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If you leased a flame thrower to melt your fatty parts, please take it back to Renty World right now. There are better options, my friend, and they’re all available from natural sources. I decided to get all scientific and researchy on you today. Please be impressed as I present to you 4 Natural Fat Burners for Weight Loss…

1. CAPSAICIN: This is the compound found in hot peppers that gives it their fiery quality. It makes stuff hot & spicy, but nowhere near as hot & spicy as the hip thrusting Latina dance moves I do behind closed doors. Capsaicin causes thermogensis (an increase in body temperature) and is thought to cause your body to shift gears from carbohydrate oxidation into fat oxidation. The compound also contributes to a feeling of fullness as you fro-down on a meal, which obviously leads to reduced lip-smacking during food intake.

Capsaicin is also used in certain pharmaceutical and medical treatments (through ointments and other dermal applications) to treat pain and reduce inflammation. It’s also an animal deterrent and the active ingredient in pepper spray (mace). In studies involving capsaicin’s affect on cancer, it was found to shrink cancer tumors without affecting the body’s healthy tissue. “The capsaicin kills these cancer cells by triggering the mitochondria in the cells to undergo apoptosis, or cell-suicide” (source). Isn’t it lovely?

2. RASPBERRY KETONES: Raspberry ketones have long been used in the cosmetic industry for aromatic purposes, and in the food industry as an additive for color. Harvesting natural ketones is costly, leading the compound to typically be synthesized for much cheaper. To date, there have been no human trials involving the study of raspberry ketones and weight loss. However, in studies involving rats and also in test tubes, raspberry ketones were found to burn fat, block fat, and breakdown fat through the process of lipolysis.

You would have to gnaw on a tremendous amount raspberries (buckets full) to experience the anti-obesity effects from ketones. This is the reason high milligram doses of Raspberry Ketone supplements are hot on the market. Unfortunately, proper dosing is a shot in the dark due to lack of human trials. There have also been rumblings by consumers about the quality of the ketones supplements from brand to brand. I read through a ton of Raspberry Ketone Supplement Reviews. There were a handful of consumers accusing certain companies of posting fake reviews to increase positive ratings of their product. Some people swear by ketones, but the jury is still out for others. I personally find the rat studies pretty interesting.

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