Lean System 7 Fat Burner Review

Not surprising considering its name, but Lean System 7 (LS7) contains a proprietary blend of 7 fat burning herbal compounds. The exact blend will differ slightly depending where you buy your Lean System 7. The Canadian version for instance, contains weight loss winner green tea, but not 7-keto because of a difference in laws that regulate supplements.

Good news -- the updated version of the U.S. formula now contains green tea --fantastic news, since green tea is a great fat burning supplement. The foundation of this product lies with old standby ingredients guarana and yerba mate. Both of these ingredients contain high levels of caffeine (as well as other xanthines) which in itself is a decent thermogenic (fat burner). Mate also displays diuretic properties, and, when combined with guarana and damiana, has been shown to delay gastric emptying and promote a feeling of satiety (fullness).

Lean System 7 also contains citrus aurantium or bitter orange (standardized for synephrine, ephedrine's milder, gentler cousin). Theoretically, citrus aurantium extracts should be decent fat burners since the active ingredients (synephrine and phenylephrine) are both sympathetic alpha agonists. However, real solid clinical data validating the effectiveness of this ingredient for weight loss is in short supply.

You'll also find dandelion root/leaf included for its diuretic properties, and bioperine, an ingredient which increases the bioavailability of certain ingredients by enhancing absorption.

Besides that, there's a much more interesting ingredient in this Lean System compilation, namely...

7-keto.

i) 7-keto: a metabolite of DHEA, with no apparent side effects - i.e. no conversion to testosterone or estrogen, and no effect on the sex hormones. What's promising about 7-keto is its positive effect on thyroid hormone levels -- without any adverse effects of any kind.

In quoting a recent study in his superb Diet Supplements Revealed (where the control group lost 0.57% of their bodyweight, and the group on 7-keto lost 1.8% - about 6 lbs on average), Will Brinks' says 7-keto is a potentially promising weight loss agent!

The promising beginning aside, these are clearly early days for 7-keto. More studies need to be completed to more thoroughly demonstrate 7-keto's fat burning ability.

For now, what's the bottom line recommendation?

Well, I've had the opportunity to try both the Canadian and American versions of Lean System 7. I found that LS7 worked far better than most ephedra-free products at supressing my appetite. I don't know whether it was my imagination or not, but I thought I felt fuller for longer too. I found three capsules made me too jittery though -- the perfect dose seemed to be two capsules three times a day, as opposed to the recommended 3 capsules 2X a day.

Will Lean System 7 work for you? Well, I can guarantee that if you don't make any changes to your diet and lifestyle, or you continue to consume significantly more calories than you need, it will not do anything for you. This is not a magic pill -- it should be used to supplement a smart diet and exercise program.

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AMS Health Sciences Taps The Catevo Group for Branding and Marketing Communications

Global Consulting Firm Will Assist in Creation of New Brand and Product Line Communications

OKLAHOMA CITY and RALEIGH, N.C, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMS Health Sciences, Inc. (Amex: AMM - News), a 19-year-old nutritional network marketing company based in Oklahoma City, announced today that it has chosen The Catevo Group to help re-brand the binary compensation division and the products marketed under that division's banner, in the first quarter of 2007.

"After an exhaustive search, we are delighted to have solidified a relationship with a trusted, outstanding marketing partner," said Dr. Jerry Grizzle, president, chairman and chief executive officer, AMS Health Sciences. "The Catevo Group's strategic and integrated approach, joined with its outstanding creative team, will allow AMS to successfully evolve our business and reach new customers as we move into a new marketing plan and the global marketplace."

The new marketing plan and its product line will build on AMS's national success in the creation of adaptogen products, including Prime One and Prime Delight, which have been proven to help maintain optimal health by combating stress at the cellular level. The product line will include nutritional supplements as well as weight loss and weight management formulations.

"We are pleased to add AMS to our client list," remarked Dr. Mitch Javidi, president and chief executive officer, The Catevo Group. "Our experienced strategists and talented creative team have already begun work with the AMS team, putting into place our brand crystallization process, and we look forward to creating a dynamic value proposition for potential AMS clients worldwide."

About AMS Health Sciences Inc.

Headquartered in Oklahoma City, AMS Health Sciences Inc. is a leader in the development of exclusive peak performance and weight loss nutritional products and systems. AMS sells more than 60 natural nutritional supplements, weight management products, and natural skincare products including the world's number-one all-natural stress reliever, Prime One, through independent distributors across the U.S. and Canada. With more than 500 million servings sold to date, AMS is the exclusive provider of the "AM" family of weight loss solutions. More information is available at http://www.amsonline.com.

About The Catevo Group

The Catevo Group - catalysts for business evolution - leads the next generation of business consulting firms, integrating diverse business functions such as marketing strategy, integrated communications, branding, research, technology development and supply chain management under one roof. In addition to traditional research, branding, marketing and public relations consulting services, The Catevo Group offers a comprehensive suite of proprietary e-learning products, a competitive business intelligence portal, and business and supply chain optimization analytics and solutions designed to enhance financial and performance benefits.

Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., Catevo has offices in Charlotte, Washington, D.C., Miami, London, and Media City, Dubai. The firm also is a founding partner of The WORLDCOM Group, the largest international consortium of independent marketing and public relations firms.

More information can be found at www.catevo.com.

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Herbalife Expands Nutrition Advisory Board with Doctors in Europe and Argentina

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), a global nutrition direct selling company, announced the addition of six doctors to its Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB).

The appointments of Drs. Julián Álvarez García (Spain), Laszlo Halmy (Hungary), Patricio Kenny (Argentina), Nikolaos Sitaras (Greece), Pierre Zelissen (Netherlands) and Jean de la Tullaye (France) reflect the company’s commitment to supporting its independent distributors more closely at both a regional and local level.

The NAB is made of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle. The board is chaired by David Heber, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Alicante-based Alvarez specializes in sports medicine and physical education. Over the past 20 years he has advised a number of professional and Olympic sports teams in triathlons, mountain biking, football and basketball. He currently manages sports medicine at the Mediterranean Clinic of Neurosciences.

Halmy is based in Budapest, Hungary where, in addition to his medical practice, he conducts scientific research into a number of different areas of human metabolism, including nutrition, obesity and hypertension. In 1995 he won the Hungarian Nutritional Society prize for his work on the short and long term effects of Herbalife meal replacements and multivitamin and mineral supplements, concluding that food supplementation plays a major role during a weight management program. He will assume the presidency of the 15^th European Congress on Obesity in 2007.

In Argentina, Kenny is an adolescent and young adult gastroenterologist. He currently serves at the Buenos Aires British Hospital, as director of the Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Digestive and Nutritional Diseases. He is a faculty member at the Argentine Catholic University, serving as associate professor of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.

Sitaras, based in Athens, Greece, is associate professor of the department of pharmacology at Athens Medical School. A practicing physician, author and lecturer with an interest in digestive disorders and nutrition, he has published extensively on the subject of nutrition and, since 2002, has focused on the effects of dietary supplements in healthy adults, 50 and older.

Zelissen, based in Utrecht, Holland, specializes in neuroendocrinology in obesity and has practiced in the department of endocrinology at Utrecht’s University Medical Center for more than 20 years. He spent 15 years as medical advisor to the Dutch Society for Addison’s and Cushing’s Disease and is on the board of the Netherlands Association for the Study of Obesity.

Tullaye is an associate professor at the University of Montpellier in France where he specializes in the teaching of nutrition, food and health. He is a member of various scientific committees associated with the Department of Agriculture and Food looking at subjects including food safety and quality and public research investment in nutrition.

About Herbalife

Herbalife (http://www.herbalife.com) is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutritional supplements and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 62 countries through a network of more than one million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation (http://www.herbalifefamily.org) and its Casa Herbalife program to bring good nutrition to children. Visit Investor Relations (http://ir.herbalife.com) for additional financial information.

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