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Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is a popular dietary supplement promoted to curb appetite and help weight loss, support healthy blood sugar and cholesterol, aid digestive health, and boost the immune system.

Apple cider vinegar is a type of vinegar made from the fermented juice of apples. It can contain a variety of vitamins, minerals and acids. It’s key health-promoting component is acetic acid.

Latest research suggests that ACV vinegar and acetic acid may positively impact blood sugar levels and insulin response among diabetics, and improve cholesterol levels and weight loss among obese individuals. 

Weight Loss & Blood Sugar Levels

Eating foods high in sugar, processed foods or refined carbohydrates can cause a sudden rise, or ‘spike’, in blood sugar levels.

These blood sugar spikes cause your body to produce high levels of insulin – this process allows the glucose to enter your body’s cells and be used as energy.

However, whenever insulin is being released your body cannot burn fat. This is because insulin is your FAT STORAGE hormone.

By keeping blood sugar levels stable (and in turn insulin levels stable) is when our body can go into FAT BURNING mode.

Obesity and health issues can also arise from too frequent blood sugar spikes. If your body is producing too much insulin, over time,  your body can stop recognising insulin making your body becomes insulin resistant. This blocks fat burning and is a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes.

Blood sugar spikes can also lead to weight gain, as what goes up must come down. When our blood sugar levels drop after a spike this can cause increased feelings of hunger, cravings and can result in overeating and extra calories.

The ingredients in our Apple Cider Vinegar formula support improving insulin sensitivity, making it easier for the body’s cells to recognise insulin, reducing blood sugar spikes and dips. In turn helping manage energy crashes and weight management.

Studies show that vinegar, (including apple cider vinegar), can help to prevent a rapid rise in blood sugar, and can therefore help to keep your weight stable. This is due to the acetic acid that vinegar contains.

Pretty Pea Herbal Formula

Herbs have long been used in traditional eastern medicine for general health, including digestive ailments and in staving off the metabolic diseases that lead to obesity.

Studies show that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbals can indeed alleviate intestinal inflammation and support weight loss and weight management.

Energy metabolism is the main determinant of obesity etiology. Certain spices can influence energy metabolism, so our formula includes Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Green Tea and Turmeric to make this a powerful formula!

Contains 120 Vegan Easy Take Capsules

Take 1 capsule, 2 to 3 times per day or as advised by your healthcare provider.

Weight Loss & Abdominal Fat

Weight loss studies have shown Apple cider vinegars ability to reduce abdominal fat. 

A 12 week study found that drinking either 15ml or 30ml of vinegar resulted in a significant reduction in visceral / belly fat and waist circumference.

Another study concluded that daily consumption of Apple cider vinegar can reduce the visceral adiposity index – a measurement that links belly fat and cardiovascular risk factors.

Appetite Regulation

Apple Cider Vinegar may keep you fuller for longer.  Research has found that acetate – a key component in acetic acid – has a central role in appetite regulation.

Taking vinegar with a meal can help to keep you feeling satisfied after eating, feeling fuller for longer and helping to curb cravings and unscheduled snacking.

Research has found that vinegar supplementation increases satiety after eating a high-carbohydrate meal.

Apple cider vinegar may also help to slow stomach emptying, keeping you feeling fuller for longer. Reducing cravings, the urge to snack and consuming less calories can help you feel more in control of your eating habits whilst promoting weight loss.

Apple Cider Vinegar & Digestion

Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar contains strands of protein, enzymes and healthy bacteria. These probiotic properties support the growth of more beneficial bacteria in our gut – leading to a happy gut microbiome.

It’s these beneficial bacteria that help us digest and extract the nutrients from our food. Any imbalance in our microbiome, where we have low levels of good bacteria, then our bodies can’t get nutrients from food as effectively as it should. This can not only hinder weight loss but can even promote weight gain.  A simple way of putting it is – 

More probiotic bacteria = better digestion = weight loss

Because Apple cider vinegar is also a highly acidic substance, it’s thought that daily consumption may also help to raise stomach acid levels and give digestion a boost.

Natural Laxative Apple Cider Vinegar

Constipation can leave you feeling bloated and heavy and Apple cider vinegar can act as a natural laxative.

Apple cider vinegar is a source of pectin, a type of soluble fibre which is found in apples. Pectin acts as a natural laxative and helps to stimulate bowel movements.

Get sluggish bowels moving and get regular by adding Apple cider vinegar supplements to your morning routine.

By promoting regularity you can help cleanse your digestive system, removing toxic waste that makes us feel heavy and sluggish. Eliminating waste on a regular daily basis can have you feeling lighter and more energised.

Chromium is an essential nutrient required for the metabolism of glucose (sugar), blood lipids (blood fats) and insulin (fat storage hormone).

Chromium is involved in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism and contributes to normal:

Macronutrient metabolism

Maintenance of normal blood glucose levels

Recent research has examined the role that chromium can play in helping to reduce food intake, suppress appetite and minimise food cravings.

In studies it has been shown to:

facilitate the action of insulin

improve glycemic control in diabetes

improve body composition by helping to maintain lean body mass during weight loss

enhanced insulin action increases the rate of glucose and amino acid uptake in muscle cells.

contribute to weight loss by suppressing appetite and by stimulating thermogenesis, increasing energy expenditure.

Chromium Deficiency

Normal dietary intake of Chromium is suboptimal. Many of the population do not get enough chromium from food. To make matters worse, the typical high-sugar diet of the West, can increase the elimination of chromium from the body.

Diets high in refined carbohydrates, are not only low in Chromium, but lead to enhanced Chromium losses. In response to the consumption of refined carbohydrates, there is a rapid rise in blood sugar leading to elevations in insulin that cause a mobilization of Chromium. Once mobilized, Chromium is not reabsorbed but lost via the urine leading to decreased Chromium stores.

Insufficient dietary intake of Chromium leads to increased risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Many researchers believe that chromium deficiency may be a contributing factor to the increase in Type II diabetes cases.

The estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intake is 50 to 200 microg. However, most diets contain less than 60% of the minimum suggested intake of 50 microg.

Supplemental Chromium given to people with impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes can lead to improved blood glucose, insulin, and lipid variables. Chromium has also been shown to improve lean body mass.

Green tea has long been demonstrated to be good for human health.

Now backed by science, multiple pharmacologically active components have been isolated and identified from green tea, including polyphenols, alkaloids, amino acids, polysaccharides and volatile components.

Green tea contains caffeine and a type of flavonoid called catechin, which is an antioxidant. Antioxidant properties help control free radicals in the body that cause oxidative stress – which can cause disease and premature ageing.

Green Tea Benefits

Recent studies have demonstrated that green tea shows versatile pharmacological activities, such as:

Antioxidant

Anticancer

Hypoglycemic

Antibacterial

Antiviral

Neuroprotective

Green Tea & Weight Loss

There is a wealth of evidence supporting that green tea supplements, containing catechins or caffeine, have a positive impact on weight loss and weight management.

Studies suggests that both of these compounds can speed up metabolism. Catechin can help to break down excess fat, while both catechin and caffeine can increase the amount of energy the body uses.

Results from a number of randomized, controlled intervention trials have shown that consumption (270 mg to 1200 mg/day) may reduce body weight and fat. 

Green tea may be beneficial for weight loss by supporting your metabolism to be more efficient. Metabolism being the body’s  processes which break down our food into useable energy. 

GTC influences sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity, increasing energy expenditure and promoting the oxidation of fat.

Green Tea & Digestion

Green tea has also been shown to soothe the stomach and aid in digestion. 

Ginger is a member of a plant family that includes cardamom and turmeric with powerful medicinal properties.

Indians and Chinese are believed to have produced ginger as a tonic root for over 5000 years to treat many ailments such as colds, nausea, arthritis, migraines and hypertension.

The medicinal, chemical, and pharmacological properties of ginger have been extensively reviewed.

Benefits of Ginger

It’s main bioactive compound, Gingerol, has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and responsible for many of it’s medicinal properties.

Ginger’s antioxidant properties help control free radicals in the body that cause oxidative stress – which can cause disease and premature ageing.

Ginger has a long history of use in traditional and alternative medicine and is typically known for:

Calming remedy for indigestion, nausea, and upset stomach

Help fight the flu and common cold

 Fight inflammation and gastrointestinal ailments

Pain-relieving effects

Relieve headaches and migraines

Ginger and Weight Loss 

Ginger may also play a role in weight loss. According to studies, Ginger has positive effects on weight control, obesity prevention, and energy metabolism.

A 2019 review found that ginger supplementation significantly reduced body weight, the waist-hip ratio, and the hip ratio in people with overweight or obesity.

It’s anti-inflammatory properties can counter inflammation. Research indicates that obesity can bring on oxidative stress and inflammation

A meta-analysis of studies demonstrated that ginger intake reduced body weight, waist to hip ratio, fasting glucose and increased HDL-cholesterol.

Ginger also has appetite-suppressing properties.

Ginger & Digestion

Ginger has also been used traditionally as a digestive herb with a long history in treating digestive upset and pain.

Ginger has been used traditionally as a digestive herb with a long history in treating digestive upset and pain and as a highly effective carminative, a substance that promotes the elimination of excessive gas from the digestive system and soothes the intestinal tract. 

It supports digestion being a highly effective carminative, a substance that promotes the elimination of excessive gas from the digestive system and soothes the intestinal tract. 

Cayenne is a red pepper, used traditionally to curb appetite, speed up metabolism and burn calories. It’s main active ingredient, capsaicin, is thermogenic.

Cayenne may also support the digestion as it help to boost the stomach’s defence against infections, increase digestive fluid production and help transport enzymes to the stomach.

Red pepper, ginger and turmeric impact energy metabolism using mechanisms related to thermal effect, basal metabolic rate (BMR), total energy expenditure, oxygen consumption and lipid oxidation.

Turmeric contains curcumin and has been long recognized for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and health-promoting properties.

It’s widely used in ayurvedic medicine as a digestive healing agent too.

Studies suggest that curcumin may suppress particular inflammatory markers that play a role in excess weight and obesity.

Recent scientific research reveals that curcumin directly interacts with white adipose tissue to suppress chronic inflammation.

Weight Loss

Studies show that Curcumin supplementation can significantly reduced BMI, Body Weight, Waist Circumference and reduce obesity and it’s adverse health effects.

A 30-day study of people who were previously unable to lose weight, found that supplementing twice a day with 800mg of curcumin plus 8mg of piperine, led to significant reductions in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumference.

Animal studies also indicate that curcumin may promote weight loss, reduce fat tissue growth, curb weight regain and enhance sensitivity to insulin.

Piperine

Piperine is a compound in black pepper that boosts curcumin absorption by up to 2,000%, so is added to potentiate the absorption and effect of these other herbal ingredients.

Piperine extract is also thermogenic and supports weight loss by increasing thermogenic activity in the body.

Thermogenesis is the way of developing cellular energy in the body which results in an increase in metabolic rate.

Black pepper can also support a happy digestion as it promotes proper stomach function. Consuming black pepper stimulates the release of enzymes in your pancreas and intestines that help digest fat and carbohydrates.

Animal studies show that black pepper may also prevent diarrhoea by inhibiting muscle spasms in the digestive tract and slowing the digestion of foods.

Results may vary from person to person.

Store in a cool dry place, out of the reach of children.

Best before date: see base of container.

Caution: Do not exceed the recommended daily intake. 

A food supplement should not be used as a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Always consult your GP before taking food supplements if you are taking medication or have an existing medical condition. If you feel unwell, stop taking this product immediately and seek medical advice.

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Curcumin rescues high fat diet-induced obesity and insulin sensitivity in mice through regulating SREBP pathway – PubMed (nih.gov)

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Our study indicated that taking green tea, capsaicin and ginger co-supplements for 8 weeks among overweight women had beneficial effects on weight, BMI, markers of insulin metabolism

Beneficial effects of Apple Cider Vinegar on weight management, Visceral Adiposity Index and lipid profile in overweight or obese subjects receiving restricted calorie diet: A randomized clinical trial – ScienceDirect 

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