1 BodySaffron Extract Supplement, 88.5 mg Safranal, Antioxidant and Mood Support, Vegetarian Capsules

This product has curbed my ravenous hunger, making it easier for me to feel full after eating low calorie, small portioned meals. I rarely feel like snacking, and it has helped tremendously with my craving for sweets. It is an excellent supplement to use in conjunction with a diet and exercise routine. I had trouble at first with figuring out at what times of day to take it, but it only took a few days of experimentation and it works great for me now.Before trying saffron extract, I took a careful took at the other medical uses as well as potential side effects associated with saffron supplements. I have a chronic illness that drastically and dangerously effects my mood, my blood pressure/heart rate, induces crippling anxiety, and exacerbates my irritable bowl syndrome and acid reflux. I take several medications to control the worst of these symptoms. Taking my medical history into consideration, I researched extensively and brought all the information I collected to my doctor. We agreed that with the combination of the medical study that proved patients with depression experienced a consistently elevated mood compared to the control group, the possibility of further lowering my blood pressure, the minimal amount of serious side effects, and my doctor's research into the interaction of saffron with my other meditations (which showed evidence of no major complications if I were to mix any of them with saffron) we decided that saffron extract was worth exploring as not just an aid in loosing weight but as something to boost my other medications. This decision was coupled with mandatory weekly visits to check the status of my illness and any complications my doctor may not have predicted when adding saffron extract to my other pharmaceutical therapies.I've been on saffron extract for two weeks. I have experienced only a few negative side effects. Mostly though, adding saffron as a part of my general treatment plan was helpful in more ways than just controlling my appetite. Paired with my medications it has improved my mood by increasing my functionality in day to day life, it has safely lowered my blood pressure, it helped with my smoker's cough (it is sometimes used as an expectorant), and calmed my frequent bouts of heart burn. There are interesting theories concerning the use of saffron in slowing/attacking cancer. I'm interest in seeing if it may effect a persistent pre-cancerous growth that has been removed and regrown over and over for the last eight years.The side effects I've felt have been relatively mild. I have experienced more persistent dry mouth (also cause by another medication), but that's easy enough to remedy with sugar-free gum. I have infrequent nausea immediately after I take one, but it tends to cause only minimal discomfort. Unfortunately, with my existing diagnoses of an anxiety disorder, I did feel more intense panic/anxiety on top of that which I regularly experience. Upon realizing this symptom, my doctor adjusted my other medications and I have coped well with it since.In conclusion, this is a wonderful product with many great uses. I have been treated with courtesy from helpful customer service representatives that respond promptly to any issues. I must recommend taking the time to learn about the other uses for and side effects of saffron extract. Speak to your doctor if you are on any other medications or if you suffer from a preexisting condition. Even naturopathic supplements may be harmful, though it seems saffron extract is relatively safe for healthy adults.Please check the url below to familiarize yourself with the potential side effects and any circumstances were taking saffron may be dangerous:http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-844-saffron.aspx?activeingredientid=844&activeingredientname=saffronI hope my review has been helpful. Saffron has been very help in my efforts to better my life.

I bought this to help me curb my mild evening snacking habits and it seems to do a pretty decent job!I eat pretty healthy throughout the day, but have struggled with evening snacking. No matter how much i eat, when i eat, or how much protein i have, if it's after 8 pm I just want to keep snacking! Usually i still eat healthy snacks, but I really want to kick this habit.While the instructions say to take 2 a day, i only use one in the evening (when i need it). You do need to take it about 30 mins prior to eating. I don't think that it makes me eat less of my dinner, but it helps me several hours after that. It doesn't give me any mood boosting feeling, but instead i just don't have that craving pop up. At first i didn't even notice anything until i was going to bed and realized i never wandered over to the kitchen for a snack!The best thing about this product is that it has no stimulants so it doesn't keep me up at night. I haven't noticed any other side effects.It's only been a few weeks but so far I've been happy with this product.

I have now been using the Saffron Extract for about a week. I've been told to take one capsule twice a day, but have only been taking one during the early afternoon since the whole reason I bought the product is to curve evening appetite/cravings. I really like the "level" of support the product gives me, it's not overwhelming like diet pills that suppress your appetite and give you the shakes which make you feel like you're on drugs. This product just kind of reminds you subtly that you don't really need to eat, it's like a little nudge from a friend to keep you on track. It's also very important to stress that this is NOT a diet pill, and it does not work as such. This is purely to support a person that leads a healthy lifestyle of...(here's the big secret to weight-loss)...diet and exercise. I exercise regularly and eat healthfully as a lifestyle choice, not a "magic" diet. With these lifestyle choices, I have lost 20 lbs already- not by use of this product. However, that is where my weight-loss has stopped. To get though this "wall", I found that my downfall was late night sugar. Just like with a cold, we treat the symptom- cough medicine, headache medicine, etc.; this product is also treating a symptom. It's only focusing on my late night sugar cravings, which in turn will hopefully break though this wall that I've hit. To sum it up- this is exactly what I was looking for. Not to say that it's for everyone, because it's not. But for me, I'm not overweight, I'm not looking to drop a lot more weight, I just want to quit with the unnecessary snacking that's not good for me. So for me, this product is excellent.