Calcium (as calcium carbonate, calcium ascorbate)150 mg 15%
Chromium (as chromium polynicotinate)050 mcg 42%
Cortiplex™ Proprietary Blend Magnolia Bark extract (Magnolia officinalis) 1.5% honokiol, Beta-Sitosterol, Suntheanine® (as 100% L-Theanine)
58.75 mg *
Leptiplex™ Proprietary Blend Green Tea Leaf extract (Camellia sinensis) 50% EGCG, Bitter Orange Peel extract (Citrus aurantium) 5% synephrine
125 mg *
Insutrol™ Proprietary Blend Banaba Leaf Leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa) 1% corosolic acid, Vanadyl Sulfate (providing 5 mcg vanadium)
16.5 mg *
* Daily value not established.
Other ingredients: gelatin, microcrystalline cellulose, water, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate (vegetable derived).
And by the way, the Federal Trade Commission has declared the claims that chromium can help you lose weight to be deceptive and unsubstantiated.
If you care to, visit http://www.pdrhealth.com and do a search on any of the above ingredients that are contained in Cortislim. See for yourself.
In the old days, Cortislim hung their Marketing Gimmick Hat on the hook that was “high cortisol levels make you fat.” However, today there is no mention of cortisol on the Cortislim website at all, nor is there any explanation for why this is so.
Here’s a little segment from the “old school” Cortislim website:
3. Who has high cortisol levels?
Within our fast-paced modern world, a better question might be, “Who doesn’t have elevated cortisol levels?” – because elevated cortisol levels are so widespread. Dozens of scientific studies on cortisol show us that the following 3 groups of people are highly likely to suffer from elevated cortisol levels are those who experience daily stress (work deadlines, family demands, bills, traffic, etc), get less than 8 hours of sleep each night , restrict calories for weight loss and dieting, or have restrained eating habits (a strict focus on what they eat).
Tricky Marketing and Word Game Alert! Notice in the above passage from the Cortislim site the question in the header asks about “high cortisol levels,” but asks and answers the question that deals with “elevated cortisol levels.” There is a huge difference in the connotations between “high” and “elevated.”
Plain and simple, your cortisol levels could be “elevated” but still be in the normal, appropriate range. However, in the “high” range you are talking about a different situation, and one in where a physician and prescription medications may be needed. Your blood pressure can be elevated from its baseline level but this certainly is not the same thing, and doesn’t call for the same remedies, as high blood pressure.
Article comments
1 - RJ
Sounds wise to me! Eat less, eat better, exercise more. DUH!
2 - Bob M.
Also "Dr" Greg was never a real psychologist. All he was was a
psychological assistant" which he is now required by the California board of psychology, to announce in his ads.
Now what kind of a "doctor" works as a psychological "assistant" and not as a psychologist? Something mighty fishy here
3 - John Hasham
I am so tired of being deluged by SNAKE OIL SALESMEN in every form of media. How many repetitions of a lie make it the truth? Enough, already!!! Dr. Greg is a boob who only the naive could believe. I look forward to the day I don't hear him on the radio, see him on the TV, or read him in print. Where is the Federal Trade Commission when we need them??? Can you say CEASE AND DESIST?
4 - Nancy
The FTC & the FDA have been decorticated for years. Most of the persons therein seem to spend the bulk of their time doing nothing to earn their salaries, just putting in time until they can reach retirement; the few times either one has moved to restrict a product or vendor, however lame, the lobbyists have screamed so loudly the agencies have backed off at the speed of light, assisted by the authority of our good representatives on Capitol Hill who are heavily under obligation to these same lobbyists and industries, don't forget. These agencies exist so the government can claim they are actually making efforts to safeguard US citizens from such con artists, but it is the government itself that has emasculated them and rendered them ineffective if not absolutely negligible.
5 - val
Personally, I have never tried Cortislim or heard of Dr. Greg until a few days ago. Another post said it best when it called these people snake oil salesman and asked where the Federal Trade Commision is when you need them. All I can say is, it's on the way, my man..it's on the way. Cortislim is about to go down big for fraud.
Cortislim is marketed by Window Rock Inc. The president is a guy by the name of Stephen Cheng, whom I did meet a number of years ago. Once I heard Stephen's name attached to Cortislim, I knew the product was bogus. Before there was Napster and file-sharing, there was CD bootlegging, which still exists on a much smaller scale than it used to. At it's peak, in the mid nineties, the Cheng brothers,(Stephen and Thomas)were making money hand over fist importing recorded concerts that had been pressed onto CD and selling them through trader magazines like Goldmine and through their store in Orlando, Fl. This sounds all fine and good, except there were breaking almost every copyright law known to the government, as well as a number of customs laws.
When they finally got busted, Stephen Cheng did about nine months for his bit, although he was sentenced to 15 months. Just though it might be of some interest to anybody who is actually still considering buying some of these sugar pills that it was developed by a guy that has lied about his professional credentials and the main guy in charge of sales is a convicted felon.
If you need to lose weight, there's only one thing that'll work and that's diet and excercise. There might be pills out there that will psyche you up for your work outs, which in turn will make your workouts more intense and burn a few more calories, but in the end, it's the excerise that does it, not the pills....nobody loses weight while watching TV and eating as much pizza as they want....Have a nice day and take care.
6 - supplements
I am so tired of being deluged by SNAKE OIL SALESMEN in every form of media. How many repetitions of a lie make it the truth? Enough, already!!! Dr. Greg is a boob who only the naive could believe. I look forward to the day I don't hear him on the radio, see him on the TV, or read him in print. Where is the Federal Trade Commission when we need them??? Can you say CEASE AND DESIST?
Ditto John