There are tons of radio commercials in my area (Southern California) about the Cortislim diet pill. Supposedly its been favorably covered on Oprah and other semi-respectible places. It has no caffeine or ephedra and is supposed to do something to your body chemistry or metaboloism to help you lose weight.

On the surface I can't see anything about it that would conflict with the Atkins program, other than the fact that it may just be another expensive, flash-in-the-pan fraud.

Does anyone out there know anything about it? What do you think?

Inlandguy

I have heard that it is a bit risky to take a diet pill with this WOE. It may not be healthy.

Inlandguy,

I use Cortislim and while I can't say that it's helped boost weight loss, it has calmed me down which in turn helps me fight the stressful eating. On days that I don't take it, my husband says, Have you taken your cortislim today? So I know that it helps.

Dana

http://www.cortislim.com/faq.htm#q7

7. CortiSlim Ingredients?
CortiSlim provides a scientifically validated combination of vitamins, minerals, and herbs to help maximize your weight loss success – including:

Cortiplex™ = controls cortisol levels within a healthy range to help reduce fat storage and promote fat mobilization–especially fat stored around the midsection in the tough-to-lose abdominal area…

Leptiplex™ = is named for Leptin (the body's primary "feel full" hormone and metabolic regulator) because it helps to naturally control appetite, increase energy levels, and stimulate metabolism…

Insutrol™ = balances blood sugar and insulin levels to help reduce cravings and let you stick to your healthy eating plan…


Ingredients: Vitamin C, calcium, chromium,
Cortiplex Blend (magnolia bark extract, beta-sitosterol, theanine),
Leptiplex Blend (green tea extract, bitter orange peel extract),
Insutrol Blend (banaba leaf extract, vanadium).


Supplement Facts Serving size 1 capsule Amount Per Serving % Daily Value

Vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate) 100 mg 170%

Calcium (as calcium carbonate, calcium ascorbate) 150 mg 15%

Chromium (as chromium polynicotinate) 050 mgm 40%

Cortiplex™ Proprietary Blend
Magnolia Bark extract (Magnolia officinalis) 1.5% honokiol,
Beta-Sitoserol, Suntheanine® (as 100% L-Theanine) 155 mg

* Leptiplex™ Proprietary Blend
Green Tea Leaf extract (Camellia sinensis) 50% EGCG,
Bitter Orange Peel extract (Citrus aurantium) 5% synephrine 125 mg

* Insutrol™ Proprietary Blend
Banaba Leaf extract (Lagerstroemia speciosa) 1% corosolic acid,
Vanadyl Sulfate (providing 5 mcg vanadium) 16.5 mg

* Daily value not established. ~
Other ingredientss: gelatin, microcrystalline cellulose, water, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate (vegetable derived).

Sounds like an expensive vitamin with herbal supplements to me.

I was wondering the same thing myself. Are all the ingredients posted above readily available?

I just heard a cortislim comercial today on the radio that totally bad mouthed low-carb diets, claiming that they are causing heart problems, memory loss, and fatigue. I think Cortislim is just a scam! Diet pills are worthless!!!