Does 8 FX Really Work?

Created by a large company known as MRI, 8 FX takes the 8 supposed pathways to fat cell death and decimation in general. They claim that you can achieve optimal fat loss with their 8 point solution that supports metabolism, supports fat oxidation, supports optimal thyroid activity, increases focus and alertness, increases energy, supports mood, increases norepinephrine, and supports cAMP mediated fat breakdown.

This formula is extremely popular, selling on many third party retailers such as bodybuilding.com, which honestly only takes the best known products or best selling products to make the biggest profits. However, this is not to say that their product will automatically work. Many of those sold on bodybuilding.com for example don’t.

Ingredients Used

Chromium-meant to control and regulate blood sugar levels to keep them from randomly spiking and then falling, chromium has been used successfully in combination with certain other ingredients to promote weight loss. However, on its own the effect is minor at best. It generally requires about 200mcg.

Avena Sativa-made from the oat fiber, this has been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine to actually actively speaking build lean muscle mass and improve testosterone levels in some supplements

Caffeine-It has been shown to produce a powerful thermogenic effect in the body if used in the right amounts. However, it also comes with the classic side effects of caffeine.

DMAE-this has been shown to improve memory and brain function and work as a natural antioxidant. But it does not promote weight loss.

Coleus Forskohlii-derived from Ayurvedic medicine, coleus forskohlii has been used to effectively burn fat with over 1000mg and no stimulants required

Raspberry ketones-used as a natural fat burner, this has been tested in rats and shown to reduce weight gain with a high fat diet and even promote weight loss in some cases.

Evodiamine-among the best known stimulant free fat burners, evodiamine has been shown to promote weight loss with moderate diet, but it does not require extreme or severe changes

Advantra-Z-a patented form of the ever popular synephrine, this has been proposed to be an effective alternative to ephedrine without the side effects, in part because it uses the cousin of ephedra.

Green tea-a thermogenic form of caffeine, it is also rich in antioxidants like EGCG. However, one should keep in mind that it requires at least 400mg of 50% caffeine considering the fact that caffeine is the actual fat burning component

Cnidium monnieri-often used as a natural aphrodisiac, it has not actually been used for weight loss or anything related to it.

Yohimbine-it has been used as a sexual stimulant. However, it has never been used as a weight loss supplement in reality, and it can cause serious side effects such as liver damage, kidney damage, heart attack, and stroke

Japanese knotweed extract-a type of seaweed, this could potentially help you to burn fat without using stimulants. However, the results are questionable at this time.

Reservatrol-coming from grapes and red wine, some have suggested that this powerful antioxidant could be responsible for both weight loss and other health benefits. However, recent studies have shown that it passes through the body too quickly to be absorbed.

Conclusion

8 FX by MRI has some good ingredients. It has the potential to promote weight loss in certain ways. However, the major problem is that they use small proprietary blends to account for ingredients that in some cases require more individually than you would find in the entire proprietary blend. So obviously, you are not going to get what you need trying to put them all in there. There is also the fact that some of the ingredients could very well cause quite serious side effects. This definitely tempers any benefits you might achieve. So all in all, you would be considerably better off using something else that might actually work.