Does anyone use Guggul? : Nutrition & Supplements Forum : Active Low-Carber Forums

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Mon, Aug-02-04, 12:36

green-tea

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Does anyone use Guggul?

and have you had any success with it? I read it should be a natural extract as opposed to guggulsterones. Anyone? Anything?

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Sun, Aug-08-04, 09:43

BP85

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If you could tell me who makes it, I will go out and buy some today! Then I will tell you. I have been looking for it for a long time.

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Sun, Aug-08-04, 11:21

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Trainerdan has posted some terrific information about guggul in the following threads ..

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...5239#post395239

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...2950#post312950

http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...2950#post312950

hth,

Doreen

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Sun, Aug-08-04, 14:57

HoserLC

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I've tried guggul. One thing I found is how peddlers of one brand like to slag peddlers of other brands. Supposedly the red gum is better than the yellow powder. Can't say I noticed any thyroid boost either way (using the thermometer technique). Atkins Accell also has guggul, but I haven't tried it.

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Tue, Aug-10-04, 12:42

green-tea

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Thanks, I checked the links. Informative.
I read here
that it shouldn't be the yellow powder (2.5% guggulsterones) but rather something that looks like wet tobacco which is pure and much more potent for thyroid activity. That's how I interpreted it anyway. I have looked but have failed to find something other than the 2.5% stuff.

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Wed, Aug-11-04, 08:12

green-tea

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BP85

If you could tell me who makes it, I will go out and buy some today! Then I will tell you. I have been looking for it for a long time.

I found this one while looking for something else. It seems to be described the way it is in the article I had referred to before...let me know how it turns out.