Guest guest Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I am very interested in the Grapefruit Seed Extract as a way to curb carb cravings. I have seen it in my local health food store in liquid form. How much do you take? How often? And how is it taken? Can you take it when you experience cravings, or is it better on a regular basis? Theresa > > Hello, I am new to the group and this is my first post. For those with > carb cravings, here is what worked for me: Grapefruit Seed Extract > (GSE). I started taking it every morning for stomach aches, and it > works very well. After a few weeks, I also noticed that I had reduced > my craving for carbs by a great deal. I have chocolate bars in my > kitchen that I don't even touch now. I started the GSE for my stomach, > but ended up staying on it for the reduced carb craving as well. You > can take it in the liquid form or tablet, either one works just as > well. The liquid is very bitter, but it works faster, for an acute > problem (like a stomach ache), the tablets I take with my breakfast > every morning as an ongoing preventative. > > The theory of why it works is that the GSE controls yeast growth, that > an overabundance of yeast in the body is what triggers the carb > cravings (yeast feeds on sugar). I don't know if that is what makes it > work, but I don't really care why, I just know that it works, and I > used to be a carbaholic. I also exercise daily (I walk my dog 3-4 > miles every day after work) and that helps with the cravings and > obviously, with the weight. I buy GSE (both liquid and tablets) at > Whole Foods (health food store). I hope that helps. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 I buy the Nutribiotic GSE, I think it's just as good as any of the others. Here is a link with lots of information on GSE: http://www.nutriteam.com/index2.html I take as directed on the bottle: 5-15 drops in water (liquid) for acute stomach ache, and one tablet a day for maintenance. I take the tablet with my breakfast. That's all I need. But it does take awhile to kick in, like I said, I started taking it for stomach aches, and eventually realized it was curbing my sugar cravings. I think it was several weeks before I noticed, but then again, that's not what I was taking it for. Now if only I could take VCO without getting a stomach ache..... > > > > Hello, I am new to the group and this is my first post. For those > with > > carb cravings, here is what worked for me: Grapefruit Seed Extract > > (GSE). I started taking it every morning for stomach aches, and it > > works very well. After a few weeks, I also noticed that I had > reduced > > my craving for carbs by a great deal. I have chocolate bars in my > > kitchen that I don't even touch now. I started the GSE for my > stomach, > > but ended up staying on it for the reduced carb craving as well. You > > can take it in the liquid form or tablet, either one works just as > > well. The liquid is very bitter, but it works faster, for an acute > > problem (like a stomach ache), the tablets I take with my breakfast > > every morning as an ongoing preventative. > > > > The theory of why it works is that the GSE controls yeast growth, > that > > an overabundance of yeast in the body is what triggers the carb > > cravings (yeast feeds on sugar). I don't know if that is what makes > it > > work, but I don't really care why, I just know that it works, and I > > used to be a carbaholic. I also exercise daily (I walk my dog 3-4 > > miles every day after work) and that helps with the cravings and > > obviously, with the weight. I buy GSE (both liquid and tablets) at > > Whole Foods (health food store). I hope that helps. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hi Lucy, When you say stomach ache do you mean excess acidity and heart burn or gastritis or some thing else. Please let me know, since I have sever gastritis and wondering if GSE would help. Thanks. Suren > > I buy the Nutribiotic GSE, I think it's just as good as any of the > others. Here is a link with lots of information on GSE: > http://www.nutriteam.com/index2.html > > I take as directed on the bottle: 5-15 drops in water (liquid) for > acute stomach ache, and one tablet a day for maintenance. I take the > tablet with my breakfast. That's all I need. But it does take awhile > to kick in, like I said, I started taking it for stomach aches, and > eventually realized it was curbing my sugar cravings. I think it was > several weeks before I noticed, but then again, that's not what I was > taking it for. > > Now if only I could take VCO without getting a stomach ache..... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 http://www.terressentials.com/truthaboutgse.html zoe > Hi Lucy, > When you say stomach ache do you mean excess acidity and heart burn or > gastritis or some thing else. Please let me know, since I have sever > gastritis and wondering if GSE would help. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Perhaps this will help. -- Mike http://www.nutriteam.com/faq.htm#germany What about rumours of Chemicals in GSE? Newsgroups and email groups have received postings to the effect that GSE contains Triclosan, Benzelthonium Chloride, or Methyl Paraben. The source of this type of report comes from both Germany(Here is the PubMed reference to the German Report) and Japan, where Citricidal is not approved for human consumption. A more recent attack on GSE can be found at this link. The reason is that Citricidal is very similar in molecular weight to both Benzelthonium Chloride and Triclosan, both of which are effective disinfectants, but are toxic to human and animal life. In Germany their test(which is not well documented at all) for BC, Triclosan, and M.Paraben came up positive(which is more correctly called a " false positive " ) and in Japan, the same is happening for Triclosan. USDA found benzelthonium chloride in its 2001 test. Was this a simple error or a deliberate attempt to scare people away from Citricidal and Nutribiotic products? Meanwhile, Citricidal has been tested for the presence of these toxins by independent labs, and has been proven clean. (Ex: Weston Gulf Coast Laboratories, Inc., University Park, IL, test completed in March of 1992. Tested for heavy metals, Cyanides, Pesticides and PCBs and Benzelkonium Chloride. Results: None Detected.) In fact, the accusations about triclosan(used in many dish and hand soaps in the US) became so frequent a few years ago, that Citricidal began specifically testing each batch of GSE for its absense, and providing a Certificate of Analysis to that effect. The truth is, Citricidal is not only effective, it has been in use for decades and recommended by many high profile doctors and healthcare professionals. If these allegations had any validity, there certainly would be a history of complaints and judgements against the product, and it would have been removed from the market many years ago. Triclosan has recently been compared to " Agent Orange " in toxicity. The EPA rates triclosan as " highly toxic " . The US FDA made inspections of the Nutribiotic manufacturing facility back in the 1990's and found no chemical preservatives; and the formula is the same today. Such rumours are false, and are not a threat to those armed with accurate information. The test reports from Germany and Japan and the USDA are certainly bothersome, but they have produced " false positives " , not accurate profiles. The vast body of evidence from many years of use by thousands of satisfied consumers, doctors, manufacturers, and veterinarians, speaks most loudly against such reports. (The German report, linked above, does suggest that some suppliers of " GSE " may, in fact, be fraudulent. But Citricidal and NutriBiotic GSE are both proven, safe, and effective products.) ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 This was my thought when I first read the German " study " . Smear campaigns are so common against safe and natural alternatives to drugs. On Dec 24, 2007, at 2:33 AM, Mike Hill wrote: > What about rumours of Chemicals in GSE? > > In Germany > their test(which is not well documented at all) for > BC, Triclosan, and M.Paraben came up positive(which is > more correctly called a " false positive " ) and in > Japan, the same is happening for Triclosan. USDA found > benzelthonium chloride in its 2001 test. Was this a > simple error or a deliberate attempt to scare people > away from Citricidal and Nutribiotic products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 I'm not sure what gastritis is, but my stomach aches are just that: pain. The GSE relieves it. I also give it to my dog (mixed in her food) when she has an upset stomach and it helps her, too. I don't have any other digestive problems, just pain sometimes. You can give it a try, it's very inexpensive ($10 for a bottle that will last 6 months to a year) and it can't hurt. Best of luck to you! > > > > I buy the Nutribiotic GSE, I think it's just as good as any of the > > others. Here is a link with lots of information on GSE: > > http://www.nutriteam.com/index2.html > > > > I take as directed on the bottle: 5-15 drops in water (liquid) for > > acute stomach ache, and one tablet a day for maintenance. I take the > > tablet with my breakfast. That's all I need. But it does take awhile > > to kick in, like I said, I started taking it for stomach aches, and > > eventually realized it was curbing my sugar cravings. I think it was > > several weeks before I noticed, but then again, that's not what I was > > taking it for. > > > > Now if only I could take VCO without getting a stomach ache..... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 About that study, it was commissioned by the USDA to discredit GSE, as well as the German institute cited as well. Some GSE products are cheap and improperly produced. As are some coconut oils. You have to buy good quality products from a source you can trust. But having worked for a government agency (NASA) - I don't trust most of what the government and their " studies " say. The government and agri-business were a driving force to get Americans to stop using coconut oil and switch to vegetable oils that put money in the pockets of agri-business and politicians, at the sacrifice of the health of the American public. So consider the source. > > http://www.terressentials.com/truthaboutgse.html > zoe > > > Hi Lucy, > > When you say stomach ache do you mean excess acidity and heart burn or > > gastritis or some thing else. Please let me know, since I have sever > > gastritis and wondering if GSE would help. Thanks. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 & All - Have you heard of Codex Alimentarius? Check out this site ( & be afraid): www.healthfreedomusa.org (I think that's the correct URL) --- <cathybuckley@...> wrote: > > This was my thought when I first read the German " study " . Smear > campaigns are so common against safe and natural alternatives to drugs. Was this a simple error or a deliberate attempt to scare people away from Citricidal and Nutribiotic products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 I just watched it. Worth the 40 minutes it takes to view it. Re: Grapefurit Seed Extract & All - Have you heard of Codex Alimentarius? Check out this site ( & be afraid): www.healthfreedomusa.org (I think that's the correct URL) --- <cathybuckley@...> wrote: > > This was my thought when I first read the German " study " . Smear > campaigns are so common against safe and natural alternatives to drugs. Was this a simple error or a deliberate attempt to scare people away from Citricidal and Nutribiotic products? ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. http://tools.search./newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Hi Joni, It's definitely frightening and unsettling, to say the least... On Dec 25, 2007, at 7:15 AM, Joni wrote: > & All - > > Have you heard of Codex Alimentarius? > > Check out this site ( & be afraid): > www.healthfreedomusa.org > > (I think that's the correct URL) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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