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REVIEW: Genwise Labs Green Tea Supplement

April 06, 2015

When it comes to health and fitness, I'm an earthy crunchy hippie living out of my van. Counting calories? Forget it, just count nutrients. Count how close the food you're eating is to its natural form in nature. Count how much you're getting out of your food in vitamins, minerals, nutrients and energy. I always figured, why should I supplement something if I can just eat it? However, I know some people don't eat such a broad, nutrient dense diet as I do.

I was drawn to reviewing Zenwise Lab's Green Tea Extract because of the company itself. They're pretty transparent: what's on the label is what you get. They ensure to "... dramatically enhance the health of our customers through high quality products and excellent customer care." All of their products are GMP certified, all natural, and made in the USA. 



The tablets' array of benefits include:

+ Increases Fat Burning
+ Improves Physical Performance
+ Packed with Antioxidants
+ All Natural
+ Helps Lower Cholesterol

As stated before, I'm not a big fan of supplements, however I decided I would try this one because I knew the metabolism and immune booster abilities of green tea. I drink green tea for these purposes anyway, so I figured taking a green tea capsule would be a way of easing into supplements. It's not like I drink green tea on a regular basis, so swallowing some could help me out there.

The pills include two ingredients: 725 mg of green tea extract, and 60 mg of Vitamin C. This supplement is simple yet effective.


Look at these crazy capsules! They're not your solidified, packed in capsules. They're the green tea and vitamin C powder in tiny capsule holders. This would pose a problem for those who have trouble swallowing pills. At least they can just drink green tea!

After taking these pills for two weeks, my experience with the pills was a positive one. I've had a lot more energy, I've had more focus to "get stuff done", and I've had a better experience waking up. I had a similar experience when I did the SkinnyMe TeaTox this summer. It made my workouts more worthwhile, I definitely felt more of a burn. It also helped that I had more energy!

For more information on Zenwise Labs, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/ZenwiseLabs

SPONSORED POST: I received this product free of charge thanks to the manufacturer, by the service BrandBacker.


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LIFESTYLE: HOW MUCH CARBS DO I REALLY NEED? #MacrobreakdownMania

October 13, 2014

It's time for the second of three installments of the #MacrobreakdownMania, where I, the nerdy Nikki tell you the bitty gritty of exactly how much of the three macronutrients (carbs, lipids, and protein) that we really need to survive. However, carbohydrates (CHO) seem to have the worst rep. Little do most people know, they're actually the most vital macronutrient out there. Where would we be without carbs? We'd be energy-less, tissue-less, and motion-less.



Carbohydrates consists of CHO (carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen). It's functions are to make energy to preserve tissue, and to fuel your central nervous system. So, next time you're feeling sad about eating that last bread stick, think of it this way: would you feel sad for not fueling your metabolism or your central nervous system?

Carbs give us energy during workouts/activity by producing ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which kickstarts your metabolism to give off energy essentially. Not only do we need carbohydrates to fuel our workouts, but to replace the tissue lost in our workout if our workout was high duration or intensity.


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Part of the reason that carbs get a bad rep is because the composition does break down into sugars. Simple carbohydrates inclue monosaccarides and disaccarides (single and two sugars). These easily break down, so if you don't use them ASAP they will store as glycogen in either muscle or tissue. These are found in processed foods, table sugars, fruits, and milk products
However, polysaccarides are complex carbs, which don't break down as easily. They include starch and fiber. They're found in vegetables, potatoes, rice, and whole wheat pasta and bread.

I can't tell each and every one of my readers exactly how much carbs you need (unless you e-mail me), however I can say that the recommended daily value for carbs is 45-65% of your calories. That's a big percent, more than the other two macronutrients combined. So, long story short, don't sweat it! Unless we're talking about exercise, then in that case, yes, sweat it. Happy carbo-loading, lovelies!


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