Tone 'N Tighten

52-0222
Universal Nutrition
Tone 'N Tighten Capsules
120 capsules

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 4 Capsules Servings Per Container: 30


		Amount Per Serving		% Daily Value*

	Calcium	150	mg	15%
	Pyridoxine (B6)	2	mg	100%


	Choline Complex	1.2	g

	Inositol	600	mg

	Chromium Picolinate	200	mcg

	Cayenne (Fruit)	100	mg

	Burdock (Root)	100	mg

	Uva Ursi (Leaf)	100	mg

	Carnitine Complex	50	mg

	Damiana (Leaf)	50	mg

	Betaine	50	mg


*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tone 'N Tighten is yeast free. Contains added calcium.


Other Ingredients: Choline Citrate, Inositol Monophosphate, Calcium Phosphate, Betaine Hydrochloride, L-Carnitine, Gelatin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Magnesium Stearate, And Stearic Acid.

Recommended Use: Take 2 To 4 Capsules Daily With 8 oz. of Water. On Workout Days, Take Capsules One Half Hour Before Workout. On Non-Workout Days, Take Capsules One Half Hour After Lunch.

Before beginning any program of weight loss, consult your health care practitioner. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.


If you notice any errors in the information above, please let us know. If you have further questions about this product, please contact Universal Nutrition at 1-800-872-0101

The Answer To Your Prayers: Cellulite-Busting Tone 'N Tighten

Cellulite is not a disease but an anatomical condition that can be corrected. For many suffering from this embarrassing condition, the proper nutritional foundation can offer help in alleviating this common, dimpled dilemma. Tone 'N Tighten contains the right combination of herbs and nutrients designed to burn fat and increase thermogenesis (metabolism). Reducing body fat is the first line of defense against cellulite. Extra flab puts unnecessary stress on the connective tissues which form cellulite.
Tone 'N Tighten also contains unique ingredients designed to support your liver and maximize its working efficiency (the liver plays a central role in the formation of cellulite). These same ingredients act as fat-emulsifiers, essentially keeping your liver clean and ridding your body of excess fatty acids. Plus, Tone 'N Tighten has a complete formula designed to detoxify your system, promote regularity and reduce extra water weight. These are all important steps you need to take to remove cellulite once and for all! More specifically, here's how Tone 'N Tighten can help you:

1. Fat-Emulsifying Lipotropics: Choline, Inositol & Betaine HCl
A lipotropic nutrient is one that promotes or encourages the export of fat from the liver. Lipotropics are necessary for the maintenance of a healthy liver as well as burning the exported fat for additional energy. Without lipotropics such as choline, inositol and betaine HCl, fats and bile can become trapped in the liver, causing severe problems such as cirrhosis and blocking fat metabolism. Choline is essential for fat metabolism. Choline functions as a methyl donor and it is required for proper liver function. Like inositol, choline is a lipotropic. Inositol exerts lipotropic effects as well. An "unofficial" member of the B vitamins, inositol has even been shown to relieve depression and panic attacks. Betaine HCl has also been widely used as an aid to digestion, specifically protein digestion.

2. Metabolism-Enhancing Thermogenics & Fat Burners: Cayenne & Carnitine
Unlike caffeine (guarana, kola nut, coffee) and ephedra (mahuang), cayenne is a powerful but stimulant-free thermogenic ingredient. A thermogenic ingredient is one that has the ability to raise the body's core temperature, and thus resting metabolism. Cayenne pepper or Capsicum frutescens is an annual shrub indigenous to tropical America. With its active ingredient capsaicin, cayenne is an excellent thermogenic agent which safely encourages fat burning. L-carnitine, a vitamin-like compound synthesized from the amino acid lysine, is essential to any weight-loss regimen because it is responsible for the transport of fatty acids into the cell's mitochondria. Once there, fats are burned for energy. A deficiency in carnitine can lead to decreased fatty acid concentrations in the mitochondria and lead to reduced energy production. In addition, carnitine plays a key role in the conversion of keto-acid analogues of the branched chain amino acids valine, leucine and isoleucine, which is extremely important during dieting and exercise. Carnitine promotes a healthy heart, can lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels and increase physical performance. Carnitine has been shown to improve cardiovascular performance in both athletes and normal subjects through improved energy metabolism.

3. Blood-Sugar Management: Chromium Picolinate
Chromium helps manage weight by affecting blood sugar control mechanisms. Through poor diet and stress, many individuals experience hypoglycemia and even diabetes. Obesity is strongly linked to blood sugar imbalances--in obesity, the body experiences a decreased sensitivity to insulin. Increasing insulin sensitivity results in better blood sugar control and weight loss. Chromium works alongside insulin in promoting the uptake of glucose into the cells--without it, insulin's action is blocked and blood sugar levels rise. Chromium can also lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels in non-diabetic individuals.

4. Water-Weight Management & Internal Cleansing: Burdock & Uva Ursi
Burdock (Arctium lappa L.) can be found as far as Europe and Northern Asia. Nutritional remedies employ burdock as a safe diuretic and as a source of dietary fiber. In addition to these functions, burdock is also known as one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Western and Eastern herbal medicine. Active ingredients include inulin, polyphenolic acids, and non-hydroxy acids.
A low-growing evergreen shrub, bearberry (Uva ursi) is native to the northern hemisphere from Asia to the United States. Traditionally used as a tonic for maintaining a healthy urinary tract system, uva ursi is also used as a gentle diuretic today. In fact, uva ursi is still used as a component to many OTC (over-the-counter) diuretic preparations. The flavonoid, isoquercetin, and the terpenoid, ursolic acid, are responsible for the herb's gentle diuretic effects.

5. Regularity & Diuresis: Damiana
An herb native to Mexico and southern California, damiana has been traditionally taken as a tonic and restorative for the nervous system. Today, it's also used as a mild laxative for promoting regularity and as a mild diuretic for ridding the body of excess water weight.

6. PMS: Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 or pyridoxine is important for the formation of proteins and structural compounds, chemical transmitters in the nervous system, red blood cells and prostaglandins. It also plays a key role in maintaining hormonal balance. Studies indicate that low levels of B6 can contribute to osteoporosis as a result of an increase in homocysteine. In addition, numerous double-blind clinical trials have revealed pyridoxine's effectiveness in relieving PMS symptoms.

7. Bone Loss: Calcium
As women age, particularly after menopause, bone loss and degradation become an important issue. Even for younger women, calcium intake can be of concern. Each serving of Tone 'N Tighten provides 360mg or 36% of the RDA for calcium.

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