What Are Grains of Paradise?

WHAT IS GRAINS OF PARADISE?

Grains of Paradise is an ingredient and supplement that we're hearing about a lot more lately both as a supplement as well as an ingredient for both cooking, as well as craft cocktails. Grains of Paradise is a seed that comes from the Aframonum Melegueta plant, which is a plant in the same family as ginger. Grains of Paradise has long been used in Europe for both beer and wine making, and is a popular ingredient for cooking as well. In this article however we're more interested in Grains of Paradise in regards to supplementation. Grains of Paradise has long been a popular ingredient in both stimulant and non-stimulant fat burners and weight loss supplements due to it's ability to increase thermogenesis, raise body heat, and get you sweating. While Grains of Paradise has long been an ingredient in fat burners, it's also becoming a very popular single ingredient supplement as sold by companies like Serious Nutrition Solutions and Unbound Supplements among others.

WHAT IS PARADOXINE GRAINS OF PARADISE?

Paradoxine is essentially a Premium Patented and Branded version of Grains of Paradise in the same way that HydroMax is a Premium Patented and Branded version of the raw ingredient Glycerol. Paradoxine is a standardized extract of Grains of Paradise which is trademarked and registered by the Shanghai Yongyi Biotechnology group.

DOES GRAINS OF PARADISE HAVE HEALTH BENEFITS?

While Grains of Paradise is probably best known as a "Weight Loss Ingredient" people have long been using Grains of Paradise for a number of health benefits including...

Antimicrobial

Helps Treat Gastrointestinal Disorders

Helps Heal Wounds

Antioxidants

Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Helps Treat Scars

Aphrodisiac

While Grains of Paradise may have a number of health benefits, it's most commonly used to help burn fat. Grains of Paradise is a wonderful stimulant, like caffeine, Grains of Paradise can help give you energy which is in large part why they've found their way into so many Pre-Workouts, Fat Burners, and Weight Loss Supplements.

Clinical Trials have found that Grains of Paradise extract and reduce white adipose tissue at the cellular level, which is to say that Grains of Paradise actually help reduce the number of cells in white adipose tissue so there is not as much space to store fats. Grains of Paradise can help change the way your body stores fat and reduces the available space for your body to retain fat

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TAKE GRAINS OF PARADISE?

Most supplements containing Grains of Paradise are fat burners. If you're taking a stimulant based fat burner which contains Paradoxine or Grains of Paradise you'll want to make sure you don't take it after dinnertime or you may have trouble sleeping. If you're taking a non-stimulant fat burner containing Grains of Paradise or a single ingredient Grains of Paradise supplement it should be taken either first thing in the morning, or before a cardio workout. Some studies have suggested Grains of Paradise works best when taken twice daily so many athletes opt to take it in the morning and again before a cardio workout in the afternoon.

WHAT DOSAGE OF GRAINS OF PARADISE SHOULD I TAKE?

Studies which have shown Grains of Paradise to be beneficial for weight loss have typically used a dosage of 30mg to 50mg per day

WHERE TO BUY GRAINS OF PARADISE?

We offer a number of Fat Burners and Weight Loss Supplements which contain Grains of Paradise as well as Paradoxine branded Grains of Paradise. Some of these are single ingredient Grains of Paradise supplements while others are weight loss supplements or preworkouts which contain Grains of Paradise. You can checkout the entire collection here.

Unbound Supps Grains of Paradise 60 Capsules

$29.99

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John has years worth of experience working in the nutrition and supplement industry and has been working out and weight training since his teens. His other areas of expertise are SEO and Digital Marketing and when he's not in front of a screen John enjoys exploring the outdoors hiking and paddleboarding.

May 20th 2023

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