
</ul>
<p>What exactly are these &#8220;all natural&#8221; ingredients in Syntrax Fyre?</p>
<p>Velvet bean extract has a variety of medicinal uses. It used to treat Parkinson&#8217;s Disease. It is an aphrodisiac; it increases testosterone levels and increases muscle mass. It has also been shown to be helpful for diabetics in lowering blood sugar levels.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2007/caffeine/" >Caffeine</a> has been shown to increase endurance in workouts, and your metabolic rate, leading to potential weight loss.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/green-tea-review/" >Green tea</a> is one of our favorite diet pill ingredients. It has a long list of clinical studies backing its effectiveness in contributing to weight loss.</p>
<p>Barberry Bark is a laxative which cleanses the system.</p>
<p>Ginger root reduces the acidity in the stomach, thus reducing vomiting and nausea.</p>
<p>Bergenia Root lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol.</p>
<p>Yohimbine comes from the bark of an African evergreen tree. It has been shown to increase fatty acid mobilization. It is also used to treat erectile dysfunction.</p>
<p>One study on coleus forshkohli found, “Oral ingestion of forskolin (250 mg of 10% forskolin extract twice a day) for a 12-week period was shown to favorably alter body composition while concurrently increasing bone mass and serum free testosterone levels in overweight and obese men. The results indicate that forskolin is a possible therapeutic agent for the management and treatment of obesity.” ((http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v13/n8/abs/oby2005162a.html))</p>
<h3>So how effective are Syntrax Fyre diet pills?</h3>
<p>Syntrax Fyre does include some ingredients which have been proven to contribute to weight loss. Unfortunately, like so many other diet pills, Syntrax Fyre contains a &#8220;proprietary&#8221; formula. In other words, they don&#8217;t want you to know exactly how much of each ingredient is included. Even though some of these ingredients can be beneficial, they have to be used in the correct amount. This Syntrax Fyre review cannot determine whether these ingredients will perform up to their potential because we do not know exactly how much of each ingredient is included.</p>
<p>Just one example of why things get precarious: The forshkohli study we mentioned used 250 mg twice a day of a <strong>10% extract of Forshkohli</strong>.  While Syntrax Fyre&#8217;s use of a 20% extract means it&#8217;s more potent per mg, it would still require that their formulation contain 250 mg.  When you&#8217;re looking at all of those other ingredients in a proprietary blend of 505 mg, either of two things are true:</p>
<ul>
<li>They did include the right amount (per this study &#8212; perhaps other studies show a lesser amount being effective&#8230;we couldn&#8217;t find them) of Forshkohli &#8212; which, by default means that they included a very small amount of the other ingredients &#8212; including the ones that actually have research backing their effectiveness for weight loss: caffeine and green tea.</li>
<li>They did not include the right amount of Forshkohli, which makes that ingredient mere eye candy and degrades its effectiveness considerably.</li>
</ul>
<p>If the proprietary blend were north of 1,000 mg, this could be promising, but it appears that Syntrax Fyre yielded to the pressures of the almighty profit margin and cut costs (without cutting their pricing, strangely enough).</p>
<h3>What are the side effects of Syntrax Fyre?</h3>
<p>The side effects include sweating, sleeplessness, and elevated heart rate.</p>
<h3>How much does Syntrax Fyre cost?</h3>
<p>A bottle of Syntrax Fyre contains 120 capsules and costs $30 on average. If you take the recommended dose of 6 capsules per day, a bottle will last you 20 days.  At $1.50 per day, this pill is very expensive.</p>
<h3>Syntrax Fyre Review Conclusion</h3>
<p>This Syntrax Fyre review has found that Syntrax Fyre diet pills are nothing special. They include typical ingredients in undisclosed amounts, leaving it impossible to compare Syntrax Fyre to clinical studies or even to other diet pills. After reviewing so many unimpressive diet pills, I feel like a broken record, but once again I recommend looking for a product that is 1) upfront about their ingredient amounts and 2) backed by legitimate clinical studies.</p>
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-319" title="syntrax-fyre" src="http://www.criticalorie.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/syntrax-fyre.jpg" alt="Syntrax Fyre Diet Pill" width="160" height="160" />Syntrax Fyre diet pills are a &#8220;truly effective fat burner that is completely natural and safe&#8221; (Syntrax Fyre website). This Syntrax Fyre review will determine whether or not there is any validity to the lofty claims made about Syntrax Fyre.</p>
<h3>What are the ingredients in Syntrax Fyre diet pills?</h3>
<p>The following is the ingredient list from the Syntrax Fyre website (with one serving being 2 capsules)</p>
<p><strong>Fyre™ Proprietary Formula 505mg</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Velvet Bean Extract (Standardized For 20% L-Dopa)</li>
<li>Coffee Bean Extract (Standardized For 99% <a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2007/caffeine/" >Caffeine</a>)</li>
<li>Green Leaf Tea Extract (Standardized For 90% Catechins And 60% EGCG)</li>
<li>Coleus Forskohlii Leaf Extract (Standardized For 20% Forskolin)</li>
<li>Barberry Bark Extract (Standardized For 60% Berberine)</li>
<li>Ginger Root Extract (Standardized For 20% Gingerols)</li>
<li>Bergenia Root Extract (Standardized For 99% Bergenin)</li>
<li>Natural Yohimbine (from Yohimbine HCL)</li>
</ul>
<p>What exactly are these &#8220;all natural&#8221; ingredients in Syntrax Fyre?</p>
<p>Velvet bean extract has a variety of medicinal uses. It used to treat Parkinson&#8217;s Disease. It is an aphrodisiac; it increases testosterone levels and increases muscle mass. It has also been shown to be helpful for diabetics in lowering blood sugar levels.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2007/caffeine/" >Caffeine</a> has been shown to increase endurance in workouts, and your metabolic rate, leading to potential weight loss.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.criticalorie.com/2008/green-tea-review/" >Green tea</a> is one of our favorite diet pill ingredients. It has a long list of clinical studies backing its effectiveness in contributing to weight loss.</p>
<p>Barberry Bark is a laxative which cleanses the system.</p>
<p>Ginger root reduces the acidity in the stomach, thus reducing vomiting and nausea.</p>
<p>Bergenia Root lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol.</p>
<p>Yohimbine comes from the bark of an African evergreen tree. It has been shown to increase fatty acid mobilization. It is also used to treat erectile dysfunction.</p>
<p>One study on coleus forshkohli found, “Oral ingestion of forskolin (250 mg of 10% forskolin extract twice a day) for a 12-week period was shown to favorably alter body composition while concurrently increasing bone mass and serum free testosterone levels in overweight and obese men. The results indicate that forskolin is a possible therapeutic agent for the management and treatment of obesity.” ((http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v13/n8/abs/oby2005162a.html))</p>
<h3>So how effective are Syntrax Fyre diet pills?</h3>
<p>Syntrax Fyre does include some ingredients which have been proven to contribute to weight loss. Unfortunately, like so many other diet pills, Syntrax Fyre contains a &#8220;proprietary&#8221; formula. In other words, they don&#8217;t want you to know exactly how much of each ingredient is included. Even though some of these ingredients can be beneficial, they have to be used in the correct amount. This Syntrax Fyre review cannot determine whether these ingredients will perform up to their potential because we do not know exactly how much of each ingredient is included.</p>
<p>Just one example of why things get precarious: The forshkohli study we mentioned used 250 mg twice a day of a <strong>10% extract of Forshkohli</strong>.  While Syntrax Fyre&#8217;s use of a 20% extract means it&#8217;s more potent per mg, it would still require that their formulation contain 250 mg.  When you&#8217;re looking at all of those other ingredients in a proprietary blend of 505 mg, either of two things are true:</p>
<ul>
<li>They did include the right amount (per this study &#8212; perhaps other studies show a lesser amount being effective&#8230;we couldn&#8217;t find them) of Forshkohli &#8212; which, by default means that they included a very small amount of the other ingredients &#8212; including the ones that actually have research backing their effectiveness for weight loss: caffeine and green tea.</li>
<li>They did not include the right amount of Forshkohli, which makes that ingredient mere eye candy and degrades its effectiveness considerably.</li>
</ul>
<p>If the proprietary blend were north of 1,000 mg, this could be promising, but it appears that Syntrax Fyre yielded to the pressures of the almighty profit margin and cut costs (without cutting their pricing, strangely enough).</p>
<h3>What are the side effects of Syntrax Fyre?</h3>
<p>The side effects include sweating, sleeplessness, and elevated heart rate.</p>
<h3>How much does Syntrax Fyre cost?</h3>
<p>A bottle of Syntrax Fyre contains 120 capsules and costs $30 on average. If you take the recommended dose of 6 capsules per day, a bottle will last you 20 days.  At $1.50 per day, this pill is very expensive.</p>
<h3>Syntrax Fyre Review Conclusion</h3>
<p>This Syntrax Fyre review has found that Syntrax Fyre diet pills are nothing special. They include typical ingredients in undisclosed amounts, leaving it impossible to compare Syntrax Fyre to clinical studies or even to other diet pills. After reviewing so many unimpressive diet pills, I feel like a broken record, but once again I recommend looking for a product that is 1) upfront about their ingredient amounts and 2) backed by legitimate clinical studies.</p>
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