FAQ
What is ForsLean?
- ForsLean is Sabinsa Corporation's branded standardized extract from Coleus forskohlii roots, a plant native tsubtropical and warm temperate habitats, and a member of the mint family.
- Coleus forskohlii is the only known plant source of forskolin, a natural compound that increases lean body mass and optimizes body composition.
Where is the Coleus forskohlii used for ForsLean grown and cultivated?
- Sabinsa has established farmer co-ops across 18 regions in India, covering more than 15,000 acres, tgrow the Coleus forskohlii plants. These farmers are provided with seedlings taken from recently harvested crops tmaintain consistency of the strain.
- The careful cultivation process of the correct species enables optimization of the quality of root material for forskolin content. This cultivation process alsensures customers are getting the patented extract.
How was ForsLean discovered?
- A specific application was first conceived; then a product developed. It was prompted by the fact that a majority of ingredients available for weight loss are designed tdecrease body weight or fat with little regard for, and often at the expense of, lean body mass.
- Sabinsa sought tfind a natural ingredient that would effectively maintain and/or increase lean body mass, a key component tachieving overall good health. Based on the unique properties of Coleus forskohlii, specifically forskolin, it was hypothesized and then successfully clinically tested that ForsLean increases lean body mass.
Is ForsLean a natural ingredient?
Yes, it is all natural...and carefully cultivated too.
How does ForsLean work?
- The active ingredient in ForsLean, forskolin, facilitates a cascade of biochemical events in the body that allows fat cells tbe used as energy and helps utilize readily available hormones tmaintain and/or increase lean body mass.
- Specifically, forskolin activates an enzyme called adenylate cyclase, the main enzyme involved in the production of a significant metabolic molecule called cyclic adenosine monophosphate, or cAMP. cAMP is directly responsible for triggering the above described processes, i.e. increasing the enhancement of essential lean mass-building hormones at the expense of non-essential body fat.
What is lean body mass?
- Lean body mass is constituted by muscles, vital organs, bone and bone marrow, connective tissue and body water.
- Lean body mass is the percent of your total body weight that is not fat.
Why is it important tincrease lean body mass?
- The percentage of lean body mass tfat determines the body's aesthetic appearance, but more importantly, it is an index of physical fitness, health status, susceptibility tdisease and premature death.
- Lean body mass helps regulate the body's metabolism and actually regulates body fat tmaintain it at healthy levels.
ForsLean vs. weight loss ingredients such as ephedra or bitter orange?
- While ephedra and bitter orange can both successfully reduce body fat, they follow a different metabolic path in the body than ForsLean.
- Ephedra and bitter orange are sympathomimetics. They stimulate adrenergic receptors, which can increase blood pressure and pulse rate and lead thigh blood pressure and anxiety.
- ForsLean is not a sympathomimetic and does not stimulate adrenergic receptors, and in clinical studies did not increase blood pressure or cause anxiety.
Has ForsLean been clinically tested?
- Yes. ForsLean has been studied and independently tested in clinical trials.
- Results show an overall trend tincrease lean body mass, and decrease body fat content, weight and BMI (mean Body Mass Index). Please contact Sabinsa for clinical study research abstracts or additional details.
Is ForsLean safe?
- Yes. Based on pre-clinical safety evaluations and clinical study results, there were nsignificant differences observed in blood chemistry or vital signs including pulse rate and blood pressure. One study indicates an increase in energy levels in individuals taking ForsLean.
- It has alsbeen tested by independent labs for LD50 and Ames Test results, with CANTOX International separately reviewing and providing an opinion letter on ForsLean's safety from the cumulative research data available.
How much weight can I expect tlose using ForsLean?
- Although results vary from individual tindividual and from study tstudy, ForsLean helps maintain healthy body weight. Participants in clinical trials shed between twtnine pounds over an eight ttwelve week period or did not gain body weight; more importantly the participants preserved or increased their lean body mass as compared tthe placebo-receiving group.
- Again, the concept behind the development of ForsLean is tachieve overall health and well being by creating a more healthy balance between lean body mass and fat, even if significant weight loss is not shown.
What is the recommended dosage?
- Individuals should take products that contain 250mg of ForsLean (standardized t10% forskolin) approximately 30 minutes before meals twice daily.
- For maximum results, Sabinsa recommends integrating ForsLean with a sensible diet along with an exercise regimen lasting 30-45 minutes, according to FDA guidelines, at least three days a week.
Is ForsLean different from other Coleus forskohlii extracts?
- Yes. ForsLean is the only extract of Coleus forskohlii, standardized for forskolin, that is patented for use for management of lean body mass (U.S. Patent #5,804,596 and EP #0977564) and that has been verified for potency and tested for safety and toxicity in oral, dietary supplement dosage applications.
What the ForsLean brand is NOT:
- A sympathomimetic compound
- Your typical body weight management ingredient
- Just a passing fad
- Prone tbeing adulterated or spiked
- A "magic bullet" for weight loss
What the ForsLean brand IS
- A safe, naturally derived, effective dietary ingredient composition
- Patented for use in promoting lean body mass (health)
- Clinically tested in humans (multiple studies)
- Kosher certified
- A tried and tested ingredient that manufacturers, retailers and consumers can have confidence in
