NatureWise Garcinia Cambogia Extract Supplement, 60% HCA, 180 Capsules

{Updating this review years later. Almost 2020. I never update unless I get mad about it later on. Still using it. Got down to and am maintaining my goal weight (114-117lbs 5’3 started at about 170lbs before Garcinia). See 3rd photo. This was all with minimal exercise or just daily activity. NOTHING extensive at all. It’s all about the diet and portion control. If I’m really busy or I run out and go a week or two without these I can tell. I get hungry faster. I get full slower. And I always want a snack. This really helps me maintain my weight and my appetite. I don’t need to “graze” all day or think about my next meal. My portions are much smaller just because that’s all I need now to feel full and I only have seconds if it’s something really good, not because I’m still hungry. 100% recommend. You must try it for 1.5 months before you say it doesn’t work. It needs a little time to get properly into your system. I take these pills twice a day. Two with lunch. Two with dinner. Eight ounces of water each time. 30 minutes before I eat (more than 30 is better than less than 30 if I’m not sure on time). For me, the price is a lot easier to handle taking 4 a day. Definitely start with that. The 180 bottle lasts a little over a month. Worth it. Leaving my original review below so you can tell it’s all real.} It's difficult to say. I had been previously taking Garcinia from another supplier with AMAZING results! Then they changed their formula and it just stopped working. I had to find a new supplier. The first was a total scam. Then I decided to look on amazon and read their reviews of suppliers instead of looking on the suppliers website to get REAL reviews. I decided on two suppliers to try. Naturewise and one other. I started with Naturewise because it has the best reviews. It's not as good as what I used to take. I know that. I used to take only 2 pills twice a day. These people recommend up to 9 daily! That is too expensive and not practical. I started with 4 a day like I used to. I got sick. Headaches and stomach pains which are 2 known side effects. I decided to stick it out for a week anyway. It got better but was not gone. Went one more week. I no longer feel those side effects. Maybe my body just needed to adjust to the change in ingredients. I have not gained weight sice starting these 2 bottles ago. I lost a bit and am now just holding weight. This could be because the pills are not as good or could be because I am so close to my goal weight. The bigger you are, the easier it is to drop pounds. Once you get smaller it becomes more difficult. I also notice cravings and the need to graze here and there which I did not have at all with my previous supplier. My portion sizes to get full also increased slightly. I upped my dosage to 5 per day. It seemed to help but then went back to how it was so I went up to 6 which is my current dosage. It hasn't been long at all so I don't know if it's helping but I can't keep upping my dosage every month so I hope this does not become a pattern. I will see. I do think that they should put more garcinia and less filler in their pills to cut back on how many you need. 9 a day is crazy and expensive. But overall, this product does have at least some true Garcinia in it and does help with lowering portion sizes, not needing to graze or eat small things all through the day, and with cravings for sweets or othef junk. Is it the best Garcinia product out there? I don't know. I haven't tried enough suppliers to tell. For now it is helping me hold my weight so I will continue to buy. I will probably try a few more suppliers to see how they compare before I decide to stick with these guys for good. But do know that Garcinia Cambogia DOES work. It really does. It helped me lose almost 60 pounds that I know I would not have lost otherwise. It WILL lower your portion sizes without you even realizing because you will feel just as full! It WILL help your brain stop thinking about snacks through the day or feeling the need to "graze" aka snack through the day. It WILL help you avoid cravings. And it WILL help you shed the weight if you eat healthy and stay away from the junk. I did not exercise at all! That being said, not every supplier sells true Garcinia so please read reviews before trying. If this is your first time trying Garcinia than this product will work for you and you will see a difference! It just might not be strong enough for long time Garcinia users. So yes, I would recommend it right now because I currently do not know of a better supplier. If it makes your head or belly hurt stick it out for a week and see if it eases up like mine did. And maybe once you see what Garcinia can do you can start trying other suppliers and see what else is out there. I have attached my oldest before photo and my most recent after photo. Yes, they are REAL! You can tell by the tattoo that they are both the same person. But keep in mind that 80% of the weight I lost was from using a different supplier. I only 3-4 months ago started using Naturewise. I did lose 7 pounds or so on Naturewise alone and this is towards the end of my goal so the pounds come off slower. I just want you to see how well Garcinia in general works. 100% recommend Garcinia to anyone struggling to lose weight. Oh and WARNING- do NOT buy from Islands Miracle on here. They are my previous supplier and as amazing as their product was they RUINED it when they changed the ingredients. It is worthless now. Do not waste your time or money. Research Verified is also a fake supplier with fake reviews. I will adjust my review in the future and update if I stuck with Naturewise or found a better supplier. Good luck! I hope Garcinia helps you as much as it helped me!

UPDATE!!!: ALRIGHT GUYS! THIS STUFF WORKS! SO I TOOK IT BEFORE A WEEK LONG SKI TRIP FOR 3 DAYS AND LOST ABOUT .8-1 POUND A DAY! THEN I STOPPED DURING THE TRIP AND ATE LIKE CRAZY CAUSE I WAS SKIING ALL DAY AND VERY TIRED ALL THE TIME. SO, YEAH I ATE, ALOT! COMING BACK FROM THE TRIP, I STARTED TAKING IT AGAIN, THIS IS MY THIRD MORNING BACK ON IT, SO I'VE BEEN TAKING IT FOR TWO DAYS SINCE GETTING BACK FROM THE TRIP AND I'VE LOST ABOUT 2-3 POUNDS ALREADY! WHATEVER IT DOES, THIS STUFF WORKS. THIS TIME AROUND I COMBINED MY INTAKE OF THIS PRODUCT WITH THE CLA GEL CAPS ALSO FROM NATURE WISE, AND THEY WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. NO WEIRD SIDE EFFECTS. I SLEEP BETTER, AND FEEL MORE ENERGETIC OVERALL. I WILL CONTINUE TAKING THEM TOGETHER AND I'LL POST ANOTHER UPDATE IN ABOUT A WEEK OR SO TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED ON HOW THIS STUFF WORKS :) OVERALL, VERY SATISFIED! ORIGINAL REVIEW: For all those of you who are considering GC extract to help in your weight loss efforts, let me share with you one little thing. Weight loss takes a bit of time for most people. However, GC has made it much easier on my efforts because I am not craving things that aren't good for me anymore. I crave fruits most days, and for some reason it makes me want to eat yogurt. The thing I love about these pills is that they curb my appetite so much that I have to remind myself to eat sometimes, and the thought of heavy, greasy, or carb heavy meals just seem off putting to me now. The pills start working their magic at appetite suppression about 10 minutes after taking them. I don't know what it does to start working so quickly but I've got to say that this has been a life saver when I've had weird cravings during my time of the month. I simply take them, and wait 10-15 minutes and voila! CRAVING GONE! APPETITE GONE! ALLLLL GONE! I can't really review the weight loss aspect of it because I have not been taking them consistently at all! I take them when I remember to and when I have a craving or a hunger pang. But definitely not on a consistent enough basis to be a fair reviewer. I started taking them today again on a more consistent basis and we will see what the scales say in a week or so. PS. In my time taking this on and off (about 2ish weeks), I've noticed that my clothes fit better, my skin looks and feels better, I have tons and tons of energy, I sleep better, and I've lost 2-3 pounds and that was with only taking these pills about once or twice weekly! I can just imagine the great results I will be seeing if I take them on a regular basis, and now that I am a firm believer, I will do just that!

So, I will be upfront in saying that I did receive a free bottle of this product and was asked to write a review; they did however ask that I be honest - and I will reiterate that my review is not/was not 'purchased'. I reviewed the data that was available online for Garcinia Cambogia (GC) and the overwhelming majority of data seems to indicate that it can serve as a pretty impressive supplement in weight-loss strategies - IF you take the recommended dosage of a quality product. Taking the wrong dosage or a low-quality product is likely just throwing money away. For me, the pertinent talking points: High quality product with 3rd party verification of ingredients/concentration - that is HUGE; Efficacy: Part 1: I only took the 'intro' dosage of 500 mg 3x/day for a couple days prior to switching to the full dosage. I noticed no differences in appetite or weight in those initial 72 hours (but I didn't expect to) Part 2: I have lost about 6 pounds in 2 weeks, but I also made some sweeping changes at the same time. I had put on some weight from a period of inactivity (due to surgery) and wanted an efficient way to take it back off. For me, that was about 10 pounds over 'ideal' weight (targeting ~ 175# at 5'11"). My changes also included decreasing alcohol consumption to nearly zero (from 2 beers/day) and increasing high intensity anaerobic exercise from almost zero to 8-10 hours/week. So in my mind's eye, I likely can attribute around 1 pound per week to the decreased alcohol and another pound per week to the increased exercise, leaving ~1 pound per week from GC - which would indicate that it is working as claimed. I want to note that I have made zero changes to my diet though; while my normal eating routines might not mirror the majority of Americans, it hasn't changed - I eat a 8+ servings of vegetables/fruits per day (mostly vegetables), eat fat, eat meat and eat dessert, but try to limit processed foods as much as is practical. Part 3: I have experienced a marked decrease in actual hunger (one of the claims is appetite suppressant) so much so that I really just don't feel hungry even during meals. Part 4: whether it is because of other things in life or attributable to the claim of increased seratonin levels, I'm in quite a good mood. Of course, seratonin cannot cross the blood-brain barrier so if I am feeling 'happy' those seratonin levels are being created in my brain, rather than consumed - but in your gut it is supposed to do a whole wealth of other things including regulation of aging and bone metabolism and as I noted above, I'm coming back from a surgery and was secretly hoping for some "natural healing" as a 'side effect'. Pills are easy to swallow;I saw some people noted pill size as being difficult and that is nonsense - I definitely throw both in my mouth at once and they go down quite easily with just water. They are nowhere near as large as some of the multi's out there plus they are made of that gel-cap material. I suppose you could still empty the powder into a glass of water if you have some sort of difficulty in swallowing. Why not 5 stars? It would have had to have done something I never expected in order for me to give 5 stars - i.e. be some miracle drug and I think that if someone is looking for that miracle drug, you are likely barking up the wrong tree by looking at ANYthing natural. Miracle drugs are just that - drugs; non-natural and likely not very good for you long or short term. This is a supplement, and from my experience a very good one that does exactly what it claims. I recommend it as a supplement to a healthy lifestyle and I believe that it likely does assist in healthy, natural weight loss with minimal or no side effects.

I heard about the Garcinia Cambogia craze that was going on but paid little attention to it until my neighbor mentioned to me how she'd been taking it and was getting all the great results you read about. She told me she ordered from Amazon but did not specify which brand or company. I bought this particular brand based on how the company presented its values, the vegetarian capsules (I'm vegetarian) and of course, the claims. My neighbor told me she had more energy to keep up with her young child, she slept better and had lost some weight. These were all things I needed. I have a high-stress job with long hours so I often find myself mindlessly snacking at a computer either for energy to get to that 12th hour or because I think I'm hungry when I'm not. I do exercise when I get the chance but because of the long, unpredictable hours I don't work out on a regular basis. Basically I am a human work-robot and I was hoping the GC could help me. I ordered this and was excited to give it a try. I received it as expected, the shipping wasn't too fast or too slow and the bottle was huge. I opened the bottle and discovered gigantic, dusty pills. First thing; while reading reviews for this exact product no one mentioned how huge these pills are. They are HUGE. Second, the pills are covered in dust, so much so that I thought one had broken open but when I emptied the bottle into a clean bowl all pills were in tact. I decided I would take the pills using the Satiety instructions which is 1 pill 3x a day 1/2 hour to 2 hours before eating. I chose to start on the Satiety option because a big problem of mine is snacking (or eating dinner and being hungry 10 minutes after I'm done) and I wanted to feel full longer after eating and between my meals. I started the first pill before dinner that night and was a little nervous I'd get an energy boost and not be able to sleep but that didn't happen. I didn't feel anything after taking this pill besides the discomfort of having to swallow it. The next day I started on the regular regimen and continued for a week / week and a half with feeling absolutely no difference whatsoever. I tried to vary the times to see if that would work better for me but I found out the longer I waited to eat after taking a pill (past the 2 hour mark) I would start to get a headache. I tried eating as soon as I took it to see if that would help and nope, nothing. After about a week and a half of 3 pills per day for Satiety and not feeling satiated I bumped up to two pills. I started to take two pills to see if that would help and it didn't. I took 6 pills a day for a week before I gave up and stopped taking them all together. I have felt no different being off the pills than when I was taking them. As a last ditch effort I decided to start taking the 3 pills 3x a day which is a lot (to me), this is the Weight Loss option on the label. I'm still taking them as I write this and have had no special Garcinia Cambogia effects that everyone else who reviewed this product has. No appetite suppression, no extra energy or any other claims printed on the bottle. I'll update my review in the coming weeks. As my review for NatureWise Garcinia Cambogia 180 Count stands now, this stuff is garbage and I don't recommend purchasing this product. Update: 10/8/13 After reading the negative reviews more closely about it not working and some scary side effects I do not feel comfortable taking this product any longer and will be returning it. I suggest reading negative reviews across all the GC products available, not just isolated to NatureWise.

DeGe-- NatureWise Garcinia Cambogia Extract Natural Appetite Suppressant and Weight Loss Supplement This is a little long, but each effect I list--was significant, not just a mild effect. I haven't taken diet pills in the past, but decided to try NatureWise Garcina Cambogia 180 count after reading the reviews. I read the reviews of other Garcinia products before I chose NatureWise. I like that the company is located in the United States, contains no fillers or artificial colors. And for those reviewers that told their positive, honest experiences--I really appreciated that. I order a lot from amazon, but this is my first review I've written, so I understand that some of you may have written your first and maybe only one. I have shared my experience with 5 friends who started taking this. I have sensitivities to chemicals, smells, and allergies to different things. So I am careful about what I take. I also read the negative comments and am sorry it didn't work for some. Now I will give my honest experience, not exaggerated or any added fluff. I have been taking Garcinia Cambogia Extract 180 by NatureWise for about 2 months with no negative side effects, only benefits. I make sure I take it at least 30 minutes before I eat with full glass of water, and drink a lot of water throughout the day. The customer service is truly sincere and very helpful. I received my free bottle and appreciated it cause it gives me a good chance to see how well the product works. The coupon was already in the box, so no one influenced me to give this review. I am happy to share how this has helped me, just as I have with my local friends. I also tried the Green Coffee Bean 800. They work well together, but even the times I would forget the Green Coffee Bean, Garcinia still worked. I was wonderfully surprised by the results on many levels. Some totally unexpected. Even if I don't lose weight--- and I am confident I will---even if I didn't, I would still take it because of the following benefits: *Curbs appetite, Cut cravings and enhances taste:----From the first few days, I noticed it changed my taste--in a good way---my taste-buds are more sensitive to flavors. I eat slower cause I taste the flavors of my food more accutely. I eat less and am satisfied. Garcinia cuts my craving for sweets and after a few sips of a beer, I dont want it anymore. I don't have a hunger crash at 10:00 and 2:00 and need to eat. I hunger more for greens instead of meat, where I used to be a big meat eater. I still eat it, but less meat is satisfying. *Better digestion:-----Beginning with the first day, it helped my digestion. I am one of the unfortunate people who had the gallbladder removed and still suffer bloating, diarrhea, and still can't eat some foods. For the past 10 years, I've had to take a digestive aide each meal to control those things. Sometimes, taking Imodium more than once a day. *NatureWise Garcinia Cambogia---changed that. I no longer have to take a digestive aide. I rarely have to take Imodium. From the first dose of Garcinia, No bloating, no diarrhea.... *Losing inches----Even though I didn't see the scale changing much, I've had co-workers telling me for weeks that I am losing weight..they could tell...the scale isn't moving much, but my body is changing. I noticed it in my clothes. I felt different from the beginning, lighter is the word that comes to mind. I measured when I started--I've lost an inch off my waist, though I have not stayed on a diet. I wear jeans that I couldn't wear a month ago and haven't been able to wear in 2 years. I know if I watch my diet better, I will lose weight more quickly. *Gives energy, Uplifted mood and calmness-----It makes me calm and puts me in a good, happy, mood and gives me energy...it doesn't make me jittery, but just energy to keep on going. Instead of sitting on the couch when I get home from work, I rest a bit then, get up and do more. I know an hour or so after I take it, I will be in a calm, good mood, feeling energetic. I call them my "Happy" pills. Things don't stress me as much. People who used to irk me....don't. Situations that caused some anxiety, don't now. *Sound sleep--- From the first day of taking it, that night I slept more deeply. I look forward to losing 35 lbs. and enjoying all these benefits while I do it.

First off, this is NOT a magic pill, but still GCE is actually useful, depending on purity and one's expectations. Naturewise has got a good product, their purity rating with my one use was noticeably better than other brands I've tried which I typically returned after the 1st week of use. A simple method to tell how good the purity is if it blunt your hunger *and* cravings, if not send it back. This by itself will not "make" you lose weight with no effort, sorry friends its the harsh reality of the matter, no pill can do that by itself. What GCE helps you do is manage your appetite and cravings by blunting it, it has other associated effects on the liver which assist with weight loss, but relatively speaking this assistance is rather minor compared to the main functions, appetite suppression and craving reduction. This will let you stick with a diet change far more effectively than willpower alone, and as you do that and exercise, hormonal changes take place and the extra lbs start coming off. So why don't I rate it higher? Mainly due to cost, while quality product is never cheap, there's a difference between a fair and competitive price and putting the squeeze on the consumer. Naturewise's product does have the purity you're looking for, but they are also enjoying the cost they're hitting you with. I'd be a lot more forgiving if their subscription price had a better discount or a multipack buy option with a better price point. A 5% discount is laughable as most people who look to buy this sort of thing are going to be using it for at least 8 months to a year. A 15% discount for bulk buys or subscription would earn it another star. Finally, i don't use this anymore. It helped get past the hump of where i was detoxing from the cravings and hunger pangs, but once my initial month's supply was used up I had acclimatized to the lifestyle change and didn't have need of it anymore. I've lost 107 lbs over the past year not because of this pill, but because I eat clean, walk daily, and fast 2x a week. GCE got me started, gave me my first break through with deprogramming myself from constantly eating, but I knew going in I was going to have to change my lifestyle.

I came up with a full change using this and other things that has been very effective that I wanted to share. First, this is very affordable, and though this requires a lot of money in supplements, please also remember that if you are overweight you are probably spending $400-$600 a month in food, and this will absolutely save you money at the store and restaurants. So what you put in to the supplements you can easily get back out at the end of your month by not purchasing as much to eat. * NatureWise Raspberry Ketones Plus+ Weight Loss Supplement and Appetite Suppressant (now on called RK+) * NatureWise Green Coffee Bean Extract 800 with GCA Natural Weight Loss Supplement (CBE) * NatureWise Garcinia Cambogia Extract Natural Appetite Suppressant and Weight Loss Supplement (GCE) * Now Foods B-12 (B12) and finally, for the workouts, make sure to get: * McDavid Waist Trimmer (raises your body temp and really gets you sweating to burn more calories) The RK+, CBE, and GCE all help appetite. The B-12 helps with a slow metabolism to help jump-start it. True enough that there is no magic supplement, through many sources of "every little bit helps" we will get to those magic results you want. I crave a lot of food at night, the worst time, and could gain 5 pounds from half a pound of chocolate, so I'm speaking from the heart. 1. First wake up, take CBE, GCE, GCE, with a full glass of water 2. Wait 45 minutes and eat breakfast. Seriously. You wont lose weight unless you eat soon after waking up, this wakes up your metabolism and gets you started. Breakfast is a MUST. To help keep cost down, I drink an "Equate" brand chocolate shake found right next to the slimfast. Oddly enough, the Equate is actually made with less chemicals too. 3. For lunch time, take GCE, GCE, again with a full glass of water. 4. Take the B12 and place it under your tongue and let it sit there like you were slowly sucking on a cough drop. DO NOT swallow this tab or you are wasting your time/money. Suck on this and wait for 45 minutes, if its taking too long, chew it very thoroughly and let it dissolve in your mouth. 5. Each lunch and then take RK+ to help curb future hunger for the next 4 hours. Ive discovered this product helps tremendously, for short periods of time and you can only take 2 a day, so use them wisely when you know you over-eat. For me it is at night, so I save them for later in the day. 6. Dinner time, take CBE, GCE, GCE, once again wait 45 minutes and then eat. 7. I wait for at least an hour or two and then take my final RK+ to really make sure I can go to bed without feeling hungry. Notes: You MUST wait the 30-45 minutes before eating. This gives your body time to digest the supplement so that its effects can change your real time hunger sensations. You will notice the feeling of slight nausea you get from really over-eating. As long as you arent actually sick, this seems a normal occurrence that happens to me once every other day or so. If you are finding you are having a hard time waiting the 45 minutes, then you need to adjust your schedule, set an alarm on your $200 dollar phone if you have to, and take it sooner so that you can for the next time. If you take the supplements and then eat right away, they will eventually have the same effect, but by then you have probably eaten too much as per usual for weight problems, and it will be too late. The B12 can really be taken anytime during the day, but I really like using it during one of those 45 minute waits because it helps trick my mind into thinking we are eating when really we arent. How to save the money back: Breakfast can be the Equate brand knockoff of the slimfast shakes. Good amount of calories and ultra cheap compared to a meal. Lunch, I recommend the Amy's brand frozen ANYTHING. It all taste great, you will only spend $3-5, and very few items have more than 400 calories. Using the RK+ effectively and strategically for YOUR body when you need it most will help you not eat as much food, and that of course saves you a lot of money. I eat no less than 1500 calories a day. (1200 if female). If you do not eat at least this much, guess what, you arent losing weight again. BREAKFAST, EAT ENOUGH CALORIES, WAIST BAND w/ MODERATE EXERCISE AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR AN HOUR, this can be very effective overall plan. Lost ten pounds the first week, second week my body leveled out a bit, but I am still looking at a loss of 2-3 pounds. My goal is just to lose 2-5 pounds every week and I think this will be very successful in the long run.

Like most people, I was very skeptical of any sort of "wonder pill" that would help me shed inches and potentially pounds. However, as I've gotten older, I've noticed that I'm a mindless eater. Whether I'm hungry or not - I'm constantly snacking. And while I attempt to only snack healthy, I've put on the pounds - specifically in my stomach area (not cute). I work out on occasion - I'd say on average 1-2 times per week, but my goal is to work out 3-4 times a week (which I only sometimes achieve). So with all that eating and only occasional exercise, the pounds just weren't coming off. So after doing thorough research online - so I could better understand exactly what I should be buying, I decided to purchase Nature Wise's Garcinia Cambogia 500 mg veggie capsule. The directions on the bottle state that you should start with 1 pill 3 times a day and gradually work up to 3 pills 3 times a day. I had read online that your max intake should only be 3000mg/day, so after 1 week of taking 1 pill 3 times a day, I only increased my dosage to 2 pills 3 times a day. I wasn't looking for drastic weight loss, but was just hoping to curb the mindless eating - so I assumed 3000mg/day would be sufficient. Week 1 - I drank alot of water and only noticed that I was feeling fuller longer - no weight loss, no lost inches. I couldn't tell if I was more mindful of what I should be feeling like just because I was starting a new program, or if the pills were actually working, but I stuck with it. Week 2 - Still drinking a lot of water, still feeling very full alot longer and my snacking habit started to diminish. Week 3 - I noticed that my pants were fitting looser. So I tackled the scale. I had lost 3 pounds. But more important, I felt healthier. I wanted to work out - so I was running again and hitting the gym 3-4 times a week. Week 4 - While I didn't lose any more weight - I could visually see the difference in my stomach and I noticed a little definition in my arms and legs. Last night I spoke with Cynthia Rees from Nature Wise customer service to give feedback on their product and they are sending me a complimentary bottle in the mail. Sign up for Nature Wise's coupon alerts too. I just snagged a refill bottle on amazon for 20% off from one of the vendors b/c Nature Wise sent me an alert. All in all, I am pleased so far. I anticipate taking the pills for at least another month and will update my review. I think the most important take away is to stick with it. You will not necessarily see drastic results that first week, but within 3 you'll most likely see some changes. I can only imagine if I had been exercising from week 1 what the results would really be like. Also - I suffer from migraines and have to be mindful of things that I put in my body as I have a number of triggers. I have not experienced any side effects with this product.