5-HTP or 5-hydroxytryptophan is an amino acid that plays an important role in the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter. It is also an intermediate in tryptophan metabolism. 5-HTP is often used as an antidepressant and for treatment of various mood disorders. It is often used to induce a feeling of calmness and well-being. 5-HTP plays many roles in the biochemical reactions in the body. Some tryptophan becomes protein, niacin, or serotonin. It also helps reduce the symptoms of fibromyalgia and alleviate severity of pain, morning stiffness, and sleeplessness. It also helps improve focus, concentration and mental clarity. It also helps in weight loss and weight maintenance because it has the ability to suppress appetite and cravings.

Hoodia Gordonii is an extract from the Hoodia plant of South West Africa. It is one of the fore runners in weight loss programs. Quenching thirst and providing energy are two of the numerous uses of the plant extract. The extract reduces gastric acid output in the stomach to a large extent, ranging from 40 – 60%. Aside from repressing hunger, Hoodia raises the overall energy levels in the body and will make a person feel completely healthy – both mentally and physically. Hoodia Gordonii is known to be extremely effective and does not have side effects such as dizziness, causing an increase of the heart beat or body temperature and sleeplessness. Hoodia Gordonii, however, should not be used during pregnancy and by nursing mothers.

Vitamin B6, which active form pyridoxal phosphate or otherwise known as PLP and pyridoxal-5’-phosphate, is a prosthetic group of tightly bound cofactors responsible for many reactions within the amino acid metabolism and the manipulation of the enzymatic reaction behind the release of glucose from glycogen. Vitamin B6 generally comprises three organic compounds, pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine, all of them heterocyclic organic compounds that are converted in the human body to the active pyridoxal phosphate form. There are three reactions attributed to PLP, namely transamination, alpha elimination and beta elimination. Over one hundred and forty enzyme activities depend on pyridoxal phosphate, neurotransmitter and histamine synthesis, synthesis and function of hemoglobin, and gene expression. As a cofactor, PLP is active in amino acid metabolism, glucogenesis and lipid metabolism.