Fiber Shred™ is a stimulant free, fiber and fat metabolizing supplement designed to help flush your body of harmful toxins leaving you feel rejuvenated from the inside out. With trademark Fibersol and a healthy dose of CLA, Fiber Shred™ can be incorporated into any supplement regimen to boost results of your hard work.

The backbone to what makes Fiber Shred™ a staple supplement right along with your daily multivitamins.

• Fibersol™ a trademark fiber that boosts your daily dietary intake for optimal well-being and digestion. We used 5 grams which is the minimum requirement by Fibersol. We pulled this directly from the Fibersol™ website to explain the benefits of increasing fiber in your diet!

“Increased fiber intake has clinically-proven health benefits—especially for diabetic, weight loss/management and other digestive-health-related issues. Researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute reported recently that increased dietary intakes of fiber are also associated with lower risks of dying from cardiovascular, infectious, and respiratory diseases (Archives of Internal Medicine, doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.18).” (source)

• ProDURA™ is a remarkably resilient strain of probiotic bacteria. It’s strong enough to withstand processing and even stomach acid, yet bioavailable for the work it is meant to do. ProDURA™ is a spore forming bacterium with a protective coating that stays dormant until it meets the perfect conditions of heat, pH, and moisture found in the large intestine. Unlike many cultures, it can survive extreme processing, shipping, storage as well as the natural challenges of the digestive tract. Shelf stable for up to 2 years! (source)

• Acetly L-Carnitine, or ALCAR for short, is a synthesized form of L-Carnitine that is more bioavailable in the human body. It also promotes the production of glutathione, a free radical scavenger in cells which is also a potent antioxidant. Acetyl L-Carnitine is used to rid your body of toxins while also supporting the use of fat cells as a source of energy.It’s said that healthy individuals produce enough L-Carnitine but healthy levels can usually only be determined by blood tests. Additional supplementation with 500 mg to 1500 mg’s a day is recommended but anything over may cause gastrointestinal discomfort among other things.

• CLA is a stimulant-free alternative approach to weight management. CLA prompts your body to release stored body fat and helps maintain muscle tissue. When fat enters the bloodstream, CLA can help stop small fat cells from growing larger while helping break larger fat cells down into smaller segments to be burned off as energy. 

Fiber Shred™ is a total body rejuvenating formula that we’ve specifically formulated to keep things simple. By simply adding more fiber to your diet, boosting brain activity, using stored fat for energy and topping it all off with resetting the good bacteria in your stomach for proper digestion, you will not only look better but also feel better physically and mentally!

 

The age old question of “What’s the difference between L-Carnitine and Acetyl L-Carnitine?” has surfaced recently by one of our customers while visiting our showroom last Wednesday. This is a great question. To make it as easily as possible to understand, let’s take a closer look at each nutrient and break down their key roles in the body to help you decide which would best suite you for your specific goals.

L-Carnitine is an essential amino acid that plays a vital role transporting fatty acids from the foods we eat to the mitochondria in each of our cells for natural energy, not stimulant based. Being that L-Carnitine is an amino acid, it helps provide a foundation for protein synthesis in our bodies as well. L-Carnitine is popular in the health and fitness world as a supplement to help athletes shed pounds using natural sources of energy from their bodies stored fat.

 

Acetly L-Carnitine shares the same properties as L-Carnitine but the chemical structure better suits it for brain and nerve support since it’s acetyl group allows the molecules to cross the Blood Brain Barrier more efficiently. This also plays a part in activating acetylcholine which is a primary active neurotransmitter found in the brain which the chemical that motor neurons of the nervous system release in order to activate muscles.

Both are essentially the same amino acid but their chemical structures are rearranged in a different sequence with an acetyl group attached. They also share the same mechanism for absorption into the intestine. Below is a snapshot of the 2 chemical structures to show the acetyl group attached seen in Figure 1

 

To finish this discussion, the question “Which is better?” still remains something you have to decide for yourself. Take the facts above and form your own conclusion about which will work better for what you’re trying to achieve.

 

Which do we prefer?
Based on bioavailability in the body, memory boosting abilities, neuroprotective aspects to help treat Alzheimer's disease,  ATP energy sources, as well as heart strengthening attributes, we tend to favor Acetyl L-Carnitine. Both amino acids hold tremendous value and we feel anyone will greatly benefit from both supplements.

 

JBN - Just Be Natural's new PURE CLA is a clinically studied dosage of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA), which is a fatty acid scientifically shown to reduce body fat, increase lean muscle mass and promote overall health and well-being. 

This healthy lifestyle supplement has shown that through ongoing usage it can assist in metabolizing and breaking down fat cells at the source. This allows the body to use the fat for energy and greatly reduces the likelihood of fat storage in the future with continued use. As well as elevating the users metabolism, it has also shown to improve the immune system support and lower cholesterol levels. 

A study conducted in 2006 on the effects of supplementing with CLA over a 6 month period (pre-holiday season, holiday season and post holiday season) showed a significant reduction in body fat and played a huge role in preventing weight gain in subject ranging in age from 18-44.

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Want REAL energy? Stop seeking overstimulated energy drinks and pre-workouts for that short-lived boost only to crave the feeling of slight euphoria a few hours later. As a population seemingly drawn to instant gratification, we often neglect to think of the long term effects of certain products we consume. Our bodies naturally make energy through the chemical reaction called ATP which takes place in the mitochondria in our cells. This is vital to your heart and skeletal muscles for energy and endurance output for living.

Using products that mimic or directly tie into producing ATP in the body are hard to come by. Especially when everything around us is stimulant related.

 The KING Of Natural Energy -- D-Ribose

We partnered up with Bioenergy Life Science, Inc. in Minnesota to incorporate their patented Bioenergy Ribose in some of our performance line and the feedback from customers continues to be overwhelmingly positive in all aspects. Customers have noticed a significant spike in endurance, energy output and duration of energy while performing physical activity.

Quoted directly from the Bioenergy website:

“Bioenergy Ribose is unique in this metabolic role. No other compound can replace ribose in the important job of regulating the metabolic processes involved in synthesizing purines and pyrimidines. And without these vital structural components, our bodies would quickly run out of energy, could not make proteins and our cells would lose the ability to replicate.” (source)

Research also supports strong evidence of how effective D-Ribose is through clinical studies.

“Supplementing with D-Ribose not only boosts natural energy sources in the body but studies have shown that D-ribose significantly reduced clinical symptoms in patients suffering from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.” (source)

Seeing the above research and clinical studies that give a big thumbs up to supplementing D-Ribose really makes us believe that anyone, from any walk of life with any goal, would significantly benefit from supplementing with D-Ribose.

 

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How to Estimate Caloric Needs and Meeting (and keeping) your goals for the New Year.

A lot of you have a particular goal for the New Year. Some may want to lose weight, while others want to put on a few pounds... Let's jump right in to the numbers! Grab a pen, a piece of paper and a calculator.
    
First, determine your activity level and if you would like to maintain, lose, or gain weight. Multiply one of these numbers from the chart below by your body weight in pounds and you will get a number of kcal/day. Most of your calories should be from nutrient dense foods.

Nutrient Dense Foods: The value of the nutrients (vitamins, minerals, fiber, essential fatty acids, and phytonutrients) you obtain and absorb from that specific food. Such as Salmon, Eggs, Plain Greek Yogurt, Spinach, Tomatoes, Berries, Whole Oats, Beans, Unsalted Nuts, Fish Oil, Avocados, Ground Flax, Green Tea, and BCAAs (Branch Chain Amino Acids). Please keep in mind this includes macronutrients too (Proteins, Fats, and Carbohydrates).

Macronutrients: Nutrients the body requires in large amounts.

See the chart below! Remember, take what you weigh in pounds and multiply it by one of the numbers below to see where you fall.

 

Exercise                       WeightLoss            Maintain                  Weight Gain

1 - 2x a Week at Gym      11                            13                                   15                  

3 - 4x a Week at Gym      13                            15                                   19

5 - 7x a Week at Gym      15                            17                                    21  

((For example I am 235 lbs and want to lose weight to compete in a bodybuilding competition:         235x15=3525kcal/day. Compared to my Mass Gaining Phase of: 235 x 21= 4935 kcal/day

Difference of: 4935-3525 = 1410 kcal/day)) 

Lets Take the Caloric Estimates Further

A somatotype is also known as body types which is placed into categories of body structure as well as muscle and fat distribution. 

There are three different somatotypes and they include:       

Ectomorph:  Typically thin and skinny and have a fast metabolic rate dominant. 

This type should ingest: 25%Protein - 55%Carbohydrates - 20%Fats

**Built for Endurance**    

Mesomorph: Typically muscular and athletic and are testosterone and growth hormone dominant.  This type should ingest: 30%Protein - 40%Carbohydrates - 30%Fats

**Built for BodyBuilding and Strength**          

Endomorph: Typically broad and thick with a low carbohydrate tolerance and slow metabolic rate.  This type should ingest: 35%Protein - 25%Carbohydrates - 40%Fats

**Built for Absolute Strength**

All of these somatotypes can be broken down further such as ecto-mesomorph or endo-mesomorph. Can you spot any? Possibly a friend that fits into both!

SO... I Have Selected My Somatotype?

Now that you have selected what somatotype best resembles you, how do you obtain the kcals from each Macronutrient? No Worries... I am going to show you!

I am going to select my somatotype as a Mesomorph.

(Yeah Yeah... I know some of you may disagree!)

Take the number of kcals/day from my weight loss goal seen above=

(3525kcal/dayx0.30)=1058kcals/day PROTEIN

(3525kcal/dayx0.40)=1410kcal/day CARBOHYDRATE

(3525kcal/dayx0.30)=1058kcal/day FAT

There you have it! A simplified lesson in managing calories. Please remember if you are that somatotype that falls between two categories you can manipulate the percentages of macronutrients to see what works best for you. For instance, I am doing well with a 35% Protein 30% Carbohydrate 35% Fat Ratio.

**HINT**  Try to sit down and write up your next grocery list using some "and this is just some" of the superfoods as listed above. Create a meal list and prepare on a day you are off from work. You may just start to see some of the results you were looking for!  Not having a plan usually leads to the devouring of processed high caloric foods... Trust me I know!

Berardi J. PhD; Andrews R. RD The Essentials of Sport and Exercise Nutrition Second Edition 2014

J.Stone has 14 years experience in the health and wellness field with 10 of those years in the clinical arena. From fitting, casting, and splinting bone fractures to nutrition coaching, sports supplementing and personal training. He has numerous certifications one being a certified Precision Nutrition Coach and Stone is currently studying for ISSN (International Society of Sports Nutrition) certification.