Relora/Relacore

[blue4lemon]

Does anyone take this stuff? I am reading about Relora and it sounds like something I need. Besides the weight loss benefits, I am interested in its antidepressant and stress-reducing properties. If you take it, where did you buy it? I am sorta strapped for cash.

[Karenemt]

I take Relora. I order it through my naturopath and it costs around $20 for a one-month supply (60 capsules). It has worked very well for me, as I had way too much cortisol (stress hormone) upon testing. The kind I have is from Douglas Laboratories. I get it through the naturopath because I don't necessarily trust some of the supplements that are available over the counter.

I'm not sure but I believe the Relacore is far more expensive. I personally would not take it because I don't trust just any supplement for me, and rely on the naturopath I see to pick the brands/kinds she trusts.

Here's some more information:

http://www.douglaslabs.com

It contains (per 2 capsules) 10 mg thiamine, 10 mg riboflavin, 10 mg niacinamide, 10 mg vitamin B6, 200 mcg of folic acid, 100 mcg of vitamin B12, and 500 mg of Relora (which is a propriety blend of patent-pending plant extracts from Magnolia officinalis (bark) and Phellodendron amurense (bark).
This product contains no yeast, wheat gluten, soy protein, milk/dairy, sodium, sugar, artificial coloring, preservatives, or flavoring.

[Lindym]

Karenemt, your product sounds good. I bought some today at a local suppliment chain store and paid $22.95 (on sale) for 120 caps, which is actually a 40 day supply at 3 per day.

The Relacore at the same store was $49 for 30 day supply.

[Vanity3]

what can relacore do that relora can't that warrents the $20 extra in price?

[Karenemt]

I seriously think that Relora is just as effective and at a much smaller price. If you look at the Relacore website, they also state you can take up to 3 capsules daily, so it probably won't last as long and at a higher price.

If Relora alone doesn't work (I had my cortisol levels checked and they were still too high after a few months on it), then you can also add Seriphos or phosphylated serine/phosphotidylserine as well. The combination of these 2 in conjunction with the Atkins has helped me lose 4 inches from my middle and I also notice less "back fat" if you know what I mean.

I'm going to have my cortisol rechecked again in a few months. If the level is way down (and I believe it is by how I feel), that is proof enough to me that the supplements are doing their job.

In conjunction with the Relora, I've also given up caffeine - it's very bad for your adrenals and stress levels.

Sorry so long, hope this helps.

[blueflyer]

Karenemt, am curious, what kind of blood test did you do to see that your cortisol was high?

[Karenemt]

No it wasn't a blood test - it was a saliva test. I had a take-home kit to use and collected samples at various times throughout 24 hours. It had to be done on a certain day of the menstrual cycle. Then UPS picked up the test and voila - that was all. My naturopath got the results and then started me on the supplements.

I went this route because I had seen a couple of docs over the past two years who said nothing was amiss, yet I was dieting (lo-fat) and exercising all the time and actually gaining!

Between the Atkins and the Relora/Seriphos, I feel better than I have in years and the weight is slowly coming off.

[blue4lemon]

Thanks Karenemt....I can definitely swing $20 per month! I would love to have that test done, but I was flipping channels last night and ran across an infomercial for Cortislim (a supplement I believe is either the same or similar to Relacore and Relora), and the doc on the show was talking about the symptoms of having too much cortisol. I didn't watch the whole thing, but it sounds like what I need. I think after I balance my checkbook today I will see if I can find it somewhere. GNC would be the best place, right?

[doogieb]

blue4lemon - pretty sure there was a thread on here the other day saying how cortislim is just snake oil.

Personally I'm gonna go for some relacore sometime in the next couple of weeks or so.... unfortunately I have to buy it off the net since noone sells it in the UK :( (well, I found one company who had obviously imported it, but it works out at $62 a bottle of 90 so it's waaaaaay cheaper to import it myself!)

[MeltingFst]

I take Relacore now, but before I did I bought the Relora. I only took the Relora 1 day, because I found Relacore & changed over right away. Everyone was having such good results with the Relacore & I didn't want to miss out.
The cost of the Relora was $29.99 for 90 capsules (Doctor's A-Z brand), the Relacore $49.99 for 90 capsules. Both at GNC.

[Ginga]

You can get it at Kmart for 29.99. Relacore 110 caps. 2 caps 3x a day :)

[angstusn]

Anyone having stomach loss with Relora?

[angstusn]

ordered relora today from netrition.com for $10 cant wait to get it.