KetoSavior™

All of these extracts have different actions and accomplish different goals, but put together, they are an extremely powerful supplement.

While every aspect noted on how to enhance ketosis is covered by KetoSavior™, there is one energy pathway that it doesn’t affect: fructose absorption. Fructose uses the Glut5 pathway and there aren’t any botanical products that have been shown to decrease Glut5 transport. This is an active R&D goal for Herbal Adjunct. Unfortunately, at this time, KetoSavior™ does not work on high-fructose corn syrup (think sodas, but it does work for sodas made with cane sugar or “throwback” sodas). See: the blog article “Fructose and ketosis” for more information.

White Mulberry Leaf Extract

1-deoxynojirimycin, or DNJ, is an active found in the leaves of the white mulberry tree.  White mulberry has been used for millennia in Traditional Chinese Medicine. 

Its contribution to enhancing ketosis is through its ability to inhibit α-glucosidase, the group of chemicals the body releases to digest carbohydrates*. 

Although this doesn’t stop their digestion completely, it slows the process down to the point where it minimizes the spike in glucose and the resulting increase in insulin*. 

The science behind WMLE and citation links

Apple Tree Root Extract

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a well known quote in Western cultures. Clinical observations throughout the last couple of centuries have shown apples offer many health benefits, but only in the last 150 years has that been actually studied.

The main ingredient responsible for glucose related control has been identified as Phloridzin. Phloridzin has been used as a pharmaceutical and tool for physiology research for over 150 years now.

Phloridzin’s principal pharmacological action is to produce renal glycosuria (loss of glucose into the urine) and to block intestinal glucose absorption*. This is accomplished via Sodium Linked Glucose Transporters 1 and 2 (or SLGT1 and SLGT2).

SLGT1 is responsible for transport of glucose through the intestine (glucose absorption) and SLGT2 is responsible for the reabsorption of glucose in the kidneys (which prevents losing glucose into the urine)*.

The science behind ATRE and citation links

White Bean Extract

When people think of “Carb Blockers”, this is probably the supplement they are thinking about. Extracts from the common bean were first researched as α-amylase inhibitors in the late 1960’s, and have been further investigated since.

Inhibitors of α-amylase stop the digestion of starch by inhibiting their breakdown into smaller, absorbable sugars*. As a result, starches are passed undigested into the colon and therefore do not raise insulin levels*.

These inhibitors are popular as weight loss supplements because of how long they have been around and how much research one particular brand has done on α-amylase inhibitors used for weight reduction.

The science behind WBE and citation links

Magnolia Bark Extract

Magnolia officinalis has been used for millennia in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The two main bioactives in Magnolia are honokiol and magnolol. Both have similar properties, but honokiol has one major advantage over magnolol; honokiol is non-adipogenic*.

Honokiol is a PPARγ partial agonist, which has a well-established role in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism*. However, the PPARγ agonists currently used for carbohydrate control (diabetes management) have the unwanted side-effects of weight gain, primarily by adipogenesis, or new fat cell development*.

This is where Honokiol really shines. Not only does it decrease circulating blood glucose by increasing transport into the muscle cells for use, but it does so without storing fat*. This is important for enhancing ketosis by limiting the insulin response by decreasing blood glucose.

PPARγ is also known to upregulate genes responsible for fatty acid oxidation (fat burning) while preventing the upregulation of lipogenic gene expression (new fat creation)*.

The science behind MBE and citation links

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent and disease.