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Caralluma Fimbriata - "The most effective tool ever discovered for battling obesity?"
By Mark Isaac Thyss
Garden of Healing®
Caralluma Fimbriata intrigues me. It sounds kind of Portu-geeese-ish, yet, it's Indian - as in India.
It's not a Brazilian ballerina, new Rain Forest dark-bark chocolate, nor is it a coolie-hip coffee beverage. It's certainly not appetizing looking, nor is it sexy.
What it is?
The latest entry into the diet foods and supplements category that suppresses appetite - yours.
"Control on my eating habit easily..."
Chewing on thorny food seems dangerous to me, especially if it might squirt or even bite back!
Oh! Dear sweet Cara-lluma, bestow your light on my fatty corpse and make me thin again!
It's not likely that I will ever consider it's use as "the next natural weight loss powerhouse" - as loud reviews are claiming. Instead, I find most of the information about Caralluma Fimbriata flaky, funny, and down-right ridiculous.
Have supplement marketers run out of verbrilliance and material, or are they just tired and lazy?
Mysterious old plant or new weight loss Savior? Which is it? And, why do you need the stuff?
"Caralluma Fimbriata, an ancient Indian cactus, is getting a fast reputation for possibly becoming..."
Caralluma Fimbriata is an ancient Indian cactus used by the rural masses (purportedly), as an appetite suppressant during periods of famine to curb appetite. It's used in India as a portable, meaning, carry-it-with-you hunting food. Apparently, you do not need much of it, to sustain your body, during long treks hunting tiger. A warrior's got to remain light and nimble, you know.
"Desire to munch on something just wasn't there..."
I've never seen Caralluma at Whole Foods Market (they have everything you know...), and I'm very curious to chop some up. So curious and entralled, I won't even use my Cuisinart; I am working on knife skills this month.
Don't tell me I have to travel to India to get my hands on this succulent "no-diet" wonder. Too much travel trouble for an authentic experience, and besides, anywhere I go, I like to go fast, and with impeccable service. 27 minutes to O'Hare is time not well spent, even in first class...
But no, say it isn't so, we're all in luck!
Vitamin supplement manufacturers are NOT spending cash writing glorious words and phrases raving about this succulent bush - better than Hoodia, they say!
For a buck, they'll say anything and more..., and they do...
"One of the Most Effective and Natural Weight Loss Products To..."
Talk is cheap.
I am not chubby, and I do not intend to go on safari any time soon, if ever. India is far away. Tigers run faster than me, they are big, and last I heard, they eat people too. Doesn't look like I'll be munching on juicy Caralluma cacti hunting leopard anytime soon.
"Most Effective and Natural Weight Loss Products To Come Along In Years!"
If I'm not portly, and if I don't want to end up embarrassed by the failure of Caralluma's promise and allure as a weight loss miracle, what other reasons are there to get my hands on this stuff?
Cook it like zucchini?
Maybe I shouldn't ridicule Caralluma. We might all need to start liking it - and alot of it too...
With "for rent" and "out of business" signs everywhere, whether due to the Bush years, Maydoff swindling or AIG thinking, famine could quite possibly be on the horizon for each and every one of us in America, as we hunt for our nourishment in far Midwestern fields or in Peanut-butter-and-Jellystone Park.
Getting down with Caralluma Fimbriata could come in handy. Wonder if the price is right?
At $120 plus for a two-month supply, things are getting clearer. It's not my rear end that's getting smaller, but rather my pocketbook.
"One of the Most Effective ... Products To Come Along In Years!"
These are the claims. Maybe Caralluma is a miracle - and maybe it isn't. Sure sounds exotic; that's reason enough for some.
"Desire to munch on something just wasn't there..."
I like eating and do so every few hours. I'm wired that way, and as it turns out - eating this way is healthy too. I do not need an appetite suppressant, nor do I want one. Apparently, I need Caralluma capsules like I need liposuction on my Hinterteil.
But alas, I am aware my brains reside elsewhere, and I do question this stuff...
"6 month supply completed on July 2008 and results were amazing..."
It's understandable that some people need to curb their appetite, but buyer beware when it comes to these claims. Manufacturers have gone crazy making proclamations - or not far enough? Indeed there are so many products on the market nowadays, and mere words set products apart. Right?
Babble or truth?
"In several clinical trials "Slimaluma" (a patented version of the ingredient Caralluma F.) showed reducing effects on body fat through appetite management."
Seek some kind of proof. Read something authoritative other than the pure rot Yahoo and Google search results produce.
Sadly, for Caralluma, every writer-reviewer and his plump sister keep writing the same empty crap.
And still, my culinary curiosity is begging me to sample some. Caralluma - and the idea of it, both seem elusive to me. Downing capsules or sipping the powdered supplemental are not going to do it. I need substance, in food, drink and information.
"Discover the details of the Indian 'miracle' cactus Caralluma Fimbriata, which targets the real cause of fat gain!"
Neither India nor famine appear on my "to do" list, and I'd really like to cook some of the (vegetable) stuff - with a little turmeric, garlic and cumin, for starters, to see how it tastes and rates. It is also found in chutney, but we don't have an Indian market anywhere within several hundred miles.
I've read that it comes pickled or is used to pickle too. You can eat it raw, kind of like a carrot. Watch the thorns.
"One of the Most Effective and Natural Weight Loss Products To Come Along In Years!"
The more I cogitate, the more my jaw hurts..; and, to take Caralluma as a weight loss supplement, well, that's just not for me - cannot seem to wrap my lips around it...
Once far off in the future, when I do find myself with spare tire, feeling unattractive, unmotivated - and lumpy, I'll resort to what I have always done... That is; eat vegetables and brown rice with tamari. Pair this with running 15 to 20 minutes, maybe twice a week, and finish with a dash of delusion...
The old fashion way of losing weight has always done the job. No Ab Master-blaster for me.
"Dropped 40 pounds in 6 months with Zero exercise...!"
Who needs Hoodia or Caralluma Fimbriata? Maybe you do. But don't be fooled by ANY exotic next great weight loss marvel, especially if manufacturers are touting them as "famine foods" - how absurd!
We are not in Kansas anymore - nor in India, even if eight years of George Bush have landed us feeling there, down-and-out or even square in despair.
Funny, after getting to know Caralluma Fimbriata, I still find it so ridiculous, that I'll just have to let it keep me laughing thin.
__________________
In Caralluma's defense, I offer this piece from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:
"Caralluma fimbriata is an edible cactus, used by tribal Indians to suppress hunger and enhance endurance. The effect of Caralluma extract was assessed in overweight individuals by a placebo controlled randomized trial. Fifty adult men and women (25-60 years) with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m2 were randomly assigned into a placebo or experimental group; the latter received 1 g of Caralluma extract per day for 60 days. All subjects were given standard advice regarding a weight reducing diet and physical activity. At the end of 30 and 60 days of intervention, blood glucose and lipids, anthropometric measurements, dietary intake and assessment of appetite was performed. Waist circumference and hunger levels over the observation period showed a significant decline in the experimental group when compared to the placebo group. While there was a trend towards a greater decrease in body weight, body mass index, hip circumference, body fat and energy intake between assessment time points in the experimental group, these were not significantly different between experimental and placebo groups. Caralluma extract appears to suppress appetite, and reduce waist circumference when compared to placebo over a 2 month period."
© 1996-2009 Mark Isaac Thyss/Garden of Healing®. All rights reserved.
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Caralluma Fimbriata - "The most effective tool ever discovered for battling obesity?"
By Mark Isaac Thyss
Garden of Healing®
Caralluma Fimbriata intrigues me. It sounds kind of Portu-geeese-ish, yet, it's Indian - as in India.
It's not a Brazilian ballerina, new Rain Forest dark-bark chocolate, nor is it a coolie-hip coffee beverage. It's certainly not appetizing looking, nor is it sexy.
What it is?
The latest entry into the diet foods and supplements category that suppresses appetite - yours.
"Control on my eating habit easily..."
Chewing on thorny food seems dangerous to me, especially if it might squirt or even bite back!
Oh! Dear sweet Cara-lluma, bestow your light on my fatty corpse and make me thin again!
It's not likely that I will ever consider it's use as "the next natural weight loss powerhouse" - as loud reviews are claiming. Instead, I find most of the information about Caralluma Fimbriata flaky, funny, and down-right ridiculous.
Have supplement marketers run out of verbrilliance and material, or are they just tired and lazy?
Mysterious old plant or new weight loss Savior? Which is it? And, why do you need the stuff?
"Caralluma Fimbriata, an ancient Indian cactus, is getting a fast reputation for possibly becoming..."
Caralluma Fimbriata is an ancient Indian cactus used by the rural masses (purportedly), as an appetite suppressant during periods of famine to curb appetite. It's used in India as a portable, meaning, carry-it-with-you hunting food. Apparently, you do not need much of it, to sustain your body, during long treks hunting tiger. A warrior's got to remain light and nimble, you know.
"Desire to munch on something just wasn't there..."
I've never seen Caralluma at Whole Foods Market (they have everything you know...), and I'm very curious to chop some up. So curious and entralled, I won't even use my Cuisinart; I am working on knife skills this month.
Don't tell me I have to travel to India to get my hands on this succulent "no-diet" wonder. Too much travel trouble for an authentic experience, and besides, anywhere I go, I like to go fast, and with impeccable service. 27 minutes to O'Hare is time not well spent, even in first class...
But no, say it isn't so, we're all in luck!
Vitamin supplement manufacturers are NOT spending cash writing glorious words and phrases raving about this succulent bush - better than Hoodia, they say!
For a buck, they'll say anything and more..., and they do...
"One of the Most Effective and Natural Weight Loss Products To..."
Talk is cheap.
I am not chubby, and I do not intend to go on safari any time soon, if ever. India is far away. Tigers run faster than me, they are big, and last I heard, they eat people too. Doesn't look like I'll be munching on juicy Caralluma cacti hunting leopard anytime soon.
"Most Effective and Natural Weight Loss Products To Come Along In Years!"
If I'm not portly, and if I don't want to end up embarrassed by the failure of Caralluma's promise and allure as a weight loss miracle, what other reasons are there to get my hands on this stuff?
Cook it like zucchini?
Maybe I shouldn't ridicule Caralluma. We might all need to start liking it - and alot of it too...
With "for rent" and "out of business" signs everywhere, whether due to the Bush years, Maydoff swindling or AIG thinking, famine could quite possibly be on the horizon for each and every one of us in America, as we hunt for our nourishment in far Midwestern fields or in Peanut-butter-and-Jellystone Park.
Getting down with Caralluma Fimbriata could come in handy. Wonder if the price is right?
At $120 plus for a two-month supply, things are getting clearer. It's not my rear end that's getting smaller, but rather my pocketbook.
"One of the Most Effective ... Products To Come Along In Years!"
These are the claims. Maybe Caralluma is a miracle - and maybe it isn't. Sure sounds exotic; that's reason enough for some.
"Desire to munch on something just wasn't there..."
I like eating and do so every few hours. I'm wired that way, and as it turns out - eating this way is healthy too. I do not need an appetite suppressant, nor do I want one. Apparently, I need Caralluma capsules like I need liposuction on my Hinterteil.
But alas, I am aware my brains reside elsewhere, and I do question this stuff...
"6 month supply completed on July 2008 and results were amazing..."
It's understandable that some people need to curb their appetite, but buyer beware when it comes to these claims. Manufacturers have gone crazy making proclamations - or not far enough? Indeed there are so many products on the market nowadays, and mere words set products apart. Right?
Babble or truth?
"In several clinical trials "Slimaluma" (a patented version of the ingredient Caralluma F.) showed reducing effects on body fat through appetite management."
Seek some kind of proof. Read something authoritative other than the pure rot Yahoo and Google search results produce.
Sadly, for Caralluma, every writer-reviewer and his plump sister keep writing the same empty crap.
And still, my culinary curiosity is begging me to sample some. Caralluma - and the idea of it, both seem elusive to me. Downing capsules or sipping the powdered supplemental are not going to do it. I need substance, in food, drink and information.
"Discover the details of the Indian 'miracle' cactus Caralluma Fimbriata, which targets the real cause of fat gain!"
Neither India nor famine appear on my "to do" list, and I'd really like to cook some of the (vegetable) stuff - with a little turmeric, garlic and cumin, for starters, to see how it tastes and rates. It is also found in chutney, but we don't have an Indian market anywhere within several hundred miles.
I've read that it comes pickled or is used to pickle too. You can eat it raw, kind of like a carrot. Watch the thorns.
"One of the Most Effective and Natural Weight Loss Products To Come Along In Years!"
The more I cogitate, the more my jaw hurts..; and, to take Caralluma as a weight loss supplement, well, that's just not for me - cannot seem to wrap my lips around it...
Once far off in the future, when I do find myself with spare tire, feeling unattractive, unmotivated - and lumpy, I'll resort to what I have always done... That is; eat vegetables and brown rice with tamari. Pair this with running 15 to 20 minutes, maybe twice a week, and finish with a dash of delusion...
The old fashion way of losing weight has always done the job. No Ab Master-blaster for me.
"Dropped 40 pounds in 6 months with Zero exercise...!"
Who needs Hoodia or Caralluma Fimbriata? Maybe you do. But don't be fooled by ANY exotic next great weight loss marvel, especially if manufacturers are touting them as "famine foods" - how absurd!
We are not in Kansas anymore - nor in India, even if eight years of George Bush have landed us feeling there, down-and-out or even square in despair.
Funny, after getting to know Caralluma Fimbriata, I still find it so ridiculous, that I'll just have to let it keep me laughing thin.
__________________
In Caralluma's defense, I offer this piece from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:
"Caralluma fimbriata is an edible cactus, used by tribal Indians to suppress hunger and enhance endurance. The effect of Caralluma extract was assessed in overweight individuals by a placebo controlled randomized trial. Fifty adult men and women (25-60 years) with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25 kg/m2 were randomly assigned into a placebo or experimental group; the latter received 1 g of Caralluma extract per day for 60 days. All subjects were given standard advice regarding a weight reducing diet and physical activity. At the end of 30 and 60 days of intervention, blood glucose and lipids, anthropometric measurements, dietary intake and assessment of appetite was performed. Waist circumference and hunger levels over the observation period showed a significant decline in the experimental group when compared to the placebo group. While there was a trend towards a greater decrease in body weight, body mass index, hip circumference, body fat and energy intake between assessment time points in the experimental group, these were not significantly different between experimental and placebo groups. Caralluma extract appears to suppress appetite, and reduce waist circumference when compared to placebo over a 2 month period."
© 1996-2009 Mark Isaac Thyss/Garden of Healing®. All rights reserved.
For more articles and recipes leading to natural health and healing, please visit:
http://www.thegardenofhealing.com/
Become a SelfcarePro! Your Nutritional Edge, Foods, Fitness, Best Healthcare & Spa Destinations; for Product Reviews, Articles, Interviews & Celebrity Exposes, visit:
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