Stoke your metabolic fire and slay at the gym
Feeling hangry, craving comfort foods, and stress-eating may be trendy memes or familiar feelings, but the underlying biochemistry is real, and it can mess with healthy weight goals. When you’re feeling consistently stressed, the body may produce an excess of the stress hormone cortisol, which can lead to increased appetite, cravings for sweet, fatty, and salty foods, overeating, and weight gain. Balancing stress levels and mood can make it easier to maintain executive function, self-regulation, and a healthy metabolism to meet weight goals. Blue Burn™ is specially formulated to help kick cravings and stress-eating to the curb, and boost your energy levels and metabolic fire, to support you in meeting your weight and fitness goals. Additionally, it supports your overall metabolic health which impacts several systems in your body from digestive, to endocrine, and nervous systems.
Here’s what gives Blue Burn™ its fire:
Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre)
Sugar-craving killer
Gymnema is a traditional Ayurvedic herb known as the “sugar killer” and is native to India, Africa, and Australia.Gymnema has the unique capacity to reduce perception of sweet flavors, due to the presence of natural compounds called gymnemic acids, which selectively suppress sweet taste response without affecting the perception of other flavors. Gymnema has a traditional history of use that has been validated through clinical trials for supporting already normal healthy blood sugar levels. In a 14-day placebo-controlled ‘sugar reset’ trial in healthy adults, intake of gymnema was found to reduce cravings and consumption of sweet foods in a laboratory setting. In addition to its “sugar killer” benefits, gymnema has many other traditional therapeutic uses for digestion and more.
Maca Root (Lepidium meyenii)
Regulation and energetic ally
Maca is a South American plant in the broccoli family native to the high altitudes of the Andes mountains, where it has been traditionally used as food, medicine, and animal fodder. More recently, maca has gained international popularity for its benefits as an energizing adaptogen to decrease fatigue. A small randomized placebo controlled clinical trial suggested that four weeks of maca supplementation could help reduce muscle contraction fatigue and improve endurance in athletes who perform high-intensity movement.
Maca is also used to balance hormones for both men and women. When it comes to weight management, hormones can play a role (especially for those going through menopause). Maca can help support metabolic balance as it relates to hormones. Like many adaptogens, maca is also helpful for improving the body’s response to stress.
Oregon Grape Root (Berberis aquifolium)
Berberine metabolic boost
A treasured herb of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon Grape contains berberine, an active compound celebrated for its metabolic support. Berberine is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in various plants such as Oregon Grape root. It has a long history of traditional use and is valued today for its ability to support healthy metabolic function and help maintain blood sugar levels already within the normal range. Our Oregon Grape root is responsibly wildcrafted to ensure its vitality for future generations.
Ashwagandha Root (Withania somnifera)
Cortisol calmer
Ashwagandha is a traditional Ayurvedic herb that supports balanced energy levels and healthy sleep. It has gained global popularity as an adaptogen, useful for reducing occasional stress and boosting endurance for strength training. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study found that participants supplementing with ashwagandha daily showed a reduction in cortisol levels and feelings of stress.
In addition to its potential to decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol, ashwagandha shows potential to reduce stress-related weight gain and the increased caloric intake that can come with stress. A clinical trial in adults under chronic stress who supplemented with ashwagandha for eight weeks showed significant improvements in happiness, perceived stress, and serum cortisol, as well as improvements in food cravings, body weight, and body mass index. Another randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial showed improved muscle mass and strength associated with eight weeks of ashwagandha supplementation.
Blue Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis)
Nutritional powerhouse
Blue spirulina is a natural extract of blue-green algae, high in the blue antioxidant pigment known as phycocyanin. First used as a food source by the Aztec people of Mexico, spirulina is packed with a spectrum of nutrients, including carotenoids, flavonoids, plant-based protein, iron, calcium magnesium, and chromium. A review of clinical trials determined that supplementation with spirulina helped reduce weight and waist circumference, and that the benefits for body mass index improve the longer spirulina is used.
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
Balance
This popular baking spice made from the fragrant inner bark of the cinnamon tree is actually shown to support healthy blood sugar levels, and can be helpful to support weight reduction. A clinical trial showed that 12 weeks of cinnamon supplementation resulted in decreased body mass index, waist circumference, waist–hip ratio, and fat mass.
Ginger Root (Zingiber officinale)
Get it moving
This spicy root helps put the burn in Blue Burn™ with its thermogenic (warming) effects. Ginger is known to help ease inflammation, thanks in part to its antioxidant properties, so it can help make workout recovery a little easier. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of distance runners, ginger root supplementation for five days showed that ginger could have some beneficial effects on running-induced soreness. Meta analysis studies indicate that ginger also supports healthy blood lipid levels, decreases hunger, food intake, and increases satiety, as well as decreasing body weight, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat level.
Lemon Peel & Juice (Citrus limon)
Lemon is an excellent source of polyphenols, a type of flavonoids with free-radical fighting antioxidant properties. In pre-clinical experiments, lemon polyphenols suppressed body weight gain and body fat accumulation. Lemon can be a helpful support for lipid metabolism and reducing lipid accumulation.
Kick cravings and stress-eating to the curb
If you want to kick cravings and stress-eating to the curb, Blue Burn™ will be your new bestie. This formula was specially created to help stoke metabolic fire and boost your energy levels, so that in combination with a healthy diet and exercise plan, you can knock your weight and fitness goals out of the park.