Code Red

The major role of pantothenic acid is releasing energy from fats, which it does by breaking down stored body fat for energy. Pantothenic acid is also required for maintaining healthy digestion and speeding up the healing process. Pantothenic acid is often known as the anti-stress vitamin because it helps in the production of vitamin D, red blood cells and sex hormones that are required for normal functioning of reproductive processes and the adrenal glands.

You have roughly 30 million sodium-potassium pumps in your body. These little generators allow things to enter into cells and take a lot of energy to work. Sodium-potassium pumps are critically important in exchanging glucose, amino acids, and other minerals in and out of the cell. Without adequate potassium, nutrient exchange is compromised, and the body cannot efficiently burn fat. Being low in potassium also puts you at risk for energy fatigue, muscle fatigue, and lack of endurance.

The polyphenols and catechins in green tea increase resting metabolic rate and stimulate fat-burning. Dutch researchers gave participants either a 270-milligram capsule of green tea extract or a placebo every day for 3 months. The group who took the green tea extract lost more weight and continued to lose weight after the study, whereas the group taking the placebo lost less weight and regained all their lost weight after the study was completed [2].

Green tea has also been shown to improve gym performance. A study published in the journal of appetite, obesity, digestion and metabolism found that green tea extract improved endurance capacity and stimulated the oxidation of fatty acids [3].

L-tyrosine is used to produce your body’s feel good hormones such as dopamine. Even more importantly, tyrosine reduces the production of stress hormones.

Another beneficial effect of supplemental L-tyrosine is that it stimulates the production of thyroid hormones which increase thermogenesis and increase muscular activity. Thyroid hormones regulate metabolism and are essential for burning stored fats and the immediate release of energy.

Theobromine is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in chocolate. Theobromine does not stimulate the nervous system the same way as caffeine does.

There are many benefits to Theobromine supplementation such as cognitive enhancement, decreased blood pressure, weight loss and fat loss. However, the main benefit of Theobromine is the positive effects on weight loss and fat loss. Research shows that theobromine helps with increasing fat metabolism and suppressing fat absorption.  One study also showed improved muscle insulin sensitivity from Theobromine supplementation.

Choline is a water soluble vitamin that is vital for brain function. Research shows that supplementation with choline improves attention and focus. Choline was included in the Code Red formula to improve cognitive function and to circumvent the low blood sugar feelings some people get when dieting.

Synephrine is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in the Bitter Orange plant. Synephrine’s molecular structure is very similar to ephedrine. Synephrine functions as an alpha-androgenic antagonist just like ephedrine does, but it is much milder on the central nervous system and does not cause the same negative side effects that ephedrine supplementation can cause. Synephrine binds to receptors in fat tissue and increases lipolysis and thermogenesis. Clinical studies have backed up synephrine’s positive impact on fat burning and weight loss.

Synephrine also stimulates glucose uptake by skeletal muscle. This improves fat burning by removing excess glucose from the bloodstream and provides muscles with more glucose that can be used for energy. More intramuscular glucose also leads to greater muscle strength and endurance.