Hello everyone my mother has received supplements in the mail "recommended to her" I would appreiciate any and all help, knowledge, sources experiences etc with regards to these products.

I would not touch either one of these as neither are safe.

The first is called "cellan" or "cellular lean". It lists a website http://www.mycellan.com
I spent about 2 seconds looking at it but nothing about it inspires confidence in me.

It lists the following ingrediants per per pill:
"Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 25 mg
Chromium Nicotinate 100 mcg
"Irvingia Gabonensis Extract" 150 mg "Standardized to 7% albumin"

I posted on Irvingia previously:

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1877357#i

Caffeine 50 mg

Caffeine does help with weight loss, but not safely.  Caffeine can crash the adrenals leading to a whole host of health problems as well as causing other problems such as insomnia and fibrocystic breasts in women.

Phenylethylamine HCI 15 mg

Phenylethylamine (PEA) is an amphetamine.  PEA does rev up the metabolism and kills the appetite.  It can also lead to crashing of the adrenals and insomnia.

Other ingrediants: cellulose, gelatin."

"Irvingia Gabonensis Extract" is in italics and at the bottom it says:
"Irvingia Gabonensis IGOB 131 proprietary extract is a registered trademark of Gateway Health Alliances , Inc Fairfield California. US PATENT 7,537,790 and international patents pending."

It says "Capsules produced in an FDA registered facility in the United States" but does not say anything about purity, testing, quality guarantee etc..


The second product is labelled "Coleanse" "thin from within". It lists a websitehttp://www.trycoleanse.com
I haven't looked much at it doesn't seem there is much there. Neither of these bottles have a manufacturer brand name other than their websites but have the same distributer address listed on the bottle. Both bottles and labels clearly come from the same source though no parent company is listed to link them other than the distributing address.

This product lists per capsule the following ingrediants:
"Proprietary Blend 450 mg" It does not give any indication of percentages only the following ingrediants:
"Chinese Rhubarb Root Pwd., Cascara Sagrada Bark Pwd., Bentonite Clay, Cape Aloe, Flax Seeds Pwd., Senna, Slippery Elm Bark, Wormwood, Black Cumin Seed, Olive Leaf Extract, Thyme Leaf Pwd., Garlic Extract 15:1, Organic Cloves Pwd., Peppermint Leaf.
Other ingrediants: Gelatin capsule"
Again no claims are made of any independent 3rd party purity testing.

The main issues with these herbs are the stimulant laxatives.  These are the rhubarb root, cascara sagrada, cape aloe and senna.  Side effects from these herbs include electrolyte imbalances from the diarrhea they can cause, reduced nutrient absorption and they can all weaken the intestinal muscles leading to a laxative dependence with just  few weeks of use.

I would appreciate any and all help anyone can offer regarding these supplements. Are these ingrediants/supplements legitamite herbal medecine or snake oil? Are they potentially dangerous? Are these companies scam artists out for a quick buck? I appreciate any help so I can determine if I should let her have them or throw them out.