What is the recommended dosage?
Mix 5.3g of powder with 8 ounces of water in the
morning and night.
How long should I take Pentabosol™?
We'd recommend that you continue your twice a day
dose of Pentabosol™ until you've reached your desired
weight and/or body fat goals. After that time you may
quit taking the product. Many people opt to continue
taking the product occasionally or at bedtime only to
encourage greater fat burning during sleep. (Because
Pentabosol™ also helps to promote healthier blood cholesterol
level, many people continue taking it in the night for
that reason.) For some people, reaching their body fat
goal will be a matter of a few weeks or months. For
others, it may be a number of months or even a year.
It just depends on how much fat you have to lose to
reach your ideal.
Will it hurt me to continue to take Pentabosol™ after
I've reached my goal?
No, certainly not. And it can be especially useful
to help you recover from holidays, vacations and other
extended falls from the sound diet wagon.
Why don't I feel as hungry when I take Pentabosol™?
One action of Pentabosol™ appears to be an increase
in your liver's production and storage of glycogen (the
storage form of glucose or blood sugar). As the liver's
storage tank fills up, that sends a signal that you're
well fed and full, turning off your appetite. While
it's grand not to feel hungry, when you're used to being
hungry on a most diets, this effect is a bit of a double
edged sword; despite your lack of hunger, you really
must make an effort to eat all the protein and other
nutrients your body needs to function optimally. Even
though you're not as hungry, don't skimp on your protein
intake—be sure to eat your required daily portions of
meat, poultry, eggs, fish, dairy or soy along with plenty
of good low-starch, sugar, vegetables and fruits. Lack
of incoming protein gives a starvation signal to your
body, slowing your metabolism down and sometimes stalling
your weight loss progress.
Are there any side effects of taking Pentabosol™?
None were reported during the clinical trial, no
serious side effects are currently known and none would
be expected. Pentabosol™ is a proprietary blend of safe,
natural ingredients, all of which individually have
been used for many years with no known unpleasant or
dangerous side effects. The secret to the power of this
powder is that the combined effect of the specific amounts
of these ingredients is more powerful than the effect
of any of the individual ingredients alone to influence
fat burning. Pentabosol™ contains no stimulants of any
kind, so the jittery, shaky feeling, racing heart, and
increased blood pressure that accompany some weight
loss products aren't a problem. A very few people have
reported a slight degree of gaseousness and bloating
or mild fluid retention (even causing mild weight gain)
in the first few days on Pentabosol™. In most cases
these minor symptoms resolve by cutting the dose to
half a scoop twice a day and taking it with food instead
of on an empty stomach for the first week, then increasing
to the full scoop twice a day.
Why can't I simply purchase the individual ingredients
and make my own "homemade" version of Pentabosol™?
Certainly, you could do this if you took the individual
ingredients in the proper ratios, however, we used this
method ourselves when we first developed the product
to make our first tests on it. And we can assure you
that Pentabosol™ offers you two distinct advantages
over any homemade version. First, you'd have to take
a rather large handful of pills twice a day to get the
correct amounts of these nutrients individually; we
think a single scoop of pleasant tasting powder is far
superior. And secondly, the cost of purchasing these
nutrients becomes prohibitive. We've worked diligently
with our formulating manufacturer to get the cost of
this combined product at its rock bottom level. Cobbling
together your own version of Pentabosol™ from the health
food store—even at cut-rate prices—would triple or even
quadruple your cost of the product.
Can I take Pentabosol™ if I have a medical condition,
such as high blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes
or heart disease?
Although Pentabosol™ appears to be safe and has not
been shown to adversely affect any of these conditions,
if you are under the care of a physician for any of
these problems and taking medication to control the
disorder, it's always wise to speak with your physician
before taking any new supplement or medication or even
before beginning a new diet or exercise program in case
your medication doses have to be adjusted. It is unwise
and unsafe to attempt to adjust medications on your
own.
Is Pentabosol™ safe for pregnant women or nursing
mothers?
Studies have not been done to address the safety
of Pentabosol™ in these two groups or to determine whether
Pentabosol™ appears in human breast milk. For these
reasons, we do not recommend that women take the product
during these times. That said, after delivery in women
who elect not to breast-feed or after weaning in those
who do, Pentabosol™ is of great help in losing the baby
weight.
I am a diabetic. Will Pentabosol™ interfere with
my sugar levels?
A few customers have reported that their morning sugar
levels go up initially, but after a week or so on Pentabosol™,
they come back down to their "normal" levels. In fact
some diabetics are reporting that their sugar levels
are dropping as they continue the product. It's important
to let your doctor know you are taking Pentabosol™ and
to monitor your blood sugar regularly (especially your
morning and before dinner levels) to help your doctor
adjust your medications.
I am getting acid reflux when I take Pentabosol™.
What should I do?
If you are on some form of medication for acid indigestion,
take your reflux medication about a half hour before
taking your Pentabosol™. It may also help to dilute
the Pentabosol™ in more water than the 6 to 8 ounces
recommended or to take it with meals instead of on an
empty stomach.
I've been taking Pentabosol™ for 2-3 weeks now and
haven't lost any weight.
First, if you aren't following a sound low-carb diet,
you should begin one—begin by reducing the amount of
bread, cereal grains, potatoes, sugars and other starchy
foods in your diet. If you are on a low-carb regimen,
take a look at the amounts of calorie dense foods you're
eating, especially cream, cheese, nuts, and nut butters.
You have to create some sort of calorie deficit to lose
weight effectively—even if you boost fat burning with
Pentabosol™ and you're eating tremendous amounts of
calories, you're just treading water and getting nowhere.
Simply becoming more mindful of food choices—eating
good quality proteins, fresh low-starch and low-sugar
fruits and veggies may be all it takes.
What if I've been on a low fat, high carbohydrate
diet. Must I follow a low-carbohydrate diet for Pentabosol™
to work?
No, but you miss some of the awesome power of Pentabosol™
it you don't. You must remember that Pentabosol™ works
by increasing the amount of fat that you must burn to
produce a given amount of energy. When you follow a
high carbohydrate diet—loading up on such starchy foods
as bagels, pasta, potatoes, rice, bread or such sugary
foods as sodas and desserts—for several hours after
you eat, your blood contains all the sugar in these
foods. And remember that starchy foods are just another
form of sugar. They're really just "sugar in disguise",
since the body turns the starch to sugar in the digestive
process. And when your blood sugar is high, your body
burns it as fuel, not your stored body fat. If your
body isn't burning fat, Pentabosol™ obviously can't
do much to boost a process that isn't even going on.
However, even if you're eating a high carbohydrate diet
during the day, your blood sugar falls during the night
when you're not eating and, at that time, your body
turns to the fat stores for energy. A dose of Pentabosol™
taken at bedtime should improve the fat burning that
occurs during the 8 or 9 hours you go without food between
dinner and breakfast—in effect, helping you lose more
fat while you sleep. If you choose to eat a high carbohydrate
diet, you must recognize that, while Pentabosol™ will
boost fat loss to some degree, you will not get the
maximal benefit from it that you would eating a lower-carbohydrate,
protein-rich diet. The choice is yours, but why not
opt for a healthier, more powerful diet and use the
protein-rich, low-carbohydrate approach to get the biggest
fat loss bang for your buck.
I've been taking Pentabosol™ for a couple of days
and I've broken out in a rash.
It's always possible for an individual to be or become
allergic to any medication, supplement, or ingredient
in a product—even natural products and food substances.
If the rash is associated with breathing difficulties,
swelling of the lips or tongue, or hives, stop Pentabosol™
immediately and see your physician. The development
of an allergic rash should always prompt a search for
new substances in the diet or environment, so it's possible
that it's the Pentabosol™ and possible that it's not—it's
very difficult to pinpoint the cause of an allergy.
A careful second trial of the product under the supervision
of your physician is usually in order to help determine
if it caused the rash. If you have a known allergy or
sensitivity to any ingredient listed on the label, you
should not take Pentabosol™.
Will Pentabosol™ interfere with prescription medications
I may be taking?
Currently, no medications have been identified that
interact adversely with Pentabosol™. The product contains
no stimulants and therefore it should not raise blood
pressure or heart rate or interfere with blood pressure
or heart medications.
What if I "blow" my low carb diet? Should I still
take Pentabosol™ and will it work?
Although we'd all like to believe that once we've adopted
a nutritional strategy, we'll stick with it unfailingly,
the reality is that almost all of us fall off the wagon
once in a while. In fact, it's not so bad to do that
from time to time, just to preserve your emotional balance.
Since Pentabosol™ works best if blood sugar and blood
insulin are low—as they'll be on a lower carbohydrate
diet—you won't get the maximal power of the product
if you've strayed too far from your low carbohydrate
ideal. However, you must remember that an overnight
fast (no food coming in after dinner) will go a long
way toward restoring your metabolic balance. If for
a special occasion—and we encourage you to try to make
all your falls off the wagon meaningful ones—you've
eaten more carbs than you'd intended, go right ahead
and take your evening dose of Pentabosol™ on an empty
stomach before bed, certain in the knowledge that your
elevated blood sugar and insulin will fall during the
night and you should be back on the fat burning track
by morning—not too much worse for the wear, and perhaps
a little wiser.
I'm a runner following a low carb diet. Will Pentabosol™
give me a performance edge?
When you become adapted to a lower carbohydrate
intake and your body fuels its energy needs with fat,
it would make sense that being able to shove fat into
the furnace faster would help you along. But to enhance
performance—if you're really in shape and not overly
fat—you may need to actually eat a fair amount more
good quality (healthy) fat than most of us. Fat has
become your primary fuel source for energy while exercising
and if your body fat isn't elevated, you may find that
you "run out of gas" on this product. Just remember
that on a low carbohydrate diet, the "gas" you're running
on is dietary fat and body fat. With that in mind, you'll
want to follow the lead of the triathlete training camps
and fat load before endurance events—guacamole, olives,
cheeses, meats. You may even want to eat some fat during
the event. A good source, easily portable for the athlete,
is macadamia nuts, a source with plenty of fat calories
to sustain you, and not many carbs to get in the way
of effective fat burning. That way, you can get a boost
from Pentabosol™.
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