Relacore - Stress and Weight Loss

Relacore is an interesting product, although not necessarily from the point of view of weight loss.  Relacore is a product that is marketed because of its supposed ability to fight weight loss , with the creators of the product arguing that Relacore helps to reduce a person's stress level and that since stress level is the primary driving force behind weight gain, Relacore is therefore a product that can help you lose a lot of weight.  In order for this product to be effective, their argument that stress is the primary reason for weight gain needs to be correct.  Therefore, a large amount of the credibility of this product will rest on that particular aspect. See our other Fat Burner Supplements reviews.

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Stress, Weight and Relacore

Since the final conclusion regarding the effectiveness of Relacore can only really be reached once it is determined what the link is between stress relief and weight loss (if one does indeed exist), a bit of a detour is necessary at this point to discuss that very fact.  The Food and Drug Administration, which is responsible for the regulation of pills in the United States, has long maintained that stress might be a secondary factor to weight gain, but it is not the driving factor.  This is supported additionally by all of the additional science that has been done on this particular issue.  The main driving force behind a person's weight is of course diet and exercise.  Stress might have something to do with it in the case of people that have large stress sources in their life, but to the average person it is almost insignificant when compared with the diet and exercise variables.  

So, what does this mean for Relacore?  In the grand scheme of things, it means that the claims that Relacore makes about its ability to effect weight loss patterns within the human body are grossly over exaggerated.  It also means that Relacore will probably be the recipient of a warning from the FDA at some point in the future for making those claims that are at the very least false and potentially even knowingly false on their part.  However, it might also mean that Relacore is exaggerating its own ability to fight stress because of a substance known as cortisol.  

Stress, Cortisol and Relacore   

Cortisol is a hormone that is created by the body in times of stress, with the amount of cortisol being generated in positive correlation with the amount of stress a person is feeling.  Cortisol is a catabolic agent, which essentially means that it creates a large amount of inefficiency in muscles, resulting in the gain of fat and the loss of muscle in certain cases.  Cortisol has been referred to as the bane of an athlete's existence for that reason and it can be linked to weight gain through stress, which is the main argument of the makers of Relacore.  Even in cases where a person manufactures a large amount of cortisol in times of stress however, scientists would maintain that the weight gain consequences of the larger cortisol levels are still insignificant when compared with the same effects created by a poor diet and lack of exercise.  

The main ingredient that Relacore has in its list of ingredients on this front would be honokiol, which happens to be a substance that is derived from magnolia bark extract.  Studies that have been done on that particular substance include double-blind studies in which neither the observers nor the subjects themselves knew whether they were receiving a placebo in the control group or whether they were receiving honokiol in the test group.  In all of the cases of these high quality studies, there was no statistical difference obtained which essentially means that as of the time of this review being written, there is no scientific evidence that actually links honokiol directly to a reduction in the body's cortisol levels.  This marks the second stage of potential disappointment that a person might get out of using the Relacore substance.  

Relacore for Purposes other than Weight Loss  

One of the most interesting things about this substance however is not so much what it cannot do for weight loss, but rather what it might be able to do for other areas of a person's life.  There is no question at the moment that Relacore does not have the scientific backing either for overall weight loss or through indirect weight loss as a result of stress reduction.  That having been said, there is anecdotal and scientific evidence backing the ability of honokiol to reduce the anxiety levels of the subject that takes it.  The scientific evidence is derived from animal studies and the anecdotal evidence is derived from humans, although there has not yet been a formal study to confirm those findings.  

Anxiety and stress are two different things with different biological origins and effects.  While honokiol was unable to be scientifically confirmed as helping in situations of stress and weight loss, there is every chance that it and by extension Relacore can actually help reduce a person's anxiety.  If taken for that purpose, it is possible that Relacore can go from a massive disappointment to a massive success and indeed there is already evidence available online to suggest that people that took it for help with anxiety ended up with big gains while people that took it for help with weight loss ended up with big disappointments.  

Final Thoughts on Relacore   

Relacore has knowingly made false statements about the effectiveness of the product in relation to weight loss.  That is almost 100% certain at this stage and for that reason one can expect that they will be in big trouble with the FDA and other regulatory agencies at some point in the future.  However, people that attempted to turn a defeat into a victory through using it for anti-anxiety purposes were pleasantly surprised and for that reason Relacore should not be tossed away as a totally ineffective agent.  It may be so in weight loss, but it could potentially have other positive effects outside that realm.

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