Apple Cider Vinegar is made out of pure apple juice through firstly an alcoholic fermentation process, then secondly through acetobacter agents, turning the alcohol into acetic acid, making it a vinegar. Traditionally, Apple Cider Vinegar has been used to treat gout, arthritis, various skin conditions, allergies, even high cholesterol. When diluted, it helps lower high fever, particularly in infants. Apple Cider Vinegar is currently very popular in the body building and weight control circles as a weight loss agent. While no scientific studies to that matter have been conducted, the overall content of Apple Cider Vinegar, rich with health promoting compounds such as vitamins and minerals, particularly iron, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus, but also in some high quality products pectin and malic acid, make it a valuable nutritional supplement.

Caffeine is the most widely used legal stimulant of the central nervous system and is also used in TurboTrim Plus, with characteristics that have been described as restoration of alertness and removing from drowsiness. Coffee, Tea, many soft drinks and energy drinks as well as nutrition supplements have this ingredient, which is a psychoactive substance, a xanthine alkaloid that can act as a adenosine receptor antagonist, as well as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor. Although regular use of caffeine seems to have nootropic effects, enhancing cognitive abilities, it also is known to provide long term effects on the nervous and cardiovascular system, like in one study it was proven that people with normal to low blood pressure have the possibility of developing a heart disease significantly reduced, as well as the chance of getting the Parkinson’s disease.

Folic Acid, a water-soluble B vitamin that is necessary to form essential body proteins. Folic acid, sometimes called Folate also promotes the synthesis of hemoglobin in the body.

Glucomannan is known to help fight off constipation, obesity, type 2 diabetes and cholesterol and other lipids.

Green Tea Extract, a bioflavonoid rich, potent extract used primarily for fighting free radicals. It contains a high content of polyphenols, which are a class of bioflavonoids. Green tea extract contains a potent antioxidant, EGCG, which is over 200 times more powerful than vitamin E in neutralizing the pro-oxidants and free radicals that attack lipids in the brain. Green tea extract helps with thermogenesis and aids in the metabolism of fat. Green Tea has been used for years as a powerful antioxidant, it may also be helpful in shedding fat. The most obvious benefit to dieters is that it works without increasing the heart rate most often found in diet aids. The increased heart rate leaves dieters jittery and eventually, most dieters stop using the supplement and gain weight back. Now through using green tea extract, dieters get the weight loss benefits without any of the jittery effects, especially in obese individuals with hypertension and other cardiovascular complications.

Guarana is a South American climbing plant belonging to the genus of trees and shrubs called Maple. This plant is common around the Amazon and very present in Brazil. The fruit of the guarana plant is being used in that country to produce a diversity of soft drinks and beverages, having the double caffeine content of the coffee bean. Other nutrients that are contained in the seed besides caffeine are protein, fat and starch, but also adenine, choline, guanine, resin, tannin and xanthine, just to name a few. The cognitive effects of guarana are well documented, but the appetite suppressant qualities of guarana are relatively new. A study has proven that a combination of yerba mate, guarana and damiana leads to a tenfold weight loss quantity when compared with a placebo.

Pantothenic Acid, commonly called Vitamin B5, it is a water-soluble member of the vitamin B complex. Pantothenic acid is involved in adrenal gland function and is required to fight stress.

Vitamin B6 allows the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, as well as lipids to take place, also aids in keeping skin vibrant.

White Kidney Bean Extract can be used as part of a weight loss program. Originating from South America where it is native to Peru among other places the bean has obviously been eaten for thousands of years. As part of a proper weight loss programme it is said, by some manufacturers of weight loss supplements, to be more efficacious than Ephedrine HCL at promoting fat loss. There are considered to be no known side effects. It works by blocking the absorption of starch into sugar therefore lowering the calorific impact of eating starch rich foods such as pasta, bread and rice. By reducing the sugars absorbed the body has less calories to store as body fat.

Yerba Matte, actually yerba maté, as it is called in Brazil, or Ilex paraguariensis in Latin, is a small tree or a shrub which can grow to fifteen meters. It is found naturally in South America, mainly in south of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile. Foliage is evergreen, and the flowers are rather small, additionally there is a smallish fruit of red color. A tea like brewing in warm water, not boiling, is a popular drink in the native area, similar social gathering is common, akin to tea time practice in the United Kingdom. Yerba matte has several xanthines alkaloids which are related to caffeine, but although chemically identical to caffeine the mate xanthine cocktail provides different results, for instance it relaxes smooth muscle tissue and stimulates heart tissue. Yerba Matte is a potent ingredient in TurboTrim Plus.