Have you tried diet after diet, but still can’t seem to lose weight? You’re not alone. Millions of Americans are spending $60 million a year on fad diets, pills, and potions, and – more often than not – all they’re losing is their hard-earned money.
If you’ve been disappointed time after time by overblown hype and false promises, we agree that you have the right to be skeptical about any new weight loss product. But we’re hoping that you’ll read on, because we truly believe that you owe it to yourself to learn about TAIslim®.
TAIslim helps reach and maintain your ideal weight in four important ways.
Watch Dr. Rick Handel as he talks about TAIslim and how it works.
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FreeLife International Presents Results of Successful Clinical Studies at Annual Obesity Society Meeting
PHOENIX, AZ – October 28, 2009 – FreeLife International® recently presented the significant results of several human clinical studies on TAIslim®, its proprietary triple patent pending liquid weight loss supplement, at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society. This important conference, held in Washington, DC, brought together the world’s leading players in the field of obesity – from basic and clinical researchers and clinicians to educators, advocates, policy shapers, and practitioners.
At the conference, FreeLife’s Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Haru Amagase presented research on the impact of TAIslim on weight management. He discussed TAIslim’s unique mode of action and the significant reductions in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumferences observed in several controlled human clinical studies. TAIslim was also found to cause significant improvements over placebo in blood pressure, fasting glucose levels, and total body fat content. The formula was developed after weight loss benefits were noted in clinical studies on two other FreeLife supplements – GoChi® and Chi3 Energy™, both of which are based on the Asian goji berry (Lycium barbarum).
FreeLife’s findings on TAIslim will be published in the respected journal Obesity. “These results are very interesting and promising,” remarked Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge, noted obesity research expert and Assistant Professor at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital and New York Obesity Research Center at Columbia University. She added, “The rise in energy expenditure (i.e., fat burning) with these goji-based products is interesting and suggests a mechanism by which they can assist in weight management.”
“Lycium barbarum is a very interesting herb,” stated Dr. Norman R. Farnsworth, world-renowned Professor of Pharmacognosy (study of plant-based medicines) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “Clinical studies have shown multiple health benefits for humans, especially for general well-being, for immune-modulation, and for its antioxidant effects. The medicinal properties of Lycium barbarum in traditional Asian medicine correlate well with recent scientific studies. It appears that the active compounds in Lycium barbarum are polysaccharides (LBP) on which the TAIslim product is standardized.”
FreeLife® is the first company to perfect a difficult and demanding proprietary process and create the most highly standardized form of the goji berry available in the world today. According to FreeLife’s Dr. Amagase, “TAIslim is the only product on the market that combines standardized goji LBP with a proprietary blend of synergistic natural ingredients, and we believe that our research demonstrates great promise for those seeking safe, effective, and sustainable weight control. We are honored to have the opportunity to share our significant study results with the best and brightest experts and scientists in obesity research.”
With three patents pending, the TAIslim formula is a result of FreeLife’s continuing commitment to cutting-edge science and human clinical research. No other weight loss product can approach TAIslim’s exclusive formula, scientific innovation, or clinically demonstrated efficacy.
Article copyright: Freelife International
At the conference, FreeLife’s Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Haru Amagase presented research on the impact of TAIslim on weight management. He discussed TAIslim’s unique mode of action and the significant reductions in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumferences observed in several controlled human clinical studies. TAIslim was also found to cause significant improvements over placebo in blood pressure, fasting glucose levels, and total body fat content. The formula was developed after weight loss benefits were noted in clinical studies on two other FreeLife supplements – GoChi® and Chi3 Energy™, both of which are based on the Asian goji berry (Lycium barbarum).
FreeLife’s findings on TAIslim will be published in the respected journal Obesity. “These results are very interesting and promising,” remarked Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge, noted obesity research expert and Assistant Professor at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital and New York Obesity Research Center at Columbia University. She added, “The rise in energy expenditure (i.e., fat burning) with these goji-based products is interesting and suggests a mechanism by which they can assist in weight management.”
“Lycium barbarum is a very interesting herb,” stated Dr. Norman R. Farnsworth, world-renowned Professor of Pharmacognosy (study of plant-based medicines) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “Clinical studies have shown multiple health benefits for humans, especially for general well-being, for immune-modulation, and for its antioxidant effects. The medicinal properties of Lycium barbarum in traditional Asian medicine correlate well with recent scientific studies. It appears that the active compounds in Lycium barbarum are polysaccharides (LBP) on which the TAIslim product is standardized.”
FreeLife® is the first company to perfect a difficult and demanding proprietary process and create the most highly standardized form of the goji berry available in the world today. According to FreeLife’s Dr. Amagase, “TAIslim is the only product on the market that combines standardized goji LBP with a proprietary blend of synergistic natural ingredients, and we believe that our research demonstrates great promise for those seeking safe, effective, and sustainable weight control. We are honored to have the opportunity to share our significant study results with the best and brightest experts and scientists in obesity research.”
With three patents pending, the TAIslim formula is a result of FreeLife’s continuing commitment to cutting-edge science and human clinical research. No other weight loss product can approach TAIslim’s exclusive formula, scientific innovation, or clinically demonstrated efficacy.
Article copyright: Freelife International
How TaiSlim Cleanses and Replenishes Your System
Many experts believe that cleansing and replenishing your digestive system is essential for your weight loss success, and we agree. In fact, it’s an important feature of TAIslim’s exclusive four-way action. To understand how it works, you first need to know about TAIslim’s special proprietary fiber ingredient, NuFlora™.
When most people think of fiber, they only think about something that helps with bowel regularity. But if you use the right kind of fiber, such as NuFlora–it can actually help you to lose weight, too. When you take TAIslim™ with at least eight ounces of water, the NuFlora fiber becomes fully hydrated in your stomach and begins to co-mingle with your food. Because NuFlora is indigestible, it slows down the digestive process so that you don’t overload your bloodstream.† Absorbing food more slowly is very beneficial, and it guarantees that your body can handle it without the stress of having to produce an overabundance of insulin. This is important, because insulin is a fat storing hormone, and producing too much of it is a primary factor in obesity. NuFlora also helps to escort metabolic wastes and toxins from the body, and it has been clinically shown to promote regularity when used on a continuing basis.† But the most interesting aspect of NuFlora is one that comes straight from the scientific headlines. Thanks to NuFlora, TAIslim can help to rid your body of bad bacteria that may actually be causing you to gain weight!†
A normal colon is populated with trillions of friendly bacteria. We call them the intestinal flora. These flora are also called probiotic bacteria–probiotic means “for life,” because you need them to live. They keep your colon healthy and free of Candida yeast and other harmful organisms, and they even help with maintaining a normal weight by improving your body’s ability to use insulin.
Some alarming new research from the renowned Mayo Clinic is now showing that in many overweight people, their beneficial flora have been depleted and have been replaced with a nasty species called Firmicutes (fur-MICK-you-tees). The name may sound like something from Greek mythology, but Firmicutes are no myth. They’re real. They have an incredible ability to take your already digested food, extract more calories from it, and then store it as body fat. This is now a major focus of leading obesity researchers in the United States and in Europe.
Fortunately, you can get rid of those bad bacteria and restore the healthy flora with the NuFlora in TAIslim.† NuFlora makes your normal probiotic bacteria stronger and better able to fight and get rid of the evil fat-storing invaders, but only if you take it consistently. Cleansing and replenishing your system is just one more great reason to take TAIslim every day!
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Article copyright: Freelife International
When most people think of fiber, they only think about something that helps with bowel regularity. But if you use the right kind of fiber, such as NuFlora–it can actually help you to lose weight, too. When you take TAIslim™ with at least eight ounces of water, the NuFlora fiber becomes fully hydrated in your stomach and begins to co-mingle with your food. Because NuFlora is indigestible, it slows down the digestive process so that you don’t overload your bloodstream.† Absorbing food more slowly is very beneficial, and it guarantees that your body can handle it without the stress of having to produce an overabundance of insulin. This is important, because insulin is a fat storing hormone, and producing too much of it is a primary factor in obesity. NuFlora also helps to escort metabolic wastes and toxins from the body, and it has been clinically shown to promote regularity when used on a continuing basis.† But the most interesting aspect of NuFlora is one that comes straight from the scientific headlines. Thanks to NuFlora, TAIslim can help to rid your body of bad bacteria that may actually be causing you to gain weight!†
A normal colon is populated with trillions of friendly bacteria. We call them the intestinal flora. These flora are also called probiotic bacteria–probiotic means “for life,” because you need them to live. They keep your colon healthy and free of Candida yeast and other harmful organisms, and they even help with maintaining a normal weight by improving your body’s ability to use insulin.
Some alarming new research from the renowned Mayo Clinic is now showing that in many overweight people, their beneficial flora have been depleted and have been replaced with a nasty species called Firmicutes (fur-MICK-you-tees). The name may sound like something from Greek mythology, but Firmicutes are no myth. They’re real. They have an incredible ability to take your already digested food, extract more calories from it, and then store it as body fat. This is now a major focus of leading obesity researchers in the United States and in Europe.
Fortunately, you can get rid of those bad bacteria and restore the healthy flora with the NuFlora in TAIslim.† NuFlora makes your normal probiotic bacteria stronger and better able to fight and get rid of the evil fat-storing invaders, but only if you take it consistently. Cleansing and replenishing your system is just one more great reason to take TAIslim every day!
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Article copyright: Freelife International
How TAISlim Helps to Control your Appetite
Experts agree that in order to lose excess fat, you must take in fewer calories each day than you expend. And yet, it can be difficult to break old habits and push yourself away from the table if you’re still hungry. Fortunately, TAIslim™ offers multiple ways to make it easier for you to eat less and still feel satisfied.
TAIslim’s exclusive Appitol Plus complex features two natural amino acids, L-phenylalanine and N-acetyl-L-tyrosine. Studies on these natural building blocks of protein suggest that they can help suppress food cravings and the urge for between-meal snacks. This is because of their action on the brain’s pleasure centers. Your brain is designed to reward you with feelings of pleasure for performing necessary actions like eating or seeking warmth or shelter, and it’s also designed to make you want to avoid uncomfortable sensations such as extreme cold or physical pain. A pleasurable activity such as eating triggers the release of a brain chemical called dopamine, which travels to special receptors to produce a sensation of pleasure—you feel satisfied, and you can therefore stop eating. But in many overweight people, something’s gone haywire with their dopamine receptors, so it takes more food for them to get the message that they’re satisfied.
The amino acids in TAIslim’s Appetol Plus complex are structurally similar to dopamine, and studies have shown that they can increase the activity of dopamine in the brain. That means that, by taking TAIslim at the start of a meal, you can feel that pleasurable sensation without having to overeat.
TAIslim also contains NuFlora™, a special fiber ingredient that promotes the early release of CCK, a hormone that makes you feel fuller faster. And it can make you feel fuller longer as well. The hunger signal occurs several hours after eating as blood sugar levels begin to dip. Once you have eaten another meal, blood sugar levels once again rise to normal and your hunger goes away. Scientists know that if you can keep your blood sugar levels up
for a longer period of time, you can delay the hunger signal, and this is another way in which TAIslim can offer help. By delaying the absorption of food, TAIslim’s unique NuFlora fiber lets it into the bloodstream a little at a time—a constant trickle instead of a flood. This helps to maintain normal blood sugar levels, and also allows your body to deal with your food much more easily, without having to overproduce fat-storing stress hormones like insulin and cortisol.
With TAIslim, you can find it easier than ever to walk away from the dining table earlier, and you won’t be as anxious waiting for the dinner bell to ring!
Know about the TAIslim Success Stories
To know more about the ingredients, go to: Ingredient List
Know more about The Science of TAISlim
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Article copyright: Freelife International
TAIslim’s exclusive Appitol Plus complex features two natural amino acids, L-phenylalanine and N-acetyl-L-tyrosine. Studies on these natural building blocks of protein suggest that they can help suppress food cravings and the urge for between-meal snacks. This is because of their action on the brain’s pleasure centers. Your brain is designed to reward you with feelings of pleasure for performing necessary actions like eating or seeking warmth or shelter, and it’s also designed to make you want to avoid uncomfortable sensations such as extreme cold or physical pain. A pleasurable activity such as eating triggers the release of a brain chemical called dopamine, which travels to special receptors to produce a sensation of pleasure—you feel satisfied, and you can therefore stop eating. But in many overweight people, something’s gone haywire with their dopamine receptors, so it takes more food for them to get the message that they’re satisfied.
The amino acids in TAIslim’s Appetol Plus complex are structurally similar to dopamine, and studies have shown that they can increase the activity of dopamine in the brain. That means that, by taking TAIslim at the start of a meal, you can feel that pleasurable sensation without having to overeat.
TAIslim also contains NuFlora™, a special fiber ingredient that promotes the early release of CCK, a hormone that makes you feel fuller faster. And it can make you feel fuller longer as well. The hunger signal occurs several hours after eating as blood sugar levels begin to dip. Once you have eaten another meal, blood sugar levels once again rise to normal and your hunger goes away. Scientists know that if you can keep your blood sugar levels up
for a longer period of time, you can delay the hunger signal, and this is another way in which TAIslim can offer help. By delaying the absorption of food, TAIslim’s unique NuFlora fiber lets it into the bloodstream a little at a time—a constant trickle instead of a flood. This helps to maintain normal blood sugar levels, and also allows your body to deal with your food much more easily, without having to overproduce fat-storing stress hormones like insulin and cortisol.
With TAIslim, you can find it easier than ever to walk away from the dining table earlier, and you won’t be as anxious waiting for the dinner bell to ring!
Know about the TAIslim Success Stories
To know more about the ingredients, go to: Ingredient List
Know more about The Science of TAISlim
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Article copyright: Freelife International
TaiSlim... For a Totally New YOU!
TAIslim helps you to reach and maintain a healthy weight in four important ways:1. FIGHTS ABDOMINAL FAT:
TAIslim contains FreeLife’s exclusive GoChi®, clinically shown to decrease the body’s production of stress hormones that cause you to accumulate unhealthy belly fat.† Other ingredients act on digestive tract enzymes to help reduce the amount of calories absorbed from starchy or fatty foods.†2. ENHANCES METABOLISM:
Clinical results on TAIslim have demonstrated a dramatic increase in the body’s calorie burning potential compared to placebo, giving you the energy to maximize your workout performance.†3. HELPS CONTROL APPETITE:
TAIslim supports a positive mood, suppressing appetite and between-meal cravings to help you to cut unwanted calories.†4. CLEANSES and REPLENISHES:
TAIslim's advanced proprietary NuFlora™ fiber provides gentle cleansing and detoxifying action to promote regularity and healthy microflora, while slowing the absorption of food to improve metabolism.†Doctors and diet experts agree that there’s only one permanent way to lose pounds and inches, and that’s to burn more calories than you take in. But if you’ve failed with diet after diet, it’s not your fault. Trendy pills and potions use gimmicks to give you some early results, but the weight always returns. Over time, this yo-yo cycle of losing and regaining can actually slow your metabolism, making it even harder to lose weight. But now, FreeLife® science has found the way to lose the fat and keep it off, and that’s TAIslim.†‡
In Asia, the word tai signifies “total” or “complete.” And unlike any other diet you’ve ever tried, the comprehensive TAIslim plan addresses every key aspect of successful weight control. TAIslim is based on FreeLife’s revolutionary patent pending technology and research on the ability of the goji berry to reduce unsightly and dangerous belly fat.
Know about the TAIslim Success Stories
‡For best results, use every day in conjunction with healthy dietary choices and exercise, and drink 8 glasses of water per day.
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Article copyright: Freelife International
Turn ON the BAT, and burn OFF the FAT
Thermogenesis refers to the body’s ability to produce heat from stored fat calories by increasing the metabolic rate. This fat burning is called lipolysis, and takes place mostly in unique pockets of brown adipose tissue (BAT) located throughout the body.Other than in hibernating animals, BAT thermogenesis is not a prime energy source for the body. Rather, it is a means of getting rid of excess caloric intake, or as a supplemental source of energy when the body is under stress, attack, is exercising heavily, or is in need of heat (the fl ush of exercise and the “hot under the collar” sensations of anger are both driven by thermogenesis).
Babies are born with highly active BAT, and lots of baby fat to fuel the heat-producing process. This is why babies don’t shiver in the cold. As children become older, BAT thermogenic activity diminishes. By adulthood, BAT activity can slow to a crawl if not adequately stimulated by regular aerobic exercise. This can lead to weight gain, which is popularly explained as one’s “metabolism slowing down.” What’s really slowing down is the ability of the BAT to burn the fat!
Some people, especially those who work outdoors or who live in extremely cold climates, are able to retain BAT activity throughout their lives. In clinical studies on adults with active BAT, even eating thousands of excess calories over a long period often didn’t alter their weight, and some even managed to lose weight.
Fortunately, you don’t have to work outdoors in an Alaskan oil field to activate BAT. Foods such as cinnamon, ginger, and hot peppers can make you perspire and feel flushed, and that’s thermogenesis in action, but the effect quickly wears off. The effects of coffee and tea last a bit longer, thanks to their combination of polyphenols and caffeine, which work together to keep the fat burning going. In fact, the fat burning effect of green tea has been scientifically measured, and it’s equal to burning 80 extra calories a day. That means that you could lose nearly 10 pounds a year just by drinking green tea. But what if that’s not enough?
Now, there’s a better way to turn on your thermogenic power, and that’s TAIslim. In a controlled human clinical study, TAIslim burned calories at the amazing rate of 200 calories per day – that’s 250% more than what was shown in the green tea studies. The 200 calorie thermogenic boost is just one of TAIslim’s four modes of action which, combined, are responsible for the incredible results that people are seeing with TAIslim.
TAIslim’s thermogenic effect is also long lasting. In fact, after 4 hours, clinical study participants taking TAIslim were burning 20 times more calories than those drinking coffee or green tea! So, drink TAIslim. It’s a great way to turn on the BAT, and burn off the fat!
Know about the TAIslim Success Stories
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Real Science, Real Benefits
At FreeLife, we pride ourselves on our commitment to scientific research. We are proud to have demonstrated 19 impressive benefits with GoChi® in three human clinical studies, and our results have been independently validated by acceptance and publication in three scholarly scientific journals. The worldwide nutrition research community is excited about the discoveries of our Science Team, and yet, it seems that some competitors just can’t resist the temptation to knock us. They certainly have a right to their opinions, but we have the right to object when they don’t play fair.What really troubles our Science Team is when other companies assert superiority for their products based on faulty comparisons. This is especially true when the subject turns to antioxidant power. Many products are marketed with boasts about high antioxidant potency, but most are basing their claim on two inappropriate tests: ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) and FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Potential). These two tests were designed to measure only the theoretical antioxidant potential of a substance in a laboratory beaker, but the tests tell you absolutely nothing about how that substance might actually perform in a human body. The truth is that many fruits that test very high for ORAC and FRAP actually perform miserably as antioxidants in the body because they’re not able to be absorbed. High-ORAC foods do provide nutritional benefits, but to say that those benefits are because of their antioxidant power is simply not telling the scientific truth.
Leading scientists believe that to really obtain a compound’s antioxidant effect, tests should be conducted on actual effectiveness in the human body, and that is what we have done with GoChi.In a recent randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study, blood tests on participants drinking GoChi showed highly significant improvements in levels of the body’s two most important antioxidants, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase. This was accompanied by a corresponding reduction in blood levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a prime indicator of free-radical damage and a known health-risk factor.
Competitors can talk all they want about their test-tube scores, but of all the products of its kind that we know, only GoChi has demonstrated such significant antioxidant power inside the human body, with independent validation by the expert judges of the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition Research.
Our antioxidant study is yet another demonstration of the remarkable power of GoChi, and it illustrates FreeLife’s ongoing commitment to bringing you the best that nature and science have to offer, and to backing up our claims with published clinical research.
–Rick Handel, Chief Product Officer
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Article copyright: Freelife International
The Scientifically Validated Super Juice
Many nutrition companies claim to have effective products, but they do not support their claims with clinical studies. At FreeLife®, we are proud of our innovative and effective products, and we back them with rigorous science. There are many ways to conduct a clinical study, but the double blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled design used by FreeLife is considered to be the gold standard for fairness and honesty. That is why our studies have been so well received by leading peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals.
These include the highly regarded Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine(JACM), which published FreeLife’s first groundbreaking GoChi® study, in which 13 distinct health improvements were seen in just 14 days. Peer-reviewed publications such as JACM will not accept studies without prior approval by a panel of independent experts. After months of careful review, the journal’s blue ribbon panel ruled that our study design was sound, our methods were consistent with good clinical practice, our data and calculations were accurate, and our findings were valid.
That landmark study was just the beginning. A second human clinical trial demonstrated the impressive antioxidant power of GoChi. In this controlled study, people drinking GoChi experienced highly significant increases in blood levels of the body’s most important antioxidant enzymes, along with an equally significant reduction of free-radical damage. Other juice products may claim high antioxidant activity, but GoChi is the only juice to demonstrate results in a 30-day clinical study that has been independently validated by the respected, peer-reviewed journal, Nutrition Research.
In yet another FreeLife human clinical trial, participants drinking GoChi saw their vital immune defenses improved in three important ways. And now, this FreeLife GoChi study has become the third to be accepted by a leading peer-reviewed journal, this time the Journal of Medicinal Food, one of the most important publications in the nutraceutical field.
Even more benefits of GoChi have been demonstrated in yet-to-be published studies, and we are also pursuing clinical research on our other great FreeLife products. We are proud of the acceptance of our studies by leading journals, as we believe that there is no better illustration of our ongoing commitment to supporting our nutritional claims with solid scientifi c research.
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These include the highly regarded Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine(JACM), which published FreeLife’s first groundbreaking GoChi® study, in which 13 distinct health improvements were seen in just 14 days. Peer-reviewed publications such as JACM will not accept studies without prior approval by a panel of independent experts. After months of careful review, the journal’s blue ribbon panel ruled that our study design was sound, our methods were consistent with good clinical practice, our data and calculations were accurate, and our findings were valid.
That landmark study was just the beginning. A second human clinical trial demonstrated the impressive antioxidant power of GoChi. In this controlled study, people drinking GoChi experienced highly significant increases in blood levels of the body’s most important antioxidant enzymes, along with an equally significant reduction of free-radical damage. Other juice products may claim high antioxidant activity, but GoChi is the only juice to demonstrate results in a 30-day clinical study that has been independently validated by the respected, peer-reviewed journal, Nutrition Research.
In yet another FreeLife human clinical trial, participants drinking GoChi saw their vital immune defenses improved in three important ways. And now, this FreeLife GoChi study has become the third to be accepted by a leading peer-reviewed journal, this time the Journal of Medicinal Food, one of the most important publications in the nutraceutical field.Even more benefits of GoChi have been demonstrated in yet-to-be published studies, and we are also pursuing clinical research on our other great FreeLife products. We are proud of the acceptance of our studies by leading journals, as we believe that there is no better illustration of our ongoing commitment to supporting our nutritional claims with solid scientifi c research.
Article copyright: Freelife International
2 GoChi Studies published by PubMed
View the articles in these links:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18447631?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
and
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19185773?ordinalpos=1&itool=Email.EmailReport.Pubmed_ReportSelector.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Astract: Clinical Study of GoChi
Another First for the Direct Sales Industry!
The peer-reviewed clinical study demonstrating the nutritional benefits of Freelife's Gochi has been published in PubMed.gov. This is a U.S. goverment sponsored search engine for accessing abstracts of biomedical research articles. It is run by the United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Enter "GoChi" or "Freelife" in the search engine to find the latest study published on the goji berry titled, “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18447631?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Here's the abstract of the study which is also found in Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. website:http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2008.0004?prevSearch=allfield%3A(gochi)
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi
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To cite this paper:
Harunobu Amagase, Dwight M. Nance. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. May 1, 2008, 14(4): 403-412. doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0004.
Harunobu Amagase, Ph.D.
FreeLife International, LLC, Phoenix, AZ.
Dwight M. Nance, Ph.D.
Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Orange, CA.
ABSTRACT
Background: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is the first study reported from outside China that has examined the general effects of the orally consumed goji berry, Lycium barbarum, as a standardized juice (GoChi ; FreeLife International LLC, Phoenix, AZ) to healthy adults for 14 days.
Methods: Based upon the medicinal properties of Lycium barbarum in traditional Asian medicine, we examined by questionnaire subjective ratings (0–5) of general feelings of well-being, neurologic/psychologic traits, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular complaints as well as any adverse effects. Also, measures of body weight, body–mass index, blood pressure, pulse rate, and visual acuity were assessed before and after consuming 120 mL of GoChi/day or placebo control solution. Data were statistically analyzed for changes between day 1 and day 15.
Results: Significant differences between day 1 and day 15 were found in the GoChi group (N = 16) in increased ratings for energy level, athletic performance, quality of sleep, ease of awakening, ability to focus on activities, mental acuity, calmness, and feelings of health, contentment, and happiness. GoChi also significantly reduced fatigue and stress, and improved regularity of gastrointestinal function. In contrast, the placebo group (N = 18) showed only two significant changes (heartburn and happiness). No significant changes in musculoskeletal or cardiovascular complaints were observed in either group. All parametric data (body weight, etc.) were not significantly different between groups or between day 1 and day 15 for either group.
Conclusions: These results clearly indicate that daily consumption of GoChi for 14 days increases subjective feelings of general well-being, and improves neurologic/psychologic performance and gastrointestinal functions. The data strongly suggest that further research is indicated to confirm and extend knowledge of the potential effects of Lycium barbarum upon human health.
The peer-reviewed clinical study demonstrating the nutritional benefits of Freelife's Gochi has been published in PubMed.gov. This is a U.S. goverment sponsored search engine for accessing abstracts of biomedical research articles. It is run by the United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. Enter "GoChi" or "Freelife" in the search engine to find the latest study published on the goji berry titled, “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi.”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18447631?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
Here's the abstract of the study which is also found in Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. website:http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2008.0004?prevSearch=allfield%3A(gochi)
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To cite this paper:
Harunobu Amagase, Dwight M. Nance. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. May 1, 2008, 14(4): 403-412. doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0004.
Harunobu Amagase, Ph.D.
FreeLife International, LLC, Phoenix, AZ.
Dwight M. Nance, Ph.D.
Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Orange, CA.
ABSTRACT
Background: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is the first study reported from outside China that has examined the general effects of the orally consumed goji berry, Lycium barbarum, as a standardized juice (GoChi ; FreeLife International LLC, Phoenix, AZ) to healthy adults for 14 days.
Methods: Based upon the medicinal properties of Lycium barbarum in traditional Asian medicine, we examined by questionnaire subjective ratings (0–5) of general feelings of well-being, neurologic/psychologic traits, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular complaints as well as any adverse effects. Also, measures of body weight, body–mass index, blood pressure, pulse rate, and visual acuity were assessed before and after consuming 120 mL of GoChi/day or placebo control solution. Data were statistically analyzed for changes between day 1 and day 15.
Results: Significant differences between day 1 and day 15 were found in the GoChi group (N = 16) in increased ratings for energy level, athletic performance, quality of sleep, ease of awakening, ability to focus on activities, mental acuity, calmness, and feelings of health, contentment, and happiness. GoChi also significantly reduced fatigue and stress, and improved regularity of gastrointestinal function. In contrast, the placebo group (N = 18) showed only two significant changes (heartburn and happiness). No significant changes in musculoskeletal or cardiovascular complaints were observed in either group. All parametric data (body weight, etc.) were not significantly different between groups or between day 1 and day 15 for either group.
Conclusions: These results clearly indicate that daily consumption of GoChi for 14 days increases subjective feelings of general well-being, and improves neurologic/psychologic performance and gastrointestinal functions. The data strongly suggest that further research is indicated to confirm and extend knowledge of the potential effects of Lycium barbarum upon human health.
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