Saffron A, Appetite Control, Depression Support, Suppressants, Side Effects, Compulsive Eating

• No safe, effective drug exists to favorably alter the neurochemistry of appetite control, and some, like fen-phen, have proven deadly,
• A proprietary extract of saffron has been shown to reduce the impulses behind uncontrolled between-meal snacking safely and effectively,
• Scientists believe it works primarily by boosting levels of serotonin, reducing the depression, anxiety, and stress central to compulsive eating,
• Saffron extract has been shown to be as effective as the tricyclic antidepressant drug Imipramine and the SSRI fluoxetine (Prozac) in managing depression -- with no side effects,
• By targeting the neurochemistry at the root of compulsive eating behavior, Saffron A extract serves as a safe, natural way to reduce caloric intake and induce weight loss.

Extracts of saffron have been proven superior to placebo for management of mild to moderate depression in a number of controlled clinical trials, consistently producing better outcomes on the standard Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.28,30  Saffron extracts also outperformed placebo in a related study of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).31  (The premenstrual phase is often accompanied by depressed mood and caloric over-consumption.)32

Even more compelling are the comparative data on saffron and prescription antidepressants.  In one study, just 30 mg of standardized saffron extract delivering active constituents such as safranal and crocin produced results similar to 100 mg of the tricyclic antidepressant imipramine.33   The same amount of saffron extract produced results identical to the popular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine (Prozac) in separate trials.34,35  Saffron produced no side effects, while the antidepressants produced a familiar list of negative side effects, including dry mouth and sedation.32

Emotional and compulsive eating have ties to anxiety as well as depression.  Animal studies show that safranal possesses anti-anxiety (anxiolytic) properties without affecting coordination or motor activity.24  One pre-clinical model found that saffron extracts were as effective as diazepam (Valium) at reducing manifestations of anxiety.29

A complementary body of research indicates a positive role for saffron extracts containing safranal as an optimal intervention for stress and anxiety -- core factors in the development of eating compulsions.

Habitual Snacking: A Dangerous Seesaw Effect
Snacking isn't necessarily dangerous but, it can be.  It depends on the snack food.  Every time you ingest a snack rich in sugar, you're unknowingly subjecting your body to what clinicians call an oral glucose tolerance test.  You're placing a stressful demand on your body to produce excessive amounts of insulin to drive down the abrupt spike in blood sugar caused by the snack food you just ingested.  This insulin spike then causes a sudden decline in blood sugar levels and that decline triggers yet another hunger episode.  The result is a seesaw of mutually reinforcing impulses that may culminate in a dangerous cycle of uncontrolled eating.  Many compulsive eaters focus on weight management without recognizing the centrality of this extremely detrimental physiological process to their suffering.  Reducing your exposure to these endless fluctuations in blood glucose is the key to taking control of your compulsion to eat.  Modulating the neurochemical factors behind habitual snacking can help.

Natural Anxiety and Stress Control
Treating anxiety with benzodiazepines like Valium (diazepam) may be temporarily effective but it produces significant side effects -- among them impaired memory.36  In contrast, saffron extracts not only reduce the depression and anxiety that can lead to emotional eating, they prevent memory impairment.37  In fact, saffron extracts have been shown to enhance memory.38

Scientists have developed a working understanding of how saffron produces these effects in the brain.  Active extracts of saffron increase so-called long-term potentiation, the electrochemical mechanism underlying learning and memory at the cellular level.39  This effect has proven powerful enough to protect experimental animals brains from alcohol-induced memory loss.40,41  By an entirely different set of mechanisms, saffron extracts also protect brain cells in culture from inflammatory damage and death induced by cytokines such as TNF-alpha.42

Interestingly, advances in our understanding of stress and anxiety reveal that they are accompanied by increased oxidative stress in brain cells.43  Earlier this year, scientific evidence emerged indicating that oxidative stress in the brain is also a positive marker for compulsive behavior.44  Accordingly, there's evidence that saffron's capacity to limit emotional eating may be related to its antioxidant capacity.45,46

Summary
A historic 2010 study conclusively demonstrated that the neurochemical processes behind compulsive eating and drug addiction are identical -- suggesting a novel neurological intervention for appetite control.  While no safe, effective drug exists to favorably alter the neurochemistry of appetite, a proprietary saffron extract has been shown to reduce uncontrolled between-meal snacking without side effects.

• A complementary body of research indicates a positive role for saffron extracts containing safranal as an optimal intervention for stress and anxiety -- core factors in the development of eating compulsions.
• At the core of saffron's power is a scientifically validated ability to boost levels of serotonin, reducing the depression, anxiety, and stress central to compulsive eating.

These effects, prized in traditional Persian medicine and corroborated by a team of pioneering French researchers, have been shown to be equal in potency to the tricyclic imipramine and the SSRI fluoxetine (Prozac) in managing depression.  By targeting the neurochemistry at the root of compulsive eating behavior, saffron extract serves as a safe, natural way to reduce caloric intake and induce weight loss.

If you have any questions on the scientific content of this article, please call a Life Extension Health Advisor at 1-866-864-3027.

Warnings Information:

• Keep Saffron A, for depression support, appetite control/suppressants out of reach of children,
• Do not exceed recommended dose,
• If you have a bad reaction or unwanted side effects, discontinue use immediately,
• When using Saffron A for depression support, appetite control/suppressants to lose weight, please inform your physician,
• Results may vary from person to person concerning weight loss.

Give You and Your Loved Ones the Gift of Health! Special Sale!  In addition to your 25% off, you get another 10% automatic volume discount at checkout on orders of $25 or more ... all items apply (including special sale items).  SECURE SHOPPING CART CREDIT CARD PURCHASES ONLY.  Call-ins do not receive this special discount.

Order:  Saffron Extract w/Satiereal (Crocus Sativus L.) | Konjac Fiber Root Extract (LuraLean), White Kidney Bean, Irvingia |
 Forskolin (Coleus Forskohlii) [Intraocular Pressure] | Fastin | San-Hoodia | Original Lipodrene |
Hydroxycut | CLA w/Guarana | 5-HTP

Or Google Fast Checkout, PayPal, or send a check, money order, or cashiers check with completed order form.