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[808BEEF]

Noob in this forum so bare with me, wanna know if anyone tried "Goji Berries" in a pill form? Reason is because I heard that it can control your appetite and food cravings? Also wanted to know about "Red Panax Ginseng"-Energy Booster? I just heard that both have alot of Benefits for your Health and Well-Being. Much appreciated for any thoughts regarding these that I mentioned, Thanks!!!

 

[B3rserk3R]

Noob in this forum so bare with me, wanna know if anyone tried "Goji Berries" in a pill form? Reason is because I heard that it can control your appetite and food cravings? Also wanted to know about "Red Panax Ginseng"-Energy Booster? I just heard that both have alot of Benefits for your Health and Well-Being. Much appreciated for any thoughts regarding these that I mentioned, Thanks!!!

Goji berries were the 'it' hippy bullshit food for a while. That's over now. (It's now acai if your curious). I don't know about that particular Ginseng, but I believe ginseng can be beneficial unless I missed something.

 

[MikeMartial]

Noob in this forum so bare with me, wanna know if anyone tried "Goji Berries" in a pill form? Reason is because I heard that it can control your appetite and food cravings? Also wanted to know about "Red Panax Ginseng"-Energy Booster? I just heard that both have alot of Benefits for your Health and Well-Being. Much appreciated for any thoughts regarding these that I mentioned, Thanks!!!

Any berry is just that---a berry. No more, no less. Acai berries actually have an interesting amount and makeup of fat content. But, once again, they are a berry, no more, no less. Add 'em into your daily diet, but don't think they'll turn you into Machida.

Red panax, or Korean ginseng, has had some positive studies done on athletes, but nothing extreme. A quick search of pubmed comes up with results like this:

Sports Med. 1994 Oct;18(4):229-48.
Evaluation of the ergogenic properties of ginseng.

Bahrke MS, Morgan WP.
Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Ginseng has been used for several thousand years in the Orient as a tonic, prophylactic agent and 'restorative'. However, its efficacy has been established primarily through clinical experience as opposed to scientific verification of its pharmacological effects. Ginseng has been used by athletes as an ergogenic aid for many years, but there is an absence of compelling research evidence in support of its use for this purpose. Indeed, most of the support favouring the use of ginseng to enhance physical performance is of a testimonial nature. While studies with animals show that ginseng or its active components may prolong survival to physical or chemical stress, there is, generally, a lack of controlled research demonstrating the ability of ginseng to improve or prolong performance in fatigued humans.
PMID: 7817063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

But occasionaly you come across something like this:

Int J Sport Nutr. 1999 Dec;9(4):371-7.
Ginseng treatment improves psychomotor performance at rest and during graded exercise in young athletes.

Ziemba AW, Chmura J, Kaciuba-Uscilko H, Nazar K, Wisnik P, Gawronski W.
Dept. of Applied Physiology, Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
This study was designed to determine the effect of ginseng treatment on multiple choice reaction time (RT) during exercise. Fifteen soccer players (age 19.07 +/- 0.62 yrs) were placed in a double-blind manner into one of two groups: ginseng (n = 7), receiving 350 mg of ginseng daily for 6 weeks, or placebo (n = 8), receiving a placebo daily for 6 weeks. Before and after the treatment all the subjects performed an incremental bicycle ergometer exercise with intensity increasing 50 W every 3 min until volitional exhaustion. RT was measured before exercise, and then in the last 2 min of each exercise load. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and lactate threshold (LAT) were also determined from the exercise test. Ginseng treatment was found to shorten RT at rest and during exercise, shifting the exercise load associated with the shortest RT toward higher exercise loads. Neither ginseng nor placebo influenced VO2 max and LAT. In conclusion, ginseng extract does improve psychomotor performance during exercise without affecting exercise capacity.
PMID: 10660868 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

It's pretty much harmless. Try it, but don't expect much.

 

[IDRISCKY]

Any berry is just that---a berry. No more, no less. Acai berries actually have an interesting amount and makeup of fat content. But, once again, they are a berry, no more, no less. Add 'em into your daily diet, but don't think they'll turn you into Machida.

No, but they will turn you into a muscle shark*.

*When combined with a healthy diet, exercise program, and applicable steroid use.

 

[MikeMartial]

no, but they will turn you into a muscle shark*.

*when combined with a healthy diet, exercise program, and applicable steroid use.

lmao

 

[808BEEF]

Any berry is just that---a berry. No more, no less. Acai berries actually have an interesting amount and makeup of fat content. But, once again, they are a berry, no more, no less. Add 'em into your daily diet, but don't think they'll turn you into Machida.

Red panax, or Korean ginseng, has had some positive studies done on athletes, but nothing extreme. A quick search of pubmed comes up with results like this:

Sports Med. 1994 Oct;18(4):229-48.
Evaluation of the ergogenic properties of ginseng.

Bahrke MS, Morgan WP.
Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Ginseng has been used for several thousand years in the Orient as a tonic, prophylactic agent and 'restorative'. However, its efficacy has been established primarily through clinical experience as opposed to scientific verification of its pharmacological effects. Ginseng has been used by athletes as an ergogenic aid for many years, but there is an absence of compelling research evidence in support of its use for this purpose. Indeed, most of the support favouring the use of ginseng to enhance physical performance is of a testimonial nature. While studies with animals show that ginseng or its active components may prolong survival to physical or chemical stress, there is, generally, a lack of controlled research demonstrating the ability of ginseng to improve or prolong performance in fatigued humans.
PMID: 7817063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

But occasionaly you come across something like this:

Int J Sport Nutr. 1999 Dec;9(4):371-7.
Ginseng treatment improves psychomotor performance at rest and during graded exercise in young athletes.

Ziemba AW, Chmura J, Kaciuba-Uscilko H, Nazar K, Wisnik P, Gawronski W.
Dept. of Applied Physiology, Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
This study was designed to determine the effect of ginseng treatment on multiple choice reaction time (RT) during exercise. Fifteen soccer players (age 19.07 +/- 0.62 yrs) were placed in a double-blind manner into one of two groups: ginseng (n = 7), receiving 350 mg of ginseng daily for 6 weeks, or placebo (n = 8), receiving a placebo daily for 6 weeks. Before and after the treatment all the subjects performed an incremental bicycle ergometer exercise with intensity increasing 50 W every 3 min until volitional exhaustion. RT was measured before exercise, and then in the last 2 min of each exercise load. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and lactate threshold (LAT) were also determined from the exercise test. Ginseng treatment was found to shorten RT at rest and during exercise, shifting the exercise load associated with the shortest RT toward higher exercise loads. Neither ginseng nor placebo influenced VO2 max and LAT. In conclusion, ginseng extract does improve psychomotor performance during exercise without affecting exercise capacity.
PMID: 10660868 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

It's pretty much harmless. Try it, but don't expect much.

Thanks a bunch for the Info!!!